Everything from batteries to medical advice to some even more personal advice and LOTS of electrical questions.

Show Notes: theprepperpodcast.com/052

Housekeeping:

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JBradbury may be coming back as our news correspondent.

I have been asked for product reviews… so here is my first one!

 

Product Review: Tru-Spec Lightweight Pants

 

TRU-SPEC Men’s Lightweight 24-7 Pant

* Bought two pair to try

* Charcoal and Coyote

* The material is 65% poly and 35% cotton

* First thing I noticed was the feel of the fabric.  It was thin but seemed extremely strong.

* When I put them on

* 2 buttons

* Legs were too long, but hemming is an option

* The comfort fit slider waistband

* No elastic or side tabs

* Wearing the pants

* I could feel the strength of the reinforced knee

* I kept finding pockets!

* Comfortable in almost all weather

* When worn with a golf-polo, and charcoal tru-spec, I looked like law inforcement.

* Tried them with a dinner jacket, but it didn’t work.  Black probably needed for this

* Besides a jacket, the charcoal could be dressed up quite a bit

* The coyote was exactly the same, but looked like a brown Carhart work pant.

* As I was traveling for about an hour, I placed a couple drops of water on the pant

* Two smaller drops took about 30 minutes to get into the pant

* The larger drop took almost an hour

* I bought a pair of 5-11s for the trip as well for comparison, but I like these pants much more.

Brian from Grand Rapids

* Question:

* What level of medical training do I need?  Currently first aid with aed and cpr.  Considering emt basic.  Good idea? Overkill?

* Answers:

* The more medical training you have, the better…

* I just finished a few medical training seminars that you can download theprepperpodcast.com/firstaid

* first aid is great,

* when you add cpr you add the ability to save lives

* when you add aed, you dramatically raise your chances for saving lives.  This only works if an aed is available.

* EMT-B in true practice is extremely dangerous.

* Items that you may deal with:

* Odd scene scenarios such as electrical failures (svc or power lines), gas explosions, exposure to hazardous chemicals

* Things you may be responsible for:

* Assessing the situation

* Initial Trauma Assessment

* Rapid Treatment in Mass Casualty (START Method)