Backpack Stretcher
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I'm really intrigued at what you do for a living!
I think there is more to you than meets the eye!
I think there is more to you than meets the eye!
BOD
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Oi! I could use one. I am averse to any extra weight as you know. Is it a 'heavy' pack when empty?
Better to improvise a backpack for the contents than improvise a stretcher.
If you have no takers before you leave PM me and I'll add it to course materials
Better to improvise a backpack for the contents than improvise a stretcher.
If you have no takers before you leave PM me and I'll add it to course materials
Its not noticeably heavier than any other military 40lt pack, about 2- 2.5kgs empty at my estimate
it a good pack and makes a damn good stretcher too, so its not a compromise or a gimmick
no need to improvise pack to take the contents, that is what the expandable side pouches are for, when you convert the main pack into the stretcher the contents goes into the side pouches which detach, expand, zip together and form a pack.
Darn... I knew somebody must have had the idea before I did...
Combining a pack with some other useful item... my idea still is (DIY) to create a COMFY, (lightweight, yet sturdy blablabla) hammock wich converts into a pack. Something like that stretcher of yours or the Moonbow Gearskin...
> that you can suspend him upside-down from the straps at his feet (or indeed in any
> position) without any danger of him shifting
Allright..... how DO you know
Grtz Johan
Combining a pack with some other useful item... my idea still is (DIY) to create a COMFY, (lightweight, yet sturdy blablabla) hammock wich converts into a pack. Something like that stretcher of yours or the Moonbow Gearskin...
> that you can suspend him upside-down from the straps at his feet (or indeed in any
> position) without any danger of him shifting
Allright..... how DO you know
Grtz Johan
Darn... I knew somebody must have had the idea before I did...
Combining a pack with some other useful item... my idea still is (DIY) to create a COMFY, (lightweight, yet sturdy blablabla) hammock wich converts into a pack. Something like that stretcher of yours or the Moonbow Gearskin...
> that you can suspend him upside-down from the straps at his feet (or indeed in any
> position) without any danger of him shifting
Allright..... how DO you know
Grtz Johan
well, I want to have a play with my new toy and I was intrested to see how well it would work with a patient over six foot tall. my younger sibling happened to be visiting and he is over 6ft tall
works well, your victi.. I mean patient is so well restrained if you do the straps up tight, that they cant readily escape without your assistance.
I have had an offer for this from a person off site (not a BCUK member) but since it was offered here first, I would like to make one last check that none of the BCUK members want it before I sell it.
I've been informed that apparently these used to cost almost £500 new :Wow:
I've been informed that apparently these used to cost almost £500 new :Wow:
BOD
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Ah. No wonder the army couldn't afford them.
Good kit though.
On well I guess someone's hammock will have to be used if necessary
Wayland - thanks for remembering
Interesting idea for a quick snatch rescue but not really suitable for MRT used - it'd be a nightmare to carry any distance, doesn't immobilise the causalty, isn't lowerable/haulable and would last about 5 minutes in a cave. Plus the approval for anything used in MRT is really strick - there is a list of what should and shouldn't be used.
That said that isn't what it is designed for; a a patrol pack that can be used for extacting an injured colleague where transport is close to hand it look top notch
Interesting idea for a quick snatch rescue but not really suitable for MRT used - it'd be a nightmare to carry any distance, doesn't immobilise the causalty, isn't lowerable/haulable and would last about 5 minutes in a cave. Plus the approval for anything used in MRT is really strick - there is a list of what should and shouldn't be used.
That said that isn't what it is designed for; a a patrol pack that can be used for extacting an injured colleague where transport is close to hand it look top notch
I agree with everything in your post with regards to it not really being suitable for mountain rescue teams, who have their own specific gear for the job. But with regards to its robustness, its made of the same material as my caving suit and stitched to the same standard as any other military LBQ. So I think it would do just fine.
problem with a stretcher underground is that it get dragged alot - even the Troll drag stretches don't last very long. Normally a modified Neil Rob stretcher (with a full length metal foot & headguard come skid) is used.
Your right it wouldnt last long if used regularly as a cave rescue stretcher, nothing does. But one rescue, it would do just fine I think.
Its not really designed to be used by emergency services on a daily basis, but as a self rescue device for groups in remote places. a rucksack for the vast majority of its use, but a stretcher when required.
There are no takers for this then? say now if want it, once its gone.....
Its not really designed to be used by emergency services on a daily basis, but as a self rescue device for groups in remote places. a rucksack for the vast majority of its use, but a stretcher when required.
There are no takers for this then? say now if want it, once its gone.....
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