Hi,
I've just been reading Stuart's interesting article "Survival is all about a good cup of tea" http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=9951 ,
and one of the comments in there made me think about another idea I've been considering.
There's a bit in there that mentions how people are reluctant to carry "survival kits", in case others think they are odd, or rambo wannabees.
I was thinking that another reasonable idea is that if anyone asks about what your kit is, you can say "I'm a trained first aider, it's a small first aid kit along with other some useful kit for out on the hills/wherever".
Of course this does rely on you having done a recognised first aid course, and carrying a certain amount of basic first aid kit, which is probably a good idea anyway if spending any length of time out and about.
My thinking is that it's more likely to be acceptable to people that you carry some useful kit as part of being a responsible *trained* person, rather than them fearing that you're a nutter who sleeps with a 14" combat knife in his/her pants.
On that subject (and for other reasons), I've been thinking of doing a basic first aid course, and have been trying to decide between a 2 day "Activity first aid" course run by St. John's ambulance, and the (more expensive) level 2 REC course.
They are both about the same length, both seem to cover a lot of useful stuff for outdoor people, and both are recognised by various sporting authorities (RYA, MLTUK etc). I'm leaning toward the REC, as it looks like it may be slightly more geared to first aid in remote areas, but am not sure yet.
I was wondering if anyone has experience of these types of courses, and has any thoughts?
cheers,
Steve
I've just been reading Stuart's interesting article "Survival is all about a good cup of tea" http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=9951 ,
and one of the comments in there made me think about another idea I've been considering.
There's a bit in there that mentions how people are reluctant to carry "survival kits", in case others think they are odd, or rambo wannabees.
I was thinking that another reasonable idea is that if anyone asks about what your kit is, you can say "I'm a trained first aider, it's a small first aid kit along with other some useful kit for out on the hills/wherever".
Of course this does rely on you having done a recognised first aid course, and carrying a certain amount of basic first aid kit, which is probably a good idea anyway if spending any length of time out and about.
My thinking is that it's more likely to be acceptable to people that you carry some useful kit as part of being a responsible *trained* person, rather than them fearing that you're a nutter who sleeps with a 14" combat knife in his/her pants.
On that subject (and for other reasons), I've been thinking of doing a basic first aid course, and have been trying to decide between a 2 day "Activity first aid" course run by St. John's ambulance, and the (more expensive) level 2 REC course.
They are both about the same length, both seem to cover a lot of useful stuff for outdoor people, and both are recognised by various sporting authorities (RYA, MLTUK etc). I'm leaning toward the REC, as it looks like it may be slightly more geared to first aid in remote areas, but am not sure yet.
I was wondering if anyone has experience of these types of courses, and has any thoughts?
cheers,
Steve