SARGuy, aka Rob Brewer, highlights outdoor gear and equipment from a search and rescue perspective with an emphasis on durability and actual usefulness.
SPOT is a new device from Globalstar that combines a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver with a Globalstar satellite transmitter. It allows the user to send preprogrammed text messages or email with a link to a Google Map with your location. There are four buttons: On/Off, OK, Help, and 911.
The OK and Help buttons send SMS text […]
Searching in Eastern Washington in the winter usually requires snowshoes or skis. I’m not much of a skier (yet), so I strap a pair of Evo Ascent shoes by MSR on my feet and step it out. I got a pair last year for Christmas and the Evo Flotation Tails for my birthday a few […]
Over the past several years, one name keeps popping up in discussions about the right clothing to wear for SAR when being transported via helicopter. That name is Massif. Massif has made a name for itself in the wildland firefighting world for creating useful Nomex fleece jackets and Nomex underwear.
Since Massif started filling the need […]