Most SAR members buy their own kits. Most team supply radios, medical gear, and some tech gear, however many SAR guys like to have their own stuff.

A converstaion with Doug the other day made me question how much I have invested in my 24 Hour Kit; not including ALS medical gear, but including radio and I was looking at almost $3500 (retail)! I know many of my crews have built kits costing significantly less.

I started to build up a quality 24 Hour Kit as cheap as I could as an example for initial training a few years ago, need to finish that project.

[color:"red"] Here is my 24 Hour Search Kit contents! [/color]