What I would like are some ideas of what information to put on these reference cards. Any Ideas<br><br>Ted Fisher<br>Vermilion County Search and Rescue<br><br>

Ted,as you are in a search and rescue unit, I would have the ground to air code( l= serious injury, F= need food/water etc.), body signal codes ,Basic knots,water purification instructions for whatever product you carry, the signal of three universal distress symbol, the local constellations(by season) in your local nightsky and indicated direction, Basic first aid for hyper and hypo thermia. This is hardly complete. I try to think what I may forget,or worse mixup when fatiqued or injured, and what a complete novice would need to know. The SAS Gem and Flickbook are still the best. If I can carry a pocket kit,these small tomes are not that much more.<br><br>

I scribble UTM GPS coordinates of important nearby places; peaks, ranger stations, road intersections... With UTM, its useful even without a GPS. Phone numbers and a list of ailments or meds would be good if you were found in bad shape. Several months ago, my grandfather had a heart attack while driving home after a stress test. Fortunately, he was able to pull into a gas station and more fortunately, he had a paper typed up listing all of his health problems, history and meds that he made for his cardiologist. This was what he handed the store clerk before he passed out. The EMTs and emergency room staff found it to be very useful. Incidently, he had quadruple bypass a few days later and has since made a full recovery feeling and acting 10 years younger! <br><br>

Great Ideas I will look into these. I am also going to look up the SAS Flick book. If its already done no sense in reinventing the wheel.<br><br>Thanks<br>Ted Fisher<br><br>

Thanks for the link on UTM.<br><br>BTW, I have found Paintshop Pro to be an excellent graphics program. (http://www.jasc.com/)<br><br>Willie Vannerson<br>McHenry, IL

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FWIW, I found some interesting fly fishing knot images on the GORP web site. http://www.gorp.com/gorp/publishers/menasha/fis_knot.htm<br><br>Willie Vannerson<br>McHenry, IL

And another site with even more and some improved graphics. <br><br>http://www.leadertec.com/tips_index2.html<br><br>Also, I'm thinking of laying out my cheat sheet in columns equal to the width of the tin, print front and back, trim width and then accordian fold the long, narrow strip. I recall seeing marketing specialty handouts that use this concept for wallet sized address books. At each end they have rigid pieces that are magnetic to hold the whole bundle together.<br><br>Someone mentioned business card lamination earlier. These could be used instead with the sheet glued to them at the ends. Although this would add additional thickness and weight, it could be useful if the laminated cards held durable information that needed additional protection, such as special medical instructions. The Write in the Rain product would be durable, but still subject to tearing.<br><br>Willie Vannerson<br>McHenry, IL

Hi,<br>though these can't be personalized,Campmor sells a cool little set of 5-3x5 plastic cards with survival info printed in small type and illustrations. I'ts 4.99- #81328<br>JB<br><br>Expect poison with the standing water.<br> -William Blake

FYI - I've added the STOP acronym and explanation to my cheat sheet contents. Stop - Think - Observe - Plan<br><br>I'm also using the list of priorities as a guideline for what to include. <br><br>1. Medical Care<br>2. Shelter & Fire<br>3. Signaling & Communication<br>4. Sustenance<br><br>So if I run out of space, I'll cull by going backwards. For example, I might drop a diagram on how to set up a snare instead of signalling info.<br><br>Since I'm using 8.5 x 11 sheets of Write in the Rain paper, I'll get two copies (landscape) of two sided content. I have it set up to make an accordian fold of five panels (ten frames total front and back). I am also considering printing a separate credit card size page with medical information that is specific to the individual. My medical requirements are different than my son's. I will than lamintate this info to protect it. Finally, I'll glue one edge of the accordian fold piece to an edge of the medical card. This package will go into the kit last with the STOP acronym and red stop sign image right on top.<br><br><br>Willie Vannerson<br>McHenry, IL