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BTW, thanks to Doug and Knife Rights! I live in Montana and Doug's efforts have been instrumental in getting our switchblade ban (among others) overturned! The Governor still has to sign it but I think it's going to happen.
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Glad I still have my original Chouinard sewing kit; don't remember what I paid for it, but it was much less than $29. I have never had to put it to serious use, but it has been worth carrying several times. I am definitely a fan of duct tape for qu
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The Chounaird Sewing Kit is back on the market at Patagonia and, with the addition of a spool of fine wire as Clearwater suggested, could accomplish the temporary reattachment of a sole better than duct tape. https://www.patagonia.com/product/expedi
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Originally Posted By: acropolis5 Hemostats can be used to help remove larger splinters/ sliveres, clamp a bleeding vein or artery & help to manipulate a wound or remove debris ( e.g. road rash). I once claimed a jugular cut by glass after
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Originally Posted By: acropolis5Add 1-2 pressure packed triangular bandages ( strerile optional). I got my FAK from the factory with the stock triangular bandage. https://www.chinookmed.com/05125/triangular-bandage.html I want to take my FAK with m
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Originally Posted By: haertig... now it comes as a nasal spray. So it has gotten trivial to administer. If you need Narcan, you need it. If you don't, it doesn't hurt you. But here's a bit of advice from my experience: Once you administer the Na
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JI. “Yes to the sterile triangular bandage. Hemostats can be used to help remove larger splinters/ sliveres, clamp a bleeding vein or artery & help to manipulate a wound or remove debris ( e.g. road rash). I once claimed a jugular
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Originally Posted By: chaosmagnetMy understanding is that Narcan is easy to administer and is very unlikely to hurt someone. But I've never been trained on its use. We used to give it IV, but now it comes as a nasal spray. So it has gotten trivial
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Originally Posted By: TaurusDrug overdose is something I’ve fortunately never had to consider in my travels. I can’t say I would feel comfortable administering narcan or any such thing unless I had the proper training. Even then carrying some just i
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With the very welcome change in the rules, I'll state my personal opinion. Laws against carrying knives simply don't work for any public safety purpose. Even if they did work, I'd be against them. My right to own, use, and carry the knife of my ch
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My understanding is that Narcan is easy to administer and is very unlikely to hurt someone. But I've never been trained on its use.
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Drug overdose is something I’ve fortunately never had to consider in my travels. I can’t say I would feel comfortable administering narcan or any such thing unless I had the proper training. Even then carrying some just in case seems like overkill.
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As a former vice,narcotics, intelligence investigator for two and a half years.AKA a NARC I bought a lot of drugs on the street, from dope dealers. Here is my two cents,street drug users do not want help. Just like a lot of homeless people. Drugs i.e
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This may provide you more insight into the issue: https://guntalk.libsyn.com/tom-talks-wit...radio-spotlight
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Good share.
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So not only is Narcan available at Walgreens, it’s available on Amazon.com, delivered to your door. There’s definitely a market which means there’s a problem... reminds me of the drug prescription I filled just prior to some outpatient surgery —
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Lol. Since weed is legal here in Canada now I have noticed a reduction in alcohol related stupidity. I was at a mess function recently where it wasn’t uncommon in the past for people to get loud, roudy and start talking with their fists. This time
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In my experience (as an ambulance paramedic for many years), the one single hazard that causes more deaths is ......... alcohol! Actually, it is not the sole cause, but is a contributing factor in many many deaths when mixed with a variety of other
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I’m not sure that Narcan is an OTC that would be readily available as a “just-in-case” for FAK’s... Doh! I stand corrected... What is Narcan? 12 things to know about the drug now sold at Walgreens. Narcan nasal spray is available at Walgreens a
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Recent discussion in another thread caused me to ponder - What are the odds of death/injury from different hazards - falling, drowning, firearms,whatever?? I ran across this for openers. The source is the national Safety Council: https://injuryfac
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There is a new article by the author on a expanded study he has done on Handguns and bear attacks. Read more: https://www.ammoland.com/2019/03/pistols.../#ixzz5iZyrAobM Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Follow us: @Ammoland on Twitter |
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Well, the gist of the pod cast in regards to knives, was about S.1092, that is not a great bill and it looks like the Knife Rights web site speaks to this. https://kniferights.org/legislative-update/problematic-knife-transport-bill/ It came up in
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Craig I had a pair of Clark’s air mover shoes, after retirement I stuck them in a box under the bed. 10 years later I put them on an left the house, drove to a appointment. Got out of car and the sole we’re laying on the floor boards. Just wore socks
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I've needed a Traveler Kit, or similar FAK, in my EDC bag for at least twelve years. With them, I've treated scraped knees, a wardrobe malfunction (using a safety pin), a headache, first degree burns, sprung ankles, changing bandages, a door slamming
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You have a fairly good kit there Jeanette. Don’t try to envision every “what if” scenario or eventually the kit will end up in a backpack that’s too big for you to want to lug around. As a normal person going about her business you already have put
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