What's your latest purchase?

Mine wer clear frames n orange lenses

 

Had those as well. Bestest color combo. Just like MGM...

 

I remember cutting 10 to 15 yards in one weekend to save money to buy those

 

I probably did the same.

 

It turns out that the fuel pump was NOT the problem, the identical issues reoccurred hours after the repair. I left my truck with the dealer yesterday morning, and they are trying to nail down the problem.

 

Just ordered one of these. A little something to hold a mess of beers!

 

wanting to join this thread today...where's the best place to scoop Bilstein 5100's for the rear? maybe even locally to Denver?

 

Mmmmn, saaaaandwich.....

 

'Snagged', already? I thought they were supposed to be durable?!!

 

You're so cool. Spectacles, ..., wallet, and ....

 

That my friend, is sexy as F$&% all!

 

just trying to keep up with all the cool kids around here. i want nothing more than to fit in with the herd.

 

Another week or two and she should be nicely tucked under my desk... aww yea

 

Um. Clearly a top concern.

 

Smart choice, great idea!

 

Throw a little quick clot in the mix and you're solid!!!

 

Picked these up, a little extra security when off road.

 

I've had those in my bag for awhile but I did just add some quick clot and Israeli bandages.

 

Smart. I keep a few SWAT-T's in important places, but I should make more of an effort to make up a medical bag for each vehicle. It's cheap insurance.

 

I had my EMT and had thought about jumping to full medic. I should have done it but, at the time, I couldn't see myself working as a firefighter. The captain teaching the class wanted me badly though. He said the young guys couldn't cook anything but mac&cheese and pb&j. In SoCal, private medics don't get to do much except shuttle from hospital to nursing home and back. I didn't look into that much here although when I was jobless last year, I talked to a few folks. Again, I should have done it.

I never worked for a service but in SoCal, I worked on the weekends as a scuba instructor and dive master. Used to help train life guards and the LA County Sheriff swift water rescue guys. Owner of the dive shop where I taught had been the director of the Canadian Coast Guard rescue swimmers and one of the guys who co-trained me as an instructor was an ex-UDT guy from the Vietnam days. I've been through water training that would definitely be considered extreme.

Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on how you look it, I've used the training more than I would have liked as a civilian. Most of the occurrences were water related. Rescuing people in over their head in big surf or out in places where they shouldn't have been diving. I once had to rescue a guy while working with clients on a photo shoot. I also had a dive master trainee that went into cardiac arrest in 75' of water. That was a crazy afternoon.

I've had two events since moving here. One was in Boulder Canyon about 4 years ago, head on collision with a motorcyclist who wasn't wearing a helmet, and the other was here in downtown on the Cherry Creek path. Both were unpleasant and this isn't the place to bring up those stories. I'm sure you could pull up some info on the Boulder accident.

I have not taught a wilderness med class but I do need to re-up that certification. Teaching those classes would definitely be fun for me. I wish I could find the time to get back to doing something like that. My scuba instructor days, mixed with the photography, were some of the most fun I can remember. Something about working with people who have your back without having to talk about it.

 

If you don't want to build one yourself, here are a couple of great options.

Outer Limit Supply. Local guy here in Denver. Member of Rising Sun. Works as a medic. Toytec sells his stuff.
ITS. These are also great kits but may contain more than you need or are comfortable using.

I built my own kit based on some input from a Team guy I knew in San Diego. Pieced it together with a few items from ITS.