Switchblade Knife

[FFMckenzie]

Window breaking 101. Use whatever you have at hand. The antenna works great. Point of a knife. Rock. Key. No need for window punch or tire iron unless just laying around. But maybe an inexperienced person would not know all this.

Of course I always laugh when someone breaks the window and I then walk up and open the unlocked door. Always look for the easy way rather than the cool like on TV way.

Try before you pry.

I carried a spring assisted benchmade knife in my wildland webgear just for the time I needed to use a knife and did not have the time to take one of my gloves off to open it.

To be honest there was never an incident when I NEEDED it yes it was always useful when I wanted to use it but I cant think of a time where it would have changed the outcome of the situation.

Also it never left my webgear when I left work my webgear stayed in my locker. I think most of its action was opening my MREs for a fireline dinner.

The rescue rats always think they NEED so many funny things. Thats why you always see them walkin around with the "bat belt"

and as far as EMS goes Im with everyone else trauma shears are the way to go. Your going to have to carry them anyway if you actually plan on doing your assessments correctly. Honestly the combi tools are kinda a joke. A pair of shears and one of the spring loaded metal punches is all thats needed and are allot cheaper than the rescue rat tool.

 

[MMiz]

I've had enough of this belittling and insulting other members. Don't post if you have nothing nice or productive to contribute to the community.

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