Communication
Sub-Pack
Many people maintain an emergency
bag with essential gear. I use smaller
bags inside my main emergency pack so
that it is easy to find and there is
less chance of loose gear falling out
of the pack in the dark, on the move,
etc. One of the sub-packs contains communication
and signaling items. Here is a breakdown
ot the gear I have selected for this
pack. Inside an old military pouch I
have; 1- The bag, 2-
Ranger Pace Beads, 3- GI Compas Pouch
(for compass and
pace beads), 4- GI Compass,
5- Rhino GPS / Radio, 6- Scanning CB
Radio, 7- Digital Camera, 8- NBC decontamination
wipe case, 9- Pocket Police Refrence
Guide, 10- CB Radio 12 volt power supply
cord, 11- GI M-16 magazine pouch (For
the CB Radio), 12- Light Sticks
- The
bag
- Ranger
Pace Beads
- GI
Compas Pouch (for compass and pace
beads)
- GI
Compass
- Rhino
GPS / Radio
- Scanning
CB Radio
- Digital
Camera
- NBC
decontamination wipe case
- Pocket
Police Refrence Guide
- CB
Radio 12 volt power supply cord
- GI
M-16 magazine pouch (For the CB Radio)
- Light
Sticks
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From the top, clockwise:
In the green pouch is a CB radio
w/ antenna. This one runs on either
AA batteries or a car cigarette
lighter. It can scan all 40 CB
channels so in an emergency it
is useful for 'listening' for others.
Next are a GPS
and FRS 'family band' 2 way radio
that together fit into the tan
pouch. The radio can scan the
FRS 'family band' channels and
all the sub channels, again useful
for listening for any news. This
model also can receive the US
weather channels which broadcast
weather and emergency information. It
also has an altimeter, weather
station and clock built in. The
GPS is a standard GPS unit and
is a spare that I leave in this
pack.
There is also standard military
compass and a set of ranger beads,
for 'old fashioned' orienteering
(map reading), these relics can
be useful when the fancy electronic
stuff runs out of battery or otherwise
is rendered unusable (after Electro
Magnetic Pulse). These also have
their own pouch.
I keep a spare digital camera
with extra memory sticks. This
may be wishful thinking but it
could prove useful and is easy
/ light to carry. It's in a strong
plastic case to protect it and
keep it dry. |
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