Team Members Gear List
Recommended SAR Kit; Pack for at least two days.
For starters, irrespective of location or operation, you should wear:
-tramping boots and gaiters
-wool socks
-shorts
-polypropylene or wool top
-headgear
You should have everything in your SAR kit, already packed, ready to go. If possible, pack your gear in a medium sized comfortable pack and line your pack with a large plastic bag or pack liner.
-torch & spare batteries
-map & compass, whistle
-notebook (waterproof) & pencil
-warm hat & gloves
-wet weather/storm gear
-personal first aid kit
-snack food
-Storm gear (parka, over-trousers, gloves/mittens, balaclava)
-Tent & equipment
-Sleeping bag, ground sheet and/or foam pad
-An extra layer of clothing
-A Down or fleece jacket
-Two days of food plus billy/eating utensils, stove, fuel, matches/lighter, and water container
-Toilet paper and personal first aid kit
-Notebook and pencil, compass, map, torch/headlamp, pocketknife, and whistle.
Sunhat, sun protection, insect repellent, sunglasses
Group gear supplied by NLSAR may include:
-Communications (VHF and/or HF radio(s))
-First aid kits
-GPS's
-Stretcher
Packs:
- It is advisable to have a small rope loop securely attached to the top of your pack to enable it to be clipped
to a helicopter grabbit hook or winch.
- Avoid having gear hanging from your pack or a pack that is too high.
SAR pack contents .pdf Gallery
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| Support NLSAR |
| Northland Search and Rescue (NLSAR) are always interested in talking to people who may be keen to join us, support our group, or even promote who we are.
Prospective members are generally people who are over the age of eighteen years old, have an interest in the outdoors, have some level of fitness, a desire to help others, be able to work as part of a team, and above all, have values which include integrity, and honesty. There are a limited number of other support roles which does not require quite so high a level of fitness. NLSAR operate 24/7 (24hours/day 7 days/week), frequently in stormy arduous conditions in the middle of the night.
NLSAR are always keen to talk to those that are interested in supporting our quest to help others & save lives. We are a professional unpaid, not for profit, volunteer based search and rescue group that provides specialist skills to assist NZ Police save lives in any conditions, anywhere, anytime within Northland. We recognize those who support us by promoting them whenever we can.
Our team are the ones that frequently appear, do the job or task, and then disappear without recognition especially in the middle of the night in a storm. Our focus is on a quick successful resolution in the best way we can. |
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