tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175861223186239804.post3976984293756982939..comments2023-12-15T06:23:26.265+01:00Comments on Holly Zimmermann: My MdS Pack ListHolly Zimmermannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581822023445618927noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175861223186239804.post-3672446330039834802016-03-14T09:15:23.470+01:002016-03-14T09:15:23.470+01:00Good tip! Thanks! Good tip! Thanks! Holly Zimmermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581822023445618927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175861223186239804.post-91264712126158544882016-03-14T09:14:39.522+01:002016-03-14T09:14:39.522+01:00Thanks for the super-informative comment! I'll...Thanks for the super-informative comment! I'll check out your links. And yes, a whistle is required, and since there is one attached to the WAA MdS backpack I've listed it with that rather than separately...but thanks for watching my back! :)Holly Zimmermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581822023445618927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175861223186239804.post-54665826166907501332016-03-14T08:23:15.993+01:002016-03-14T08:23:15.993+01:00I thought a whistle was required equipment, but I ...I thought a whistle was required equipment, but I don't see it on your list? <br /><br />As far as the lighter signal mirror - I've used three 10 gram commercial signal mirrors with retroreflective aimers: the American Medical Kits Mini Rescue Flash™ (1.5"x2"), the American StarFlash Micro (1.5"x2") and the British BCB Mayday Signal Mirror (2"x2"). There is an online discussion of the last two here, including side by side photos of the mirrors themselves and their beams on a wall: http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=202655#Post202655 <br /><br />I checked, and all are available on Ebay US with shipment to Austria. My favorite is the Mini Rescue Flash™, which was developed for (and is included in ) the AMK "Scout" survival kit: http://www.adventuremedicalkits.com/survive-outdoors-longer-scout.html. <br /><br />Alas, it is hard to find by itself, and the extra cost of the kit may deter you. The BCB has a diffuse, weak beam, so I'm not fond of that. The Starflash Micro might be a happy compromise.<br /><br />A straightforward way to get the mini Rescue Flash at lower cost is to buy just the (readily available) AMK SOL Rescue Flash 2"x3" mirror and cut off the ends with your Japanese saw to make your own 2"x1.5" signal mirror. <br /><br />For any of these, while the retroreflective aimer has great accuracy (which is why all US, French, and Chinese air force signal mirrors have them), they are non-intuitive at first.<br /><br />Here is a tutorial by the designer of the Rescue Flash mirror: http://www.dougritter.com/psp_rescueflash.htm <br /><br />If you are having trouble finding the "fireball" aimer created by the retroreflective aimer, here's an illustrated "step by step" procedure.<br /><br />This page goes a bit more into the history and operating principles of retroreflective signal mirror aimers: http://www.equipped.org/phony_signal_mirrors.htmFlashes of Sunlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882917991008565873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175861223186239804.post-60615095649575469082016-03-13T21:46:03.475+01:002016-03-13T21:46:03.475+01:00chia seeds?chia seeds?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com