Training – Base Camp Set-Up
Dates: Friday evening, March 5th, through Saturday morning
Location: Walsh Lake area
Staging: YKSAR will stage from the SARbay
Description
For 2021 this overnight exercise will replace the monthly callout drill and also serve as a substitute for the checkpoint support that YKSAR has been providing to the Frostbite-50 for the past number of years.
This exercise will simulate the logistics effort needed to support a search team in the field.
On Friday participants will set up a basecamp consisting of…
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1 McPherson wall tent
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1 Kifaru Teepee
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1 pop-up shelter
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Cots, tables, stoves, power for each tent
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Comms system including repeater tower
On Saturday morning the camp will be demobilized
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All gear packed and inventoried
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Tents dried at SARbay
YKSAR members may campout at the basecamp overnight. COVID-19 restrctions at the time will determine how many campers will be permitted to stay.