Just some odd thoughts here....
In the topic of colors, the red light vs white, green,yellow, orange, blue etc at night, are not most of you using also reflective clothing or reflective wraps on your horses legs or saddles? What color light is best then for that along with which lites? One would assume white or yellow clothing would be a benefit at night along with the reflectives. With that in mind then, certain lights color could work to obscure things vs making them clearer....So then issue do arrise, safety vs a lesser menu as well. Glow sticks or glow paint could become useful. The paint especially to your gear so that even without light, some things can be easier located. And by day, these marks would not show. Ever try to find your flashlight at night and wish the thing was on so you could see it better? Well, that is what I am saying in the reflective paint. A stripe of glow paint on that
light would help locate it quickly at night as on any gear.
Does anyone know of any manufacturer that makes a so called uniform that looks normal in the day but by night would give a florecent glow so as people such as MSAR or SAR etc would not have to pack a ton of gear to their traveliong closet for being on a tight budget as most units are to add these reflectors to their clothes in particular?? Would not that be an awesome peice of equipment to standardize into the industry? I think clothing like that would be awesome for self protection on not only for searches but for officers who are on night patrol and may be helping a subject and his clothes would then better give his presence in traffic on a dark night when on the shoulder of the road, possibly lessoning their potential of getting hit by oncoming traffic? Sometimes the red, blue and white lights of the sqauds just are not adequate to see the officers at large as they approach a vehicle on the drivers side on the
shoulder of any road at night. Even though the presence of the vehicle is there and the lights may be there flashing..., it is not always easy to see the officer in assist when passing these situations on roadways.
It is amazing though to me what we can really see foregoing any light on a bright night. But obviously those nights that are pitch black are a really consideration for use of other artificial light. Searching a familiar territory is one thing, but in a deployment to a foreign ground, there would be serious issues.
Detecting your clues as to someone going into an area previous would be very difficult at best. Night searches one would think then would then tend to possibly muddy the water in looking for clues for a victim. So how are you honing those skills?
One would think that if one was a victim, a headlamp would be a comforting sight to see.
If one was a victim that was delirious though, perhaps the reflectives would act more as a night terror to them? Who knows what then the mindset of the victim would be upon them seeing the lights especially on horseback and if perhaps they are not aware enough to realize that someone is out there helping them. Looking as if you were all a bunch of ghostly figures may not be the most comforting sight to someone in a sad state of mind. Just a thought.
One would think that searchers are not going to be using a red laser light as would be a possible sniper.
One would think heretoo, reactions to the lights of any search party could be greeted with an array of reaction from the victims and depending on the circumstance of why they are being sought.
Obviously the mount of an MSAR for night work is going to have to be one of the utmost in trust and much like if it was a guide dog. Unflappable at any kind of lighting situation. Possibly the animal leading the blind searcher through situations where it will see somethig or better still sense something before the rider.
Then add to this noise. Not just the noise of the night, a sudden noise maybe fromthat of a backfiring vehicle. You just never know what sounds may give your animal a start. Or yourself for that matter. Nothing worse than grabbing the reins on a horse that has been trained for the races when you should be cutting some slack! Or viceversa depending on your background andhow your mount has been taught! Your reaction could prompt your mounts most unwanted reaction.
Just my 2c...! For what it is worth.
If there are manufacturers of such products that would be of benefit to those on this group, I sure wish they would add their 2c so the group could kick back their concerns and needs as well. Getting these people working together would be a great benefit going a long way to help so useless products are set aside and money is better spent on things that are more practical and tactical.
We got our point made when the cowboy safety helmet was addressed.. keep going in that direction.
Karen
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