Cheat sheet suggestions?

DOC-CANADA said:
Thanks koyote. I don't think you'd need to get 4 X 6 photos made - most printers can print reasonable facsimiles of a jpeg on printer paper, which is what I'm doing (much cheaper). I am using a bit heavier paper, though, to stop some of the visual 'bleed-through'. As far as laminating goes, an 8-1/2" X 11" sheet costs about $0.75 around here. Probably where you are as well.

Regarding your local vegetation, are you making these to take in the field or to use at home?

Doc
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my idea with the 4x6 sheets was that we'd have a stockpile of pages everybody could print at will, carry as needed. I don't keep a printer at home anymore, and find that at a dime a pop, drugstore prints work out pretty well :)

The ones I am making are for field use. but there's no reason not to use them at home.
 
ROCK6 said:
The idea doesn't just have to conform to Doc's circle kits, you could size it for any PSK container or even make one for it.
ROCK6
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Rock is absolutely right. These can be made any size to fit any kind of PSK. I'm doing these to fit in the jute pouch PSK pictured earlier in this thread. As an update, I thought I could only fit 3 or 4 cheat sheets in with the can, but I put 9 in tonight with no problem and could probably put in another 9, so..............

Personally, I'm sticking with this kit because it has everything I want and it weighs next to nothing, a very important characteristic of a PSK so it doesn't get left in the vehicle. I wore it all last week and except from laying on it, a couple of times, I didn't ever know it was there.

texasred66L Doc This is a great idea that I will use. Thanks!
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That's the whole idea, tr66.

Doc
 
DOC-CANADA said:
Hey guys,

Thanks for the positive remarks and the suggestions. I will be experimenting.

I wanted to bring this back to the top, because I'm sure there are even more good suggestions out there.

BTW, as discussed with a couple of BF members, another type of cheat sheet would be a picture of a loved one, boosting your morale and giving you increased impetus to get your ass home, such as this one for pitdog:

Maisy.jpg


Doc
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Hey Doc - providing "Daddy's Little Girl" isn't already with Pit, that would definitely boost his morale and I'm convinced would work.

Seriously though - brilliant idea.

Mrs Pit
 
pitdog said:
Hey Doc - providing "Daddy's Little Girl" isn't already with Pit, that would definitely boost his morale and I'm convinced would work.

Seriously though - brilliant idea.

Mrs Pit
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Thanks Mrs. Pit and I agree. :D (I mean that I agree it would work with pitdog [redfaced])

Doc
 
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OK, let me fly this past you. In order to be effective cheat sheets should be as simple as possible but still maintain the information that is necessary for success, so to this end I redrew one of my knots.

StraitBend-joining2ropes.jpg


What I would like is a few of you who have never tied this knot before, to try and tie it just from the diagram above and let me know your experience. I get to know if it works and you get to learn an excellent knot for joining 2 pieces of cord/rope that has "ultimate security, perfect right-angle lead of the ends, and ease of untying - as well as superior strength". It would probably make it easier if in colour, to help distinguish the different bits, but I am trying to keep everything in black and white for printer ease/economy.

Thanks guys,

Doc
 
i actually don't know this one. what's it do? seems pretty stable.

diagram works easily.

---- wait a minute. this looks like a lot like a net knot.
 
Hey koyote,

It's used for joining 2 ropes together. It's a very strong knot, but easy to untie after strain. It's similar to an Alpine Butterfly without the loop. So you tied it easily from the picture?

As to net knots, you can use different knots for netting but the most common is the Sheet Bend.

Doc
 
i've done safety nets on boats with the sheet bend. this just looks like it's be workable for the purpose.

And yeah, tied very easily. easy to undo, too
 
DOC-CANADA said:
OK, let me fly this past you. In order to be effective cheat sheets should be as simple as possible but still maintain the information that is necessary for success, so to this end I redrew one of my knots.

StraitBend-joining2ropes.jpg


What I would like is a few of you who have never tied this knot before, to try and tie it just from the diagram above and let me know your experience. I get to know if it works and you get to learn an excellent knot for joining 2 pieces of cord/rope that has "ultimate security, perfect right-angle lead of the ends, and ease of untying - as well as superior strength". It would probably make it easier if in colour, to help distinguish the different bits, but I am trying to keep everything in black and white for printer ease/economy.

Thanks guys,

Doc
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Maybe label the ends of the rope so you know where they are going. I am guessing the bottom two go to the load, right? It is easy enought to tie, but when I work it tight, and pull the two bottom ends, I am not 100% sure I have it right. :o
 
Hey BB1, thanks for trying. The 2 bottom ends go to the respective lengths of rope (you're joining 2 pieces of rope together).

When you tighten the knot, grip the 2 top ends in one hand and the 2 bottom ones in the other hand - tighten, then pull the 2 separate ropes (bottom ends) as if to separate them. This dresses the knot.

I'll take a picture of the completed knot so you can see what I mean.

Doc
 
That's what I thought, and did. I keep knots dressed and looking good. Your picture was perfect, and VERY easy to read and figure out. I was pretty sure the bottom two were for the load, as who would pull the whole length of a rope through a knot???

When I pulled it, it held fine, it just looked like I might have made a mistake. Now that I look at it again, it looks the same on both sides. I used white and green 550 so I could see the finished knot better. It is to easy of a knot to really make a mistake. I never seen this knot before, but I like it. VERY easy to untie even after it was pulled TIGHT.

I think that it still may be a good idea to label the work end of a knot just incase for people like me who get a vapor lock of the cranial cavity, better known as a brain fart, on a regular basis. :o
 
To erase any doubt from your mind, BB1:

completed knot, one side:

oneside.jpg



and the other:

theotherside.jpg


Come on, some of you other guys, give it a whirl. I want to know if the diagram is clear enough for most people. koyote and BB1 seem to think so.


BTW, BB1, I may label the ends but I won't before I paste it in a Word document otherwise the text isn't as clear.

Doc
 
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That's what mine looked like. I have to say, that is a very strong and VERY easy to tie and untie knot even after a heavy load is put on it. It is a knot everyone should learn.
 
After some more people try the knot (hopefully) I'll post the 2 pictures that precede the ones I posted, so that anybody that wants a better description can try it.

Doc
 
DOC-CANADA said:
To erase any doubt from your mind, BB1:

completed knot, one side:

oneside.jpg



and the other:

theotherside.jpg


Come on, some of you other guys, give it a whirl. I want to know if the diagram is clear enough for most people. koyote and BB1 seem to think so.


BTW, BB1, I may label the ends but I won't before I paste it in a Word document otherwise the text isn't as clear.

Doc
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Knot a problem, Doc. The pics were very easy to follow, and the knot was tight and secure.

Stitchawl
 
Here's a link to Doug Ritter's instruction sheet that comes in the Adventure Medical kit. This is a high res PDF that is suitable for printing. I recently printed up one of these, made it into a double sided five-fold pamphlet and laminated it. It won't fit in an Altoids tin but it is small enough to include in many kits.

Survival Instructions PDF

Mac
 
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