What's In My Speed Ball | Former Government Contractor

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[Gatorpro]

Greg your doing a great job filling in for Mike. Y’all are a great team at Fieldcraft.

[_RadioMadeEasy]

Legend! Honored to see our comms kit in there getting put to good use.

[danhausman]

Tip with the cric kit. Cric kits have a 6.0 tube which is pretty small for getting a good tidal volume. I’d recommend adding a small BVM to assist respirations because if you’re at the point where you need to cric someone, you’re also at the point where you need to take over respirations.

Edit: I’m just a street paramedic so I’m not trained deep into the tactical world. Just a few tactical certs

[trevorflohr]

I am in search and rescue and use that same bag to carry my kit everywhere I go! I highly recommend it! It houses your chest rig decked out with my search gear very nicely 😉

[Medictrent]

Just a small suggestion from an old paramedic. If you have a cric-kit you should have a collapsible BVM. And consider a couple of Sam splints. Love the video and organization.

[KalashniKEV]

That's... not what a "Speedball" is. This is not even an assault pack. It's... an "Emergency Pack" as he said. A "Speedball" is a bundle of Ammo, Batteries, Food, Water, Fuel, etc that gets pushed out to units so that they can maintain the fight. Individual persons don't have a "Speedball" for when they shot up all their ammo and burned up all their juice.

[beaujumper]

The radio kit is in a SOE fupa. It's an awsome piece of kit in and of itself.

[rtufetu]

“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”
-Inigo Montoya

[mshockley]

Great insight, Greg. Really enjoying all that you’re bringing to Fieldcraft.

[newworldsaxon]

Also a big shout out to Boot Barn for providing the Urban Cowboy regalia.

[joshshepherd]

If you don't carry extra batteries and socks, Yerrr wrong.

[joemama]

Idk what the contracting background entails but that's not the way we use that term in Army SOF. A speedball is a prepacked emergency resupply of food/water/ammo/batteries/etc that someone else is able to pick up and bring to you. Instead of giving your support element a grocery list of what you need you just tell them to deliver the speedball to you at X location or emplace a cache or whatever.

[polodeamon]

The only thing I would add is either a pocket BVM or pediatric BVM since it'll pack smaller. Cric kit/airway stuff is kind of pointless to fix the airway if you can't then ventilate the patient (assuming they've lost their respiratory drive).

[jackjmaheriii]

More of a hit-and-run bag than a speedball, but good info just the same.

[natejackson]

Back in my day, the first time I ever heard the term Speed Ball was from the woman that gave John Belushi his last dose of Poison.
Times have changed, I can't keep up with this nonsense.
I'm curious why we can't refer to it being a GO Bag or Emergency Rescue Bag?

[mikew]

Cric kit and no bvm? Bold move Cotton.

[bravowhiskey]

This is a cool setup, but this isn’t a speedball. They are specifically for resupply in a particular situation. Hence the ability to be tossed from passing QRF/support or stashed/cached. Ammo, water/food, med resupply, backup comms and navigation items, etc.

This is a ready bag, contingency bag, or in wildland fire would be called a “red bag”. Of course they would be tailored to the specific users and missions.

I think the concept is solid, but let’s not muddy the waters with misuse of terminology. This has long been an issue with Mike’s videos too. He just says random shit.

[nathanielgrimes]

New drinking game. Everytime he says “Comprehensive”, you take a shot of Pendleton. Enjoy the blackout

[victorchinchillvas]

Awesome vid, thank you for sharing the knowledge. What's your thoughts on carrying a SAM splint? Appreciate the info.🙏🤘

[deckerjake]

Can the website have a list of items covered/shown for this video?