CO/NoCo Battle Buddies (Page 1 of 4)
Posted: 11/16/2019 1:47:40 PM EDT
[Last Edit: pestilence12][Edited]
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Anybody interested in copying the NoVa guys, and getting a group together that trains, shoots, practices, put gear to use, etc?
I guess it depends on location, but I am NoCo (ft collins is closest to me) Anyone interested? (Edited to bold thread title and tacked to top thedave1164) So we officially have a location and date for medical training. Lincoln Park Meeting Room in Lincoln Park Library - Greeley 1/18/2020 - 11:30 AM to 4:30 PM I will @ people on the list, and if you want to join, reply "I'm in" so I can count you. Also: There is no charge. This is a free meet up. If you want to pay, I am offering to set people up with a basic trauma kit (tourniquet [real cat tourniquet, which I've used, not some silly shoestring or latex thing], Israeli bandage, e blanket, compressed gauze, and a graphite pencil) for $30. I make no money on this. It's a basic blowout kit to get you started. If you want this setup, let me know asap so I can get them ordered. This is by your word, which means if you want one, I'll order it out of my pocket and you pay for it at the meeting. Please dont ask for one if you wont have the money at the meeting. We will cover: Emergency medical basics (ABC's, scenarios) Stop the bleed fundamentals I might be able to snag a CPR dummy to play with. We'll practice tourniquet application. And any topic brought up in discussion. Im open to suggestions. Looking forward to a good group! RSVP ASAP! |
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I might be.
I don't have any gear though, just a few AR's, not even a battle belt 
I take regular hikes in the mountains, but more for photography. It would be fun to get a group together and shoot out at Pawnee or somewhere. I am a member of the Front Range Gun Club in Loveland for indoor shooting. |
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Originally Posted By Sixgunner45:
I might be. I don't have any gear though, just a few AR's, not even a battle belt
I take regular hikes in the mountains, but more for photography. It would be fun to get a group together and shoot out at Pawnee or somewhere. I am a member of the Front Range Gun Club in Loveland for indoor shooting. Originally Posted By BEAST556:
I'm in if someone organizes something. That's okay man! There is no requirements. Let's just get something set up. Maybe you'll learn something and get interested! @BEAST556 I'll organize it if people are interested! |
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I'd be interested depending on how my class load is at a given time. I'm a slow hiker but I can road march forever
I've been super interested recently in combat casualty care since--it's been a few years since my last CLS class, so if anyone had a lead on that front I'd be pretty eager. I'm not too far outside Denver but I'd be willing to drive a bit. |
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Originally Posted By PainKillaX:
I'd be interested depending on how my class load is at a given time. I'm a slow hiker but I can road march forever
I've been super interested recently in combat casualty care since--it's been a few years since my last CLS class, so if anyone had a lead on that front I'd be pretty eager. I'm not too far outside Denver but I'd be willing to drive a bit. 
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Originally Posted By PainKillaX: If we can keep it budget friendly I'm totally on board. Wife and I are back on "student budgets" and new home owners haha. No charge 
Hah but seriously. This is a like-minded individual meet-up. If it's a medical training meet-up, or hiking a trail in gear, it doesn't matter. Im down for whatever. I just want to group coloradans together. |
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You can count me in depending on schedule (I’m a shift worker). Located in Colorado Springs but like to get off the front range as much as I can. I might be able to dig some gear up for anyone missing stuff if we wanted to do some shooting. I’ve also got lesson plans for TCCC and SABC, I’ll power point you guys to death if you’d like.
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Originally Posted By SecurityForcesmember:
You can count me in depending on schedule (I’m a shift worker). Located in Colorado Springs but like to get off the front range as much as I can. I might be able to dig some gear up for anyone missing stuff if we wanted to do some shooting. I’ve also got lesson plans for TCCC and SABC, I’ll power point you guys to death if you’d like. I also have a lot of extra equipment if we wanted to shoot or take our guns for a walk
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Originally Posted By pestilence12: @PainKillaX No charge
Hah but seriously. This is a like-minded individual meet-up. If it's a medical training meet-up, or hiking a trail in gear, it doesn't matter. Im down for whatever. I just want to group coloradans together. |
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Originally Posted By pestilence12: So we just need a central location to set a meeting point, and a topic. Sounds like there is a lot of interest in medical. I have some material and stuff we can play with, sounds like @SecurityForcesmember does too. I also have a lot of extra equipment if we wanted to shoot or take our guns for a walk |
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Originally Posted By PainKillaX: No offense intended. I meant that very few things are free, training supplies included, and I have no expectations of someone else burning up all their gear on their dime for my benefit. I hope we are on the same page! 
I think I may set up med training with an optional buy in (small fee, 30 bucks or something) that will get people some gear they can take home |
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Originally Posted By pestilence12:
Are there any CO members we could @ to get more attention to this? I was thinking of cross posting in GD to drive folks here too |
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Another Colorado Springs resident checking in, +1 on the medical training, that sounds like a great idea.
I have been working on getting in better shape, I can now walk about 8 miles in 1.75 hrs (2ish if I’m pushing my little bozo in the stroller). I’m guessing adding a pack will change that significantly 
This is somewhat relevant to my current activities, as I am working towards doing some amateur radio stuff like Summits On The Air this next year. My portable station weighs about 9ish pounds with the battery. |
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Originally Posted By flynbenny:
Another Colorado Springs resident checking in, +1 on the medical training, that sounds like a great idea. I have been working on getting in better shape, I can now walk about 8 miles in 1.75 hrs (2ish if I’m pushing my little bozo in the stroller). I’m guessing adding a pack will change that significantly
This is somewhat relevant to my current activities, as I am working towards doing some amateur radio stuff like Summits On The Air this next year. My portable station weighs about 9ish pounds with the battery. I can teach...uh...how to wire your house for cable? |
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Originally Posted By PainKillaX:
I'd be interested depending on how my class load is at a given time. I'm a slow hiker but I can road march forever
I've been super interested recently in combat casualty care since--it's been a few years since my last CLS class, so if anyone had a lead on that front I'd be pretty eager. I'm not too far outside Denver but I'd be willing to drive a bit. |
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| I’m only two-ish years into the amateur radio stuff but I have earned the highest license, and (hopefully) my bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering in a month. I think I can handle creating and teaching a technician course (the entry level license), including some details on programming what I have taken to calling “Universal Chinese Handhelds” or UCHs, I have a few. |
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Originally Posted By RockHard13F: Qualify for the national ARFCOM Battle Buddy event and you will most certainly find opportunities to take CLS and TCCC classes. |
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Originally Posted By PainKillaX:
It would force me to start running again. I absolutely hate running. That was the best part of leaving the service. I could probably get back to a 13 minute 1.5 though. Originally Posted By PainKillaX:
Originally Posted By RockHard13F: Qualify for the national ARFCOM Battle Buddy event and you will most certainly find opportunities to take CLS and TCCC classes. Or shoot a 70% or better in a service rifle match! Join ussss... 
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Originally Posted By RustedAce:
Just about any form of government to include Aztec and Phoenician death cults are morally superior to communism.
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I'd be interested for sure, especially group shooting stuff and med training. Dont have any gear except guns bit training is always a good idea.
I'm in the greeley area as well. Meet ups for me just depend on whats happening that day as I have a wife and 4yo daughter at home so most of my time is devoted to them |
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I'm working on some dates and topics and stuff at this time.
I'd like to try and get a hike in before Christmas, but I know that's a hard time for everyone due to holidays and family and such (it is for me as well). Plus the weather can be really unpredictable. I'm strongly considering a medical meet-up in January. It's cold as F usually and an indoor activity would probably be best. Here's what I'm thinking: - Location: Greeley, public library, private room - Date: TBD - Topics: Basic Emergency Response, Stop the Bleed, and any topics that may come up during discussion. - NOTE: This would not be a Certification course. I do not have the ability to sign as an instructor (although this is something I'm looking into, as I am already half way to instructor anyways). This meetup would be to get people some basic information on life-saving techniques that everyone should know. - Cost: I don't want to charge for the meeting, to keep it open to all. I am donating my time so that we CBB (Colorado Battle Buddies) have information that can save lives. HOWEVER, if you want to leave the meeting with some gear you can take home, I can get a person some IFAK ingredients (tourniquet, compressed gauze, shears, Israeli bandage, and an emergency blanket) for $30. You'd need to get a bag to put them in. I make no money off this, it would be something for you guys, to get you gear that I have used and trust. If you are interested in coming, @ me and reply "in" so I can keep track. Also, if you want a kit, PM me so I can make a list for that too. I have at least 4 personal kits we can tear apart and take a look at. I also have training tourniquets we can mess with. I can see if I can get my hands on some laminated quick reference cards to give everyone too. I know Greeley is kinda far for some, but it seems mostly central to us (2 hour drive for me, 2 hour drive for Springs guys, about an hour for Denver folk, etc) Lets get this going!
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Originally Posted By flynbenny:
I’m only two-ish years into the amateur radio stuff but I have earned the highest license, and (hopefully) my bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering in a month. I think I can handle creating and teaching a technician course (the entry level license), including some details on programming what I have taken to calling “Universal Chinese Handhelds” or UCHs, I have a few. |
| I just have to find my cable again, but I can program the Baofeng radios for the different repeaters, I already have a file made up for the front range, could probably add the western slope if I get a chance. |
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I was doing some thinking about the radio stuff.
One of my pet peeves, when engineering things is that often an idea becomes saddled with too many things and the original mission or object becomes loaded with other good things but not necessarily what it should (software has this happen frequently) be doing. Hear me out for a bit... My thinking is that comms are a pretty big deal, but maybe need to be handled under their own thing. Arfcom has a kick-ass ham forum, one of the things that drew me into it. So what I’m conjuring up is our own online tech course with a chinese radio programming element. I think it could be really powerful because it could be made with people who are experts in their little areas, and geared towards teaching some useful info and not just how to pass the (easy) test. It could used for everyone regardless of location, and maybe promote some uniform Arfcom radio training standards. I’m not opposed to teaching it live aka using some of y’all as the test students. My thinking then is that folks would be ready and prepared to practice using their comm stuff on some hikes and other events, making it a useful thing to serve us while we are focused on what I understood the goal of the battle buddy idea is, things like improving and testing fitness and marksmanship as a group. What do y’all think? |
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Originally Posted By flynbenny:
I was doing some thinking about the radio stuff. One of my pet peeves, when engineering things is that often an idea becomes saddled with too many things and the original mission or object becomes loaded with other good things but not necessarily what it should (software has this happen frequently) be doing. Hear me out for a bit... My thinking is that comms are a pretty big deal, but maybe need to be handled under their own thing. Arfcom has a kick-ass ham forum, one of the things that drew me into it. So what I’m conjuring up is our own online tech course with a chinese radio programming element. I think it could be really powerful because it could be made with people who are experts in their little areas, and geared towards teaching some useful info and not just how to pass the (easy) test. It could used for everyone regardless of location, and maybe promote some uniform Arfcom radio training standards. I’m not opposed to teaching it live aka using some of y’all as the test students. My thinking then is that folks would be ready and prepared to practice using their comm stuff on some hikes and other events, making it a useful thing to serve us while we are focused on what I understood the goal of the battle buddy idea is, things like improving and testing fitness and marksmanship as a group. What do y’all think? |
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Originally Posted By flynbenny:
I was doing some thinking about the radio stuff. One of my pet peeves, when engineering things is that often an idea becomes saddled with too many things and the original mission or object becomes loaded with other good things but not necessarily what it should (software has this happen frequently) be doing. Hear me out for a bit... My thinking is that comms are a pretty big deal, but maybe need to be handled under their own thing. Arfcom has a kick-ass ham forum, one of the things that drew me into it. So what I’m conjuring up is our own online tech course with a chinese radio programming element. I think it could be really powerful because it could be made with people who are experts in their little areas, and geared towards teaching some useful info and not just how to pass the (easy) test. It could used for everyone regardless of location, and maybe promote some uniform Arfcom radio training standards. I’m not opposed to teaching it live aka using some of y’all as the test students. My thinking then is that folks would be ready and prepared to practice using their comm stuff on some hikes and other events, making it a useful thing to serve us while we are focused on what I understood the goal of the battle buddy idea is, things like improving and testing fitness and marksmanship as a group. What do y’all think? |
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Getting a date for the med meeting. Once that's confirmed, I'll make a separate thread for that meeting.
So far I have: Sheddy Bitmap Wulf202 SecurityForcesmember Kiltakaze PainKillaX blownfour BEAST556 + 1 BootScootin dedreckon Riley1980 flynbenny TheOx05 denverdan Sixfunner45 stoner01 mjb That's a pretty good crowd! 
I have training TQ's we can play with. I'd also like to do a radio meeting. I do not have a Beofang or whatever they're called, but I'd be interested in learning. Once the weather starts to shape up (and the holidays pass) we can get some hiking/shooting going. |
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Originally Posted By PainKillaX:
Anybody in to lockpicking? I've always wanted to try. Maybe I'll have to learn and then I'll have something to share. I might be down to get together but I’m not running in full kit. Broke both of my ankles a few years ago so I don’t run. I’m up in northeastern Colorado. My on call schedule determines if I’m free or not. |
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