About Simple Survival Store

 

Rick at work a few years back

 

 

We are part of Simple Survival, a wilderness survival site that provides visitors with free survival information. We produce quality and tested survival articles, and even have our own book, "Simple Survival, A Family Outdoors Guide."

 

 

Gary in the field looking for food

 

 

At our store, we look for the best in quality and prices, and then provide the products to you. Our author, G. L. Benton, knows that only the best in quality is good enough for survival situations and he insists on selecting each item we offer himself. If it's not good enough for him, it's not good enough for you. That's why we only carry survival gear by U.S. Army Ranger Rick, who has years of field experience under some rough conditions.

 

Gary, has an associates degree in search and rescue, survival operations, a bachelor's degree in occupational safety and health and a master's degree in psychology near completion. He served for over 26 years in the USAF and 12 of those were teaching parachuting and survival skills to USAF pilots as a Life Support Instructor. He is a graduate of the following USAF Survival Schools:

 

• Basic Survival School
• Water Survival School
• Arctic Survival School
• Jungle Survival School

 

His Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSC)

 

• 1T171 Craftsman
• 1T151 Journeyman
• 1T131 Apprentice
• 1T111 Helper

 

Duties and Responsibilites

(from http://www.specialtactics.com/lifesupp.shtml)

 

Inspects, maintains, and adjusts aircrew life support and chemical defense equipment such as flight helmets, oxygen masks, survival kits, night vision systems, parachutes, anti-G suits, eye and respiratory protective equipment, chemical biological protective oxygen mask, and other types of aircrew life support and chemical defense systems.

 

Issues and fits aircrew life support and chemical defense equipment. Installs and removes aircrew life support aircraft equipment. Uses various types of test equipment such as oxygen testers, leakage testers, radio testers, and other types of testers to conduct reliability testing on aircrew life support and chemical defense equipment. Maintains inspection and accountability documentation on life support equipment issued to aircrews or prepositioned on aircraft.

 

Conducts aircrew life support continuation and chemical defense equipment training classes. Instructs aircrews on equipment use, operation, and capabilities. Teaches aircrew techniques such as evasion procedures, emergency egress, combat survival procedures, environmental hazards, and other survival actions. Instructs aircrew hanging harness post ejection and bail-out descent procedures, and chemical defense donning, doffing, and decontaminating procedures.

 

Plans, directs, organizes, and evaluates aircrew life support operational aspects such as equipment accountability, personnel reliability, mobility readiness, and other activities necessary to meet operational readiness. Determines facilities, funding, and mobility life support assets to support unit taskings. Develops and submits budget requirements. Requisitions aircrew life support equipment and supplies. Obtains support from other agencies to maintain life support equipment.

 

Provides staff assistance to subordinate units. Conducts quality assurance inspections for compliance with policies and directives. Identifies and documents equipment and personnel training discrepancies and recommends corrective action. Evaluates and critiques aircrew life support instructors' effectiveness, and ensures presentations are accurate and current. Advises and assists agencies whose functions affect life support activities. Evaluates data involving equipment development and modification. Resolves life support equipment problems.

 

You can be assured when you buy a product from the Simple Survival Store that we only deal with Army Ranger Rick. If you have a problem with a purchased item, contact us.

 

Shipping, handling and prices are established by Army Ranger Rick and not by the Simple Survival Store. We will assist you with any problems, since we know Rick very well, and get back to you quickly--often on the phone.

 

Please keep in mind, this site is copyrighted and all images belong to their respective owners, Army Ranger Rick, or Simple Survival. If you wish to use an image, contact us for permission first.

 

If you have a question about a product or about survival in general, contact us and we'll get you an answer. We strive to be the best in the survival business.

 

Best wishes and good luck in the field,

 

Melanie D. Calvert
Simple Survival Store Manager

 

 

All purchases from this site must be done using the PayPal buttons or by sending a US Postal Money Order. We Do Not accept Personal Checks. Prices subject to change, without notice, due to the Ranger Rick living in Italy.

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