the glowsticks

[NM SAR]

Has anybody on a GT ever actually USED a chemlight? If so, for what?

[PA Guy]

Sure, plenty of times.  Saves flashlight batteries.  Helps preserve night vision.  Mark vehicles, trails etc.

[Cadet Sleuth]

Not often, I've mainly had cadets use them for visibility after dark at some non GT events.

[Eclipse]

As said, marking trails, people, tent lines and other hazards.

[Major Lord]

Ditto- Long burn 12 hour Cyalume sticks and super-bright "short burn" Orange Cyalume sticks. I also have them with me any time I go Scuba diving, day or night.

Major Lord

[davidsinn]

I use 12" long red ones on the flight-line at night. It works pretty good and the pilots seem to appreciate it.

[MIKE]

Field Raves.

[davidsinn]

Field Raves.

Mike really knows how to liven things up.

[MIKE]

Just think what it could be like in the CGAux with actual pyro under the auspices of an approved VDS training. 

[titanII]

Field Raves.

pfffff 

[jeders]

Field Raves.

You beat me to it.

[NIN]

Well, they go great on my helmet during night jumps.. Oh, wait, you said GROUND TEAM.

They make great targets for night compass work.  Especially if you're doing long distance compass work.  I'll equip my compass guys with a light stick on their LBE (one green, one red, one one blue or white) and let 'em leapfrog each other. Interestingly, they get pretty good at it when you separate them by color.


Line searches in low-light conditions are another endeavor where a couple glow sticks are handy.    One or two in the middle of the line, one at each end. It gets really easy really quickly to see how the line is doing. (Factoid: I think I did 2 "night" line searches in 28 years in CAP, so take it for what its worth)

Obviously, they make great tent illuminators, etc.

[Eclipse]

Sinn's flight line!

[davidsinn]

Sinn's flight line!

Naw, that's the ranger corps night ops. 

I don't use those crappy flimsy ones either.

[♠SARKID♠]

Some of the teams around here wear orange hardhats in the field.  Throw a glowstick under there and they give off a soft glow; enough to see your teammates, not enough to kill night vision.

They're also good night signalling devices.  Put one of the "short burn" intense ones on the end of five feet of paracord, get it swinging above your head, and you've got a dandy signal.

[♠SARKID♠]

Of course its always fun when you take a rookie and tell them that you have to "kick start" the chem light to activate them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHA0qItc06Q [PG-13 for language]

[Spaceman3750]

Night GT... Tell all of your team members to tie one to the back of their packs and then follow the team. Great for making sure C/Snuffy doesn't disappear in the dark.

Also handy for marking where your tent or tent lines are.

[Major Lord]

Also available in Infrared for those who might have NVD gear.....

Major Lord

[w7sar]

At NESA last week I saw a "LazerBrite" device that several CAP folks were pleased with. It is like a glowstick, but LED and battery powered.  They sold them in the PX at Camp Atterberry.  I didn't want to carry additional stuff home and found the website, www.lazerbrite.com when I got home.  My order came yesterday and I'm pretty impressed with the durability and design.  Apparently they're made for a lot of military applications.  I believe that I'll come out ahead in cost by using these vs. buying the chemsticks.

But, YMMV.

JW, W7SAR
Utah Wing

[jks19714]

When I used to do my 2 week summer thing (Signal), I used the "long burn" lightsticks to mark antenna guy lines and their anchor stakes.