Search and Rescue Kits

DONATIONS TO SEARCH AND RESCUE

One of the most common things hikers are unprepared for is an unexpected night on the mountain. Many set out on what they think is going to be a simple day hike, forgetting to pack warm clothing in case of an emergency.

Minus33 recycles gently worn returns and garments with minor defects that are then assembled into “kits” – a head-to-toe outfit of warm clothing. The kits go along on Search and Rescue missions. Once victims are found, they can put the kits on, and start getting warmed up immediately. This helps to prevent or delay hypothermia.

A Minus33 rescue kit in action in the Dry River Valley: Helicopter Used to Rescue 2 Hikers in White Mountains

MINUS33 PROUDLY SUPPLIES THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS WITH RESCUE KITS:

New Hampshire:	Vermont:	Maine:
NH Fish and Game Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue Pemigewasset Valley Search and Rescue Team Mountain Rescue Service Mount Washington Avalanche Center Upper Valley Wilderness Response Team Lakes Region Search and Rescue New England K-9 Search and Rescue	Vermont State Police Vermont Fish & Wildlife Colchester, VT Technical Rescue Team	Maine Warden Service Maine Association for Search and Rescue Baxter State Park

Kinely, the English Coonhound, from New England K-9 SAR, is wrapped up in one of the wool blankets we donated after a long day of searching in the rain and cold temperatures.

Donate Used Products

Has your product reached the end of its life? Are you ready to retire and replace it? Donate your used Minus33 products back to us and we will either refurbish them for our rescue kits, or recycle them depending on their condition. Learn more here.

 

Do you represent an SAR organization? Apply here to get Minus33 rescue kits.