SOPs should definitely include planting and harvesting times of vegetables/crops that you intend to use. Also include a section on maintenance and watering of your crops.

Chimo,

Since you mentioned group, lets talk standardization. Packing your ruck for instance. Your group should have a SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) for packing group kit - Rucks, duffle bags, GOOD Bags, etc.

I would hope a group would standardize the ruck the group will use, so they can all be packed the same way. This is important, because if you are taking a long walk in a very dark woods and someone in your group trips and slices open their shin, you are going to want to know where their first aid kit is located in their pack. You will notice, I have not said you want to know where your first aid kit is. That is because your other SOP is for first aid treatment which states that whenever possible the victim/casualty will provide the supplies to treat them. There are life threatening situations that would supercede the SOP, but only in the most dire situations. The logic is, your supplies are for you. So, your own first aid supplies should be used to treat you. Back to the ruck, all first aid kits should be packed in the exact same location in the ruck. If you know where your first aid kit is, you know where Bob's first aid kit is. Same for dry socks, dry clothes, sleeping bag, food, brew kit or spare ammo.

Standardization and SOP's are group survival skills. That is why every successful military in the world use them. They work, if you have the discipline to follow and the leadership to check that the SOP's are being followed - exactly.

Just my thoughts at the moment,

Mountainman.

GC.. shame on you stealing my answer, geesh..!

Even in hiking and climbing groups they suggest strongly that they group adopts a standard SOP for packing gear. There will always be some who do not want to do this, this would be a good indicator of their non assistance and compliance with anything in the future.

If you do not want the whole pack to be the same, make sure you have emergency kits, first aid kits that are packed the same and on the outside of the bags, or vehicles or bikes. This will assist you in providing first aid and assistance. Remember we were always told to use the injured persons first aid kit on them and not your own kit. The reasoning is that you might need yours if you were to be separated from the group or in another emergency before your kit was refilled.

WildE,

If I didn't beat you to it, I would have to read your long winded, very thorough description of SOP's and how they need to be written, practiced and used. LOL. You have made many fine points in your post.

I am sure this topic, SOP's, cannot have too much written about it. Every high performance unit has SOP's. Military. Law Enforcement. Fire. EMS. Medical/Surgical. Rescue. Whenever, time is of the essence, the need for efficient and effective practices is the only way to go. You cannot re-invent the wheel everytime you go out. Figure out what works. Write that down. Learn it. Practice it. Know it. Review it. Improve it. The cycle continues. Always getting better. Always getting smoother.

Just me getting off-track,

Mountainman.

WildE,

If I didn't beat you to it, I would have to read your long winded, very thorough description of SOP's and how they need to be written, practised and used. LOL. You have made many fine points in your post.
Mountainman.

Hmmmphhhh... LOL..
cheers to you as well brother, have a drink on me as well

This is actually a thing that is over looked by most who have no Military or First Responder experience. Me thinks chatting with a Paramedic and looking at their kits will tell you more about SOPs in the right tool and the right place, every time. Every Ambulance, Firetruck etc, is identical on the inside to the one next to it.

ps. my posts are getting shorter as time goes on normally, my personal writing's are getting longer as I am refocusing my priorities.
ppss. I fixed your spelling mistake in the quote as well ! ... cheers 😆

WildE,

Thanks for the correcting of me spelling. 🙂

Drinks will have to wait a wee bit longer, my shift is not over just yet!!

Cheers,

MM.