From time to time we in the blogosphere have an opportunity to try something out. I seek out things I wish I had or have used and share them in this little room I made on the internet.
You come here, take a look around and head back to cat videos and memes about Spongebob I'd wager. That's what I do anyway.
However, a few of you have missed the disclaimer on my Resources page about what I recommend and why. I only review and recommend products I have used or want to use. A few years ago I was being offered all sorts of free stuff to use and review but I didn't want to use it. Vests I thought were useless, footwear with a gimmick to fasten (It is no longer on the market) and even weird EMT supplies wander into my inbox and I have to decline.
So know that when I make a recommendation, it is genuine, not just a chance to get some clicks.
Case in point. Recently I saw the Channel Lock 87 tool on sale on Amazon. I shared the link and added it to my newly formatted Resources page. It became the very first Firefighter Basics product I reviewed. A reader sent me an anonymous email stating that he didn't believe I actually used everything I talk about.
"Your page is a just a big ad for crap you don't use."
So the next morning at work I grabbed the Channel Lock 87 out of my right jacket pocket and put it on my bag for a quick picture.
You come here, take a look around and head back to cat videos and memes about Spongebob I'd wager. That's what I do anyway.
However, a few of you have missed the disclaimer on my Resources page about what I recommend and why. I only review and recommend products I have used or want to use. A few years ago I was being offered all sorts of free stuff to use and review but I didn't want to use it. Vests I thought were useless, footwear with a gimmick to fasten (It is no longer on the market) and even weird EMT supplies wander into my inbox and I have to decline.
So know that when I make a recommendation, it is genuine, not just a chance to get some clicks.
Case in point. Recently I saw the Channel Lock 87 tool on sale on Amazon. I shared the link and added it to my newly formatted Resources page. It became the very first Firefighter Basics product I reviewed. A reader sent me an anonymous email stating that he didn't believe I actually used everything I talk about.
"Your page is a just a big ad for crap you don't use."
So the next morning at work I grabbed the Channel Lock 87 out of my right jacket pocket and put it on my bag for a quick picture.
There's my helmet sticking out of my gear bag (I mentioned this trying to get a larger bag recommendation on Twitter not long ago) with the Fox Fury Discover Tilt I recommend and my trusty snips. My mask bag is on my SCBA, my jacket light on my jacket and the chocks in my right pant pocket.
I share these things so that other Firefighters who wander into this little corner of the internet can get an honest recommendation for something I wish I had when I got started. Yes, I really do use this stuff.
-HM
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