Since I mentioned that I would be chronicling my day to day life here on the blog, let me mention how much I hate PropperTM brand EMT pants. I know hate is a strong word, normally reserved for racists and baby killers… but these pants… oh man.
I hate “Teflon Coating”, I hate the ridiculous waist snaps instead of a simple button. I hate that fact that they have that STUPID trauma shears slot on the side with goofy straps to ‘secure your EMS tools’ and I hate that when I wear them on warm days I marinate like a rump roast.
Bah.
I’m going back to wearing simple black BDUs. Poly/Cotton + Breathable = Less sweaty unmentionable stuff.
/rant mode off.
I found a nifty pair of scrub pants that double into my medic pants for my small EMS ventures, they have a side pocket that fits all the equipment I use in a shift (I actually use all of it, pen light, flashlight, trauma shears, pens, highlighters, sharpies, notebooks…). Alas no goofy straps.
I wish I could get away with that, but we have to look "uniform", and BDUs are close enough that nobody says anything. Scrub pants do sound nice and cool though.