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Old 19 Feb 2016, 07:53 (Ref:3615911)   #1
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Marshall equipment

Hey fellow marshals,
I've been marshalling for years but have always borrowed most marshal equipment of friends etc... I need to buy my own stuff but I'm having a mind blank. Can anyone put a list of what stuff you have?
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Old 19 Feb 2016, 08:46 (Ref:3615918)   #2
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Well,

My stuff consists of.....

1 x clipboard with "I'm Very Important" written on the back

1x Whistle (I am a Specialist as well as Track)

1 x Whistle Pea (vital to make above function)

1x Spare whistle pea (just in case)

1x over complicated stopwatch that I do not understand, and with an alarm that goes off at 12pm everyday whatever you do.

1 x Set of Overalls cut off at legs (due to challenged personal altitude)

1 x pair of 6 fingered gloves (it's a genetic thing)

1 x Baseball cap with "Motorsport" written on it (Oxymoron alert! - it is a "baseball cap")

1 x pair of 'ard looking bovver boots - with steel toecaps (never understood that - so it's vital to protect all 6 toes on one foot, but Ok to squash the rest of your foot hmmmm )

2x pair of socks for above

1x hole in toe for above

1x odd sock knocking about at bottom of rucksack

1 x set of apparently non water-proof waterproofs in grubby orange

1x 6000000000Nm 40 tonne pull mountain carabiner for hanging said non waterproof waterproof jacket on fence

1x Portable Collapsible Canvas Armco Barrier

1x Non functioning Scanner

2x AA Batteries - dead flat and leaking over sarnies - for above

1 x Pen - with dried ink

1 x waterlogged pad

1 pair cool looking sunglasses (hardly used - British Summer)

1 x spare boxer shorts (preferably brown)

1 x tin of warped sense of humour

1 x tin of the greasiest most horrible factor 4000 sun cream you can get

1x Fake tan - to counter the factor 4000

1x "Bertie" the pet beetle

1x box or rucksack to carry all of above (must have special magic pocket where things go never to be seen again - apart from that cheese sandwich which seems to re-appear from nowhere 3 1/2 weeks later)

1x set of completely random stickers for above

Sorry ......devil in me couldn't resist..

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Old 19 Feb 2016, 08:58 (Ref:3615922)   #3
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More seriously...

More seriously

Well, it sort of depends on what you are doing (say Specialism or Track) , how you travel/stay over and what you are comfortable with and spending. It is all a bit subjective.

Really, for the pure marshalling side you don't need much equipment at all - basically same as you borrow.

Buy what is comfortable - fits and is in right price range for you.

The vital things are to remember to stay as dry and warm as poss whatever the weather, protect yourself as much as poss from hazards (hot objects, sprained ankles, other marshals with sh*t sense of humour) and that's it in a nutshell.

Paring it down to basics all you need is:

Overalls - protect your clothes and be "one of the gang" (though even these are not vital tbh - you'll already know not to clash with flag colours)

Boots - decent, preferably steel toe caps, must protect ankles, preferably as waterproof as poss

Decent underwear inc thermals

Decent gloves to protect from sharp edges and hot exhausts etc (popular are welding gauntlets - cheap as chips but nasty when wet - I carry two or three pairs and change)

Good hat for sun and rain

Sun cream

As good as waterproofs (normally hi-viz) as you can get

In a nutshell that is all you need - oh and lunch as well.

If a specialist add a clipboard, pens, whistle and stop watch.

Everything else is pretty subjective and personal choice
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Old 19 Feb 2016, 09:49 (Ref:3615936)   #4
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My stuff consists of.....
Lol! So many yes's. Very good.
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Old 19 Feb 2016, 11:00 (Ref:3615952)   #5
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Old 19 Feb 2016, 13:22 (Ref:3615989)   #6
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Old 19 Feb 2016, 13:43 (Ref:3615998)   #7
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1x over complicated stopwatch that I do not understand, and with an alarm that goes off at 12pm everyday whatever you do.
Standard equipment, then. I was given one a few years ago minus instructions. After a lot of effort I managed to find and download the instructions to a slightly different model, and which are mostly incorrect for the model I have. And yet I printed them off and carry them in my bag just in case by osmosis the two manage to become in sync at some point and I can find out how to work it properly.

Mine goes off at 8:40 pm.
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Well,

My stuff consists of.....

1 x clipboard with "I'm Very Important" written on the back

1x Whistle (I am a Specialist as well as Track)

1 x Whistle Pea (vital to make above function)

1x Spare whistle pea (just in case)......etc...........
..................... Very good, and not all that far from the truth!
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Do not bring or attempt to eat bananas, hot drinks, or ice creams. Never fall asleep, or sit down with a vacant expression on your face, avoid falling over, and never wear a silly hat .................there are photgraphers about!

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Where can anyone recommend to get new proban overalls from ? After 12 years of use , mine have that many holes in that I can't use them anymore.
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Join Silverstone Marshals club for £25 or so do a couple of meetings there and get a free set of overalls (orange or black), simples
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Decent underwear inc thermals
Underwear ? Underwear ?

Are you some sort of wuz Tony ???
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