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Polaris off-road ambulance #11336870 07/28/16 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,249 Filer, ID Rock Chuck OP Campfire Kahuna OP Rock Chuck Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,249 Filer, ID I hadn't seen one of these before. It's a mini ambulance designed for fighting fires and other off road emergencies. It's owned by the Idaho Falls, ID fire dept. AMBULANCE “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.

Re: Polaris off-road ambulance Rock Chuck #11336883 07/28/16 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,567 grottoes ,virginia,usa srwshooter Campfire Outfitter srwshooter Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,567 grottoes ,virginia,usa that is nice,wonder what it weighs. looks top heavy.

Re: Polaris off-road ambulance Rock Chuck #11336904 07/28/16 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,249 Filer, ID Rock Chuck OP Campfire Kahuna OP Rock Chuck Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,249 Filer, ID The article says it's not nearly as top heavy as it looks. The drivers get a special driving lesson including driving it on steep slopes. “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.

Re: Polaris off-road ambulance Rock Chuck #11336908 07/28/16 Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 2,511 Pa grovey Campfire Regular grovey Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 2,511 Pa Looks cool, but I bet they couldn't steer it with me in the back.

Re: Polaris off-road ambulance Rock Chuck #11336932 07/28/16 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 492 Montgomery, Tx M msj348 Campfire Member msj348 Campfire Member M Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 492 Montgomery, Tx I'd hate to think that my life depended on a Polaris! Matt

Re: Polaris off-road ambulance msj348 #11336945 07/28/16 Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,278 Colorado-7600' L leftycarbon Campfire Tracker leftycarbon Campfire Tracker L Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,278 Colorado-7600' My wife and I will not drive our Polaris any farther from our place than we care to walk. AND we have had to walk more than we like. Lefty C

Re: Polaris off-road ambulance Rock Chuck #11336973 07/28/16 Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 24,366 7 700LH Campfire Ranger 700LH Campfire Ranger 7 Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 24,366 Not much ground clearance

Re: Polaris off-road ambulance Rock Chuck #11336984 07/28/16 Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 24,658 NW Nevada GunGeek Campfire Ranger GunGeek Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 24,658 NW Nevada Originally Posted by Rock Chuck I hadn't seen one of these before. It's a mini ambulance designed for fighting fires and other off road emergencies. It's owned by the Idaho Falls, ID fire dept. AMBULANCE Man, it would suck-azz to run a code in the back of that sardine can.

Re: Polaris off-road ambulance Rock Chuck #11336986 07/28/16 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 32,130 Somewhere between lost and fou... kingston Campfire 'Bwana kingston Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 32,130 Somewhere between lost and fou... It looks nice and clean inside! Originally Posted by 16penny If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty

Re: Polaris off-road ambulance GunGeek #11337008 07/28/16 Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 9,377 las vegas, Nv. L lvmiker Campfire Outfitter lvmiker Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 9,377 las vegas, Nv. Try it in the back of a 500 defender helicopter. mike r Don't wish it were easier Wish you were better Stab them in the taint, you can't put a tourniquet on that. Craig Douglas ECQC

Re: Polaris off-road ambulance Rock Chuck #11337023 07/28/16 Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,104 Not where I belong RogueHunter Campfire Regular RogueHunter Campfire Regular Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,104 Not where I belong A department with money to burn. I'd guess that costs a ton more than a 4x4 van that could go to the same places that does. - Rogue

Re: Polaris off-road ambulance msj348 #11337076 07/28/16 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip T tzone Campfire 'Bwana tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip Originally Posted by msj348 I'd hate to think that my life depended on a Polaris! Lmao Camp is where you make it.

Re: Polaris off-road ambulance Rock Chuck #11337086 07/28/16 Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,910 Georgia J JMR40 Campfire Outfitter JMR40 Campfire Outfitter J Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,910 Georgia Our local EMA has the same vehicle without the roof and sides. It is just an open back vehicle with a stretcher for carrying people out of remote locations. I've ridden in it and it will go places you'd think it won't. Most people don't really want the truth. They just want constant reassurance that what they believe is the truth.

Re: Polaris off-road ambulance Rock Chuck #11337106 07/28/16 Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 8,573 Northwest corner of Louisiana W websterparish47 Campfire Outfitter websterparish47 Campfire Outfitter W Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 8,573 Northwest corner of Louisiana People around here complain about a rough ride when driven on paved streets.

Re: Polaris off-road ambulance JMR40 #11337153 07/28/16 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,249 Filer, ID Rock Chuck OP Campfire Kahuna OP Rock Chuck Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,249 Filer, ID People who've only used a standard 4x4 can't appreciate what happens when a vehicle has front and rear lockers. “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.

Re: Polaris off-road ambulance msj348 #11337235 07/28/16 Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,723 LOCUST K KentuckyMountainMan Campfire Regular KentuckyMountainMan Campfire Regular K Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,723 LOCUST Better odds than a [bleep] Honda.... Originally Posted by msj348 I'd hate to think that my life depended on a Polaris! “When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”

Re: Polaris off-road ambulance Rock Chuck #11337600 07/28/16 Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,695 Southern Oregon USA S Seafire Campfire 'Bwana Seafire Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,695 Southern Oregon USA I wonder why when the Army got rid of the GamaGoats we had, that they didn't give them to fire dept in the West, the Forest Service etc... The ones we had that were set up for we Medics to use, were pretty deluxed out and highly capable, in a lot of environments.

Re: Polaris off-road ambulance Rock Chuck #11337625 07/28/16 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,676 Fairbanksan in Aleutian Hell stevelyn Campfire Ranger stevelyn Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,676 Fairbanksan in Aleutian Hell None of you all have ever lived in a real remote village. That thing is a premium ALS ambulance compared to some of the methods that we've used to transport people from remote areas. Some folks lives have depended on Polaris'. Z

Re: Polaris off-road ambulance Seafire #11337750 07/28/16 Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,626 Eastern Colony of Communist Ca... T The_Yetti Campfire Tracker The_Yetti Campfire Tracker T Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,626 Eastern Colony of Communist Ca... Originally Posted by Seafire I wonder why when the Army got rid of the GamaGoats we had, that they didn't give them to fire dept in the West, the Forest Service etc... The ones we had that were set up for we Medics to use, were pretty deluxed out and highly capable, in a lot of environments. I could of sworn you said you used a wagon and a mule to move the injured and wounded around when you were in!

Re: Polaris off-road ambulance Seafire #11340490 07/30/16 Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 16,649 Minnesota R Rooster7 Campfire Ranger Rooster7 Campfire Ranger R Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 16,649 Minnesota Originally Posted by Seafire I wonder why when the Army got rid of the GamaGoats we had, that they didn't give them to fire dept in the West, the Forest Service etc... The ones we had that were set up for we Medics to use, were pretty deluxed out and highly capable, in a lot of environments. My home town fire dept. has one for fighting grass fires The deer hunter does not notice the mountains "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve" - Isoroku Yamamoto There sure are a lot of America haters that want to live here...