Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 522 Location: Bridger Bowl
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:48 am Post subject:
Woah! Like an ABS pack, but instead of attaching it to yourself you get a leash to get caught around trees.
Seriously though, the ABS pack seems to make the most sense. Other than that, the recent Avalung video sold me. That clicking sound must be at least a little comforting.
Attaching a leash might help you find someone faster, but a beacon does that too. Especially with a new digital beacon. _________________ It's a dance, not a stance.
Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Posts: 7365 Location: Blue Canadian Rockies
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 3:59 am Post subject:
Its like the avalanche cords the old-timers used to use. The new digital beacons are great, but now we get compatibility problems with other electronics like radios.
Maybe we have to embrace redundancy. Analogue beacon for long range, digital beacon for ease of searching, avi-ball as beacon back-up, abs pack and avalung for survivabilty, what have I left out?
Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 127 Location: Fernie BC
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 3:23 pm Post subject:
skookumchuck wrote:
Its like the avalanche cords the old-timers used to use. The new digital beacons are great, but now we get compatibility problems with other electronics like radios.
Maybe we have to embrace redundancy. Analogue beacon for long range, digital beacon for ease of searching, avi-ball as beacon back-up, abs pack and avalung for survivabilty, what have I left out?
How about the wisdom to not get caught up in an avi in the first place?
Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Posts: 7365 Location: Blue Canadian Rockies
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:29 pm Post subject:
Ferniefreeheels wrote:
skookumchuck wrote:
Its like the avalanche cords the old-timers used to use. The new digital beacons are great, but now we get compatibility problems with other electronics like radios.
Maybe we have to embrace redundancy. Analogue beacon for long range, digital beacon for ease of searching, avi-ball as beacon back-up, abs pack and avalung for survivabilty, what have I left out?
How about the wisdom to not get caught up in an avi in the first place?
If you have that you don't need any of those other tools.
Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 2469 Location: Golden CO
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:02 pm Post subject:
skookumchuck wrote:
Ferniefreeheels wrote:
skookumchuck wrote:
Its like the avalanche cords the old-timers used to use. The new digital beacons are great, but now we get compatibility problems with other electronics like radios.
Maybe we have to embrace redundancy. Analogue beacon for long range, digital beacon for ease of searching, avi-ball as beacon back-up, abs pack and avalung for survivabilty, what have I left out?
How about the wisdom to not get caught up in an avi in the first place?
If you have that you don't need any of those other tools.
But, if the S**t hits the fan......
I skied a week with a couple from Austria that both carried the Avalanche Ball. They had them in these waist-packs, that had a ripcord thing on them. The ball is safer to have inside a helicopter then other "triggered" devices (i.e., ABS or Snowpulse).
The Avalanche Ball is not full proof and should not be the only means of finding someon. Obviously, the ball should be used in conjunction with a transceiver. Just as you should have a transceiver even if you use an ABS pack, Snowpulse or Avalung.
Personally, I have not bought a Avalanche Ball, ABS pack or Snowpulse yet. I have an Avalung but I have not used it as much as I guess I should.
HM _________________ "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S Truman
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