Do you wear an Avalanche Air Bag in the Mountains

[Weirboondocking]

my wife and I both wear them and we encourage anyone that takes one of our clinics, that they are a proven tool that will drastically increase your odds in survival as well a self rescue.

 

[ProRmk800]

Got a abs sb 5 for Christmas. Who all deploys there bags and makes sure everything is working 100 percent the first time before there trip to the hills?

 

[Arctic_Ragtop]

I got a Snowpulse 22 for Christmas along with a pieps beacon probe and shovel. Pretty excited to not have to rent!

 

[imdoo'n]

rode out at provost yesterday, lots of snow, good ride, wore my snopulse just in case figgin safety ya know.

 

[Repsolx3]

I went with the ABS since it has 2 air bags one on each side. if one side malfunctions the other side should still inflate. other brands a only one air bag. Although I did like the snowpluse cause it wraps around your head and gives extra protection. But over all I think they are all great products and if your in the back country and can afford a sled you should get one.

 

[Hardkore341]

Caught in an AVALANCHE - YouTube

For those who don"t hit the big hills, and stay in the trees...............

 

[Dyelectric]

Wear a Snowpulse, My two brothers and dad also wear the same, worth the money in my opinion.

 

[Hooligen]

I went BCA, after trying them all on, the one that stood out for me was the BCA and snow pulse, i went with BCA because it was 300 bucks cheaper and I throw a scuba tank in my sled trailer and i can fill the bottle in the parking lot if I ever had to pull. I think the most important thing with any air pack is being familiar with it. I blew my bag off 3 times before i took it to the hills, twice while running my sled across my yard, just to burn it into my memory where the t handle was and how it worked. theres been lots of times where im coming down the trail at the end of the day and get a km or two from the parking lot and ill yard on it just to get that much more comfortable with pulling it. Down side your buddies qiuckly learn how to pull it for you and come up beside me on the trail and want to make sure its working. LOL Good riding buddies are always watching your back i guess. lol. Love my BCA, is it the best ? Dont know. Is it better than nothing ? Guaranteed ! JMO

 

[ferniesnow]

I went BCA, after trying them all on, the one that stood out for me was the BCA and snow pulse, i went with BCA because it was 300 bucks cheaper and I throw a scuba tank in my sled trailer and i can fill the bottle in the parking lot if I ever had to pull. I think the most important thing with any air pack is being familiar with it. I blew my bag off 3 times before i took it to the hills, twice while running my sled across my yard, just to burn it into my memory where the t handle was and how it worked. theres been lots of times where im coming down the trail at the end of the day and get a km or two from the parking lot and ill yard on it just to get that much more comfortable with pulling it. Down side your buddies qiuckly learn how to pull it for you and come up beside me on the trail and want to make sure its working. LOL Good riding buddies are always watching your back i guess. lol. Love my BCA, is it the best ? Dont know. Is it better than nothing ? Guaranteed ! JMO

Nice buddies.....good thing you didn't go with the ABS and have to have nitrogen at $40 bucks a crack! That would upset you just a little, eh!

 

[Iron Horse Racing]

Caught in an AVALANCHE - YouTube

For those who don"t hit the big hills, and stay in the trees...............

Were you involved with this?
Where was it?
What time of day?
Any other details of the snow conditions?

 

[team-x]

float for almost everyone in my group

 

[Jordan1924]

Snowpulse for my wife and I

 

[imdoo'n]

heck will i need an avi bag out quadding in the alpine this summer?

 

[Lund]

Have been for nearly 8 seasons now, actualy looking into replacing the bag as my current ABS bag is starting to look its age.
In the 71/2 years of use it's never been deployed in an emergency and i plan on keeping it that way. It is probably the most used "unused" piece of equiptment i own for sledding HAHA.

 

[sick1]

i have worn a bca float 40 for the past two years.. standing up well, zippers and clips still good. only problem is you have to be a body builder to carry it.. freaken heavy! but i guess small price to pay if you ever need it..

 

[Shredder]

I wear a BCA Throttle. I looked at it from the perpective of; if I was laying under the snow hoping to be dugout in time, how much would I be willing to pay to be on top of the snow right then.

 

[TheDub]

I wear an 18 pack of bud light ...it ain't light, but it gets the job done... I think beer floats as well?? Not sure how you guys have room for air bags and there is no way in hell I would go without a few cold ones. Cargo room is a huge issue on the newer sleds as well... You think they would add cargo space not delete it... I've got a 2010 m8.. Best mule in the business but still could use more cargo room... Would consider buying an air bag if there was more cargo space....

 

[ferniesnow]

I wear an 18 pack of bud light ...it ain't light, but it gets the job done... I think beer floats as well?? Not sure how you guys have room for air bags and there is no way in hell I would go without a few cold ones. Cargo room is a huge issue on the newer sleds as well... You think they would add cargo space not delete it... I've got a 2010 m8.. Best mule in the business but still could use more cargo room... Would consider buying an air bag if there was more cargo space....

Joined in 2008 and this is your 1st post?

I think I see why.......

Just curious, do you wear a beacon?

 

[Lund]

Joined in 2008 and this is your 1st post?

I think I see why.......

Just curious, do you wear a beacon?

What you expect from a bone head calling himself "thedub".

 

[lilduke]

I wear an 18 pack of bud light ...it ain't light, but it gets the job done... I think beer floats as well?? Not sure how you guys have room for air bags and there is no way in hell I would go without a few cold ones. Cargo room is a huge issue on the newer sleds as well... You think they would add cargo space not delete it... I've got a 2010 m8.. Best mule in the business but still could use more cargo room... Would consider buying an air bag if there was more cargo space....

Have you considered towing a trailer with extra beer maybe?