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avalanche beacan
started by arctic_catdude
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October 8th 2008 at 6:38 PM
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arctic_catdude
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69 Posts 
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Member Since: January 24th 2005
Location: Peace River, Alberta, Canada
Current Sled: 2008 Dragon 700 155"
2008-2009 Miles: 425 miles
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i need to get an avalanche beacon for when i go up to mountains. i want to get on that is decently priced and is fairly easy to use. what do u guys think.
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October 8th 2008 at 7:21 PM
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roughrider99
Its not turbo lag, its foreplay
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Member Since: March 11th 2006
Location: Consul, Saskatchewan, Canada
Current Sled: 06 Lite Apex MTX
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SOS is what i trust my life with, they are tried, true, and proven to work great. It's simple and reliable everytime, many people are starting to prefer the digital beacons because they can be more user friendly with the arrows and such. Go take an avalanche saftey course and test with both beacons to see what works for you. for a beacon your lookin at $250 and up average price is around 300ish which is what i paid for my sos
i ride where its steep n' deep :P
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October 8th 2008 at 8:11 PM
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CuzzinOlaf
Sniffle Sniffle!
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October 12th 2008 at 11:25 AM
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I've got Ortovox beacons for both me and the wife.
A side note on the beacons.
It doesn't matter so much what brand you get, what does matter is that you get one, keep fresh batteries in it, and learn to use it.
Carry a probe and shovel too. Take the course a time or 2 and by all means, get familliar with that beacon.
I hide mine some where in the house, hand my wife hers, and tell her that she has 15 minutes to find and un-bury me before brain dead occurs, and that means that she has only 7 minutes to find me as she will need the other 8 to dig me out and revive.
The first time took her 1/2 hour to find it, now it is down to just a couple minutes.
I have taken her to avi classes, and am thinking I should take her to a refresher.
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October 13th 2008 at 1:00 PM
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arctic_catdude
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69 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: January 24th 2005
Location: Peace River, Alberta, Canada
Current Sled: 2008 Dragon 700 155"
2008-2009 Miles: 425 miles
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i need to go out and get the avi course done. i guess most of the beacons are easy to use, if i learn how to use it. getting a shovel and probe is also on my list. i dont go to the mountains much which shows why i dont have that stuff, but i want to go more often.
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October 13th 2008 at 5:26 PM
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happyfast79
big ol poo..all 166" of her
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Location: gillette, wy, USA
Current Sled: 05 900 166
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Quote originally posted by arctic_catdude
i need to go out and get the avi course done. i guess most of the beacons are easy to use, if i learn how to use it. getting a shovel and probe is also on my list. i dont go to the mountains much which shows why i dont have that stuff, but i want to go more often.
i have a bca dts tracker and for the price i think there the easyest to use under preasser the only other one ive used is a sos and i wasnt really impressed doesnt have the options the bca does and isnt all that much cheaper...
just my .02
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October 13th 2008 at 5:43 PM
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xtralettucetomatoe580
Tan Berets lead the way
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Location: Hunter Army Airfield, GA, USA
Current Sled: C17, C130, UH, CH, Lil's
2008-2009 Miles: 950
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I have an Arga.
It does not matter if you have a beacon if you cant use it properly and efficiently. Practice practice practice.
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October 13th 2008 at 6:27 PM
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Rubi
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Location: Alexandria, MN, USA
Current Sled: 2000 XCSP 600
2008-2009 Miles: 1071
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I've got an Ortovox. They've been around a lot longer than many of the brands. Make sure what you get is compatable with what your riding buddies have. Don't leave your batteries in it over the summer. I learned the hard way bad things can happen.
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