Last year I tried riding with my Ipod and the lithium battery got so cold it drained all of the power. Does anyone ride with their ipod and how do you keep it warm? Any insight would be great.
Riding with IPOD
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put the ipod as close as you can to your body. Depending on what you wear under your snowpants, i usually put mine in my pants pocket under my snow gear so then its as close to my body heat as it can get.
I used to, until I found out they interfear with your Avy beacon. no more ipod while riding for me
Also you can not hear how the engine is running and odd noises that a sled can self destruct on. I like to hear what is going on.
Question about the I pod what does it exactly do to the beacon, I know a lot of people who ski with ipod and carry a beacon.
wow. guess i won't be using my ipod anymore either.
so im assuming a cellular telephone device would interfere with the beacons as well. in that case i might not take my phone or just shut it off.
Yes, all electronics (iPods, two-way radios, cell phones) will cause some interference with beacons.
Also, I agree with wjl. I like to hear what the sled is doing.
Also, I agree with wjl. I like to hear what the sled is doing.
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Snappy Sledder
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Sorry might be a stupid question but since a running sled would interfere it would be best to have a teather so incase you do get thrown from the sled the sled gets shut off? Or in most cases does the sled shut off when in the avy? (I use hose and clamp the kill switch open so i dont bump it side hilling carving or tree riding)
thought it mainly affected the search function. so the person searching the buried beacon wouldnt want to have it near an i pod or phone that is turned on. or ride around a sled trying to find the buried beacon
Have my shuffle on the inside of my jacket and can go an entire weekend on 1 charge. The headphone control on the shuffles is great for not having to pop off my helmet when we stop and decide where to go next etc.
But even if it's on the victim, it will interfere, at least, with the fine search.
Having a friend miss his buddy by 2 feet when they dug for him... I'm not taking any (extra)chances.
My next sled is getting a tether as well, seems like a good idea anyhow.
Why take everybody's word for it? Why not test your beacon and different electronic devices ? I did, cause I love my tunes while riding, it keeps me from singing the last song i heard on the radio all day long.
Anyway, with my beacons and my ipod this is what i found. I held my ipod (with it playing) in the same hand as my beacon while in search mode. I had my son hide my other beacon, And went looking. I could NOT find it. Turned the ipod off and went directly to the other beacon. So, I had my son hide the beacon again with the ipod with it, (still playing) Then i searched for it. No problem at all. I found it in less than a minute.
My conclusion, If you ever find yourself in the situation that you have to search for some one, TURN OFF EVERY electronic device you have with you, radios ipods phones EVERYTHING.
But will your ipod make it so they cant find you? With my beacons and my ipod, No. but dont take my word for it, test you own equipment !! dont put your life into someone else opinion or experience !
Oh and as for the battery thing. I keep my ipod wrapped up in a beanie hat in my inside coat pocket.
Anyway, with my beacons and my ipod this is what i found. I held my ipod (with it playing) in the same hand as my beacon while in search mode. I had my son hide my other beacon, And went looking. I could NOT find it. Turned the ipod off and went directly to the other beacon. So, I had my son hide the beacon again with the ipod with it, (still playing) Then i searched for it. No problem at all. I found it in less than a minute.
My conclusion, If you ever find yourself in the situation that you have to search for some one, TURN OFF EVERY electronic device you have with you, radios ipods phones EVERYTHING.
But will your ipod make it so they cant find you? With my beacons and my ipod, No. but dont take my word for it, test you own equipment !! dont put your life into someone else opinion or experience !
Oh and as for the battery thing. I keep my ipod wrapped up in a beanie hat in my inside coat pocket.
Tether is a great idea...and smart for making sure the sleds is shut down, as well as for any mishaps.
I bring my cell phone along, it is just turned off (either in my backpack or handlebar bag). When we stop in certain areas (safe zones), I will turn it on and check for reception. I keep a mental note of all of the places I'm able to get reception, just in case I need it someday for something.
Good on you Rixster for running your own tests (I've done many with the different beacons and other items we have). The more important thing though than you being able to find one of your beacons with the IPOD running...is whether or not the beacons of the people you ride with could find your beacon. Your combo may work for you...but what about anyone else whom might be in the position of having to find you?
And yes, turn off all electronics besides your beacon in a search scenario. That really needs to be brained into people's heads. Heck, I've watched many with practice in the field scenarios of buried folks...and unless you are really in tune with doing this, inevitably someone always forgets to turn something off...or even to switch their beacon to search mode if not prompted to do so. So when doing practice (which one should often), get a good habit going of turning off everything. If practiced enough that way, then it will become more like 2nd nature...instead of their being a slip up that could cost a life.
If you read your beacon manual, it will tell you that electronics can interfere. It is the manuals of the 3 different brands of beacons I own. It also warns of magnetic buttons and metal objects such as knives being too close. Here is a quote from my Pulse manual (I could dig out my other manuals too, but this gets the idea out there).
I bring my cell phone along, it is just turned off (either in my backpack or handlebar bag). When we stop in certain areas (safe zones), I will turn it on and check for reception. I keep a mental note of all of the places I'm able to get reception, just in case I need it someday for something.
Good on you Rixster for running your own tests (I've done many with the different beacons and other items we have). The more important thing though than you being able to find one of your beacons with the IPOD running...is whether or not the beacons of the people you ride with could find your beacon. Your combo may work for you...but what about anyone else whom might be in the position of having to find you?
And yes, turn off all electronics besides your beacon in a search scenario. That really needs to be brained into people's heads. Heck, I've watched many with practice in the field scenarios of buried folks...and unless you are really in tune with doing this, inevitably someone always forgets to turn something off...or even to switch their beacon to search mode if not prompted to do so. So when doing practice (which one should often), get a good habit going of turning off everything. If practiced enough that way, then it will become more like 2nd nature...instead of their being a slip up that could cost a life.
If you read your beacon manual, it will tell you that electronics can interfere. It is the manuals of the 3 different brands of beacons I own. It also warns of magnetic buttons and metal objects such as knives being too close. Here is a quote from my Pulse manual (I could dig out my other manuals too, but this gets the idea out there).
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I always wrap a toe warmer or hand warmer around my phone and also my camera and that keeps the batteries warm.
