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Storing AV bag and cylinder

PaulAnd

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New to AV packs.. Just purchased a BCA mtnpro vest
How do you guys store the cylinders during the season and off?
Leave cylinder connected through season?
Disconnect cylinder during off season or
Discharge cylinder @ end of season and refold bag?
thanks for any input!
Paul
 
ABS, so take it for what it's worth.


Disconnect fill cartridge for summer.


Recommended to fire the bag once a season. If I do, it's early fall, then replace with a fresh one. But with ABS, you have both the trigger to fire, which in turn fires the fill cartridge.


Also, you can check on fill level by weighing the cartridge (no guage), but you know instantly if it's good without tapping it (original fill weight is printed on cartridge).


If you are going to fire it, do it before riding season to get a fresh charge, whatever bag you use. For non-ABS, then you know the cable made it through storage ok, too. For ABS, if my cartridge weight is good, and the bags are repacked, I don't see a reason to fire every year. Every other year is enough for me. At least it was. Always disconnect for storage.
 
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So bca recomends deploying the bag at least once a year..
 
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