Thumbs Up for ABS

[BottomFeeder m7.]

sled is fine. one thing about the slow pulse. wouldent it suck to forget to remove the handel . Funny The abs handel is always there. I think the snowpulse is a item waiting to Fail.

 

[Blu Du]

what are these classifacation types of an avy. type 2 what does that mean

 

[Bighairybeast]

http://www.avalanche-center.org/Education/glossary/avalanche-size.php

 

[puckered]

I've taken avy classes for ski patrol at JH. Have a Pieps DSP, probe and shovel, but knowing most of my riding partners have been in avys I am looking for another measure of safety in my old age. I don't bend and heal as well as I used to. How do you know which size to purchase? I'm 5'9", 180.

 

[Blu Du]

just ordered my abs 15.

 

[rock4185]

Where are you guys ordering your ABS packs from? Snowbigdeal or is there a cheaper place?

 

[daveteri]

We just recieved 3 escape 15,s. We paid $850 a piece from cascade playtime in washington. Best price I have found this year. At the jackson hill climbs last spring they where $750 and they would give you a shovel and prob for free. We also got trackers for $200.

We have been debating what and when to buy for over a year. ABS I feel is better than snow pulse. The handle is a must over the strap. You need your head and arms free on a snowmobile. Try a snowpulse with a helmet on. Fill the air bottle up where? Check the fitting size, good luck. Just have a extra bottle and handle on hand if you deploy.

 

[wrxtorevxp]

More info on pros and cons of Snowpulse vs. ABS please. Was looking to buy a Snowpulse but they're all out!

 

[Impatientforsnow]

Just recived the snowpulse 30L great Bag plenty of storage... filled the canister today.. a wopping $ 2.00 at the local paintball shop...no extra fittings needed..

 

[upnover]

i have a sno pulse

havn't had to use it yet, but releasing the pull handle from the shoulder strap would be like connecting an abs handle, if your looking at a big hill of snow, dont worry you will remember the handle! also, the way it inflates around my helmet was the reason i bought it. have you seen the force avalanches hit things? my head and neck would be alot more protected and (wether this is right thinkin or wrong) i'd rather be face up than down at the bottom of a hill. being lighter isn't a bad thing either, people spend alot of money on sleds to shed a couple pounds, so why add more if you dont have to? also, cheap refills, and a canister with a guage that you can see at a glance that it is good to go!

just my humble opinion, still hope i dont have to use it! but im sure whichever one you pick will be just fine, it would be worse not to buy either one and someday be burried 10ft deep and thinkin to yourself that man, wish i would have bought that dam airbag backpack.

tough to put out the cash sometimes but the sleds today get places they probably shouldn't.....but man its a good time!

happy sledding!

 

[inf306]

...The event you described about hitting the 3' ft wave that effectively knocked you out and separated you from your sled is one of the biggest problems we have as snowmobilers trying to outrun an avy. That wave is caused by all the sliding snow going over the 'bottom edge', for lack of a better term, of the slab.

It's called the stauchwall.

 

[sled.man]

air bag not deployed

just read about 4 canadian avy deaths this past week. Three were sledders. two had airbags but they didnot deploy them in the panic.

 

[Summitseeker]

just read about 4 canadian avy deaths this past week. Three were sledders. two had airbags but they didnot deploy them in the panic.

I heard about the guy not deploying the bag as well. I just got mine ABS backpack this weekend and I wonder if it was just the panic or could it have been that he could not get the handle released? Hard to know I guess. For the guys with bags....do you remove the velcro safety when riding potential unsafe areas or do you leave it in place?

 

[DooConvert]

I've taken avy classes for ski patrol at JH. Have a Pieps DSP, probe and shovel, but knowing most of my riding partners have been in avys I am looking for another measure of safety in my old age. I don't bend and heal as well as I used to. How do you know which size to purchase? I'm 5'9", 180.

Slightly taller and heavier but the dealer suggested a 15 based on an instructor at an avy class.

 

[dcturbo]

I heard about the guy not deploying the bag as well. I just got mine ABS backpack this weekend and I wonder if it was just the panic or could it have been that he could not get the handle released? Hard to know I guess. For the guys with bags....do you remove the velcro safety when riding potential unsafe areas or do you leave it in place?

Any time we get to the hills we all tell each other to get the velcro off and get the handle expoxed and ready!! We did have one accidentely go off when the handle got caught on his handle bars when he was turning out. That was a shock to him.. So always expect the unexpected and you can keep yourself calmer when it may happen! DC

 

[tundra twin track]

Don't Hesitate

My riding partners that wear the packs,have had discussions about remembering to pull the bag in the heat of the moment.I think about it all the time except when I am in the tight trees.With the Airbags being relatively new to sledders I think everyone has to try and make it a natural reaction.Example:when your playing ball and you get a line drive at your face your glove hand automatically goes up to block your face.I find it very dishearting to read about bodies that are dug up and their packs are not deployed.

Have a safe WINTER!

 

[Joa]

Not sure if they’re teaching this or not but I paraglide and have absolutely memorized the mantra…”look, grab, pull, throw”. I practically dream this routine. *EVERY* time I strap in I say it and often when I’m in the air I say it. I haven’t had to throw my reserve yet but if I do I have 100% confidence that I’ll follow the procedure since it’s so ingrained. In fact, sometimes when I get sketched ,even when I’m not flying, I’ll instinctively say it and look down to where the reserve should be.

Do you guys have something similar with your airbags? Is there a standard?

 

[rmk 700]

lucky guy

 

[KingJ]

ABS info.

We have seen a large calling for the bags and I am glad to here the great stories that I can share with customers. We have really slode quit a few this year. I wear one and know one indivdual that it saved his life last spring. Get one from someone that will show you how they work before you head out. Greenup performance, Klim dealer, Boss, slydog, wsp, boondocker, amzoil dealer. Great Falls, MT