 Poster: A snowHead
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Thinking about purchasing some safety equipment to start OP venturing.....with a guide, of course. And, following the most recent news from the EK (very sad times), it seems you can't be too careful on a pow pow day on or near the piste! Recommendations of good value transceiver/probe/shovel packs would be appreciated!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Tordi, Good man - Suggest you have a look on Snowshepherd (Tim) and also Snowsafe (Daniel), key things I suggest are you want a metal shovel (I like Ortovox Pro), decent 2.4m probe (Carbon if you can saves weight) and digital tranceiver (I have a BCA 2 good enough for me but others rate Ortovox etc, personal preference...... see other threads on here). Then practice in the woods with your mates (they need the gear too), hiding tranceiver under leaves etc ......!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Second vote for the BCA 2 as a beacon, easy and quick to use, especially for someone who is not practicing with it as much as they should.
Metal Shovel with a good length handle and a decent size blade.
Probe - Minimum 2 meter length preferably 2.5 Carbon Fibre ones are amazing and light but pricey
MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, TRAINING - Learn how to use them with a specialist and practice, practice, Practice
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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^^^^^ Agree 100%............god forbid should the SHTF it needs to be programmed in on the hard drive.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Just this morning I got an email from Sport Conrad doing BCA Tracker II + BCA B1 Shovel + Pieps Probe Aluminium 260cm all for €290 which seems like a deal to me... you will need to build your own package but it easy to do.... other sports retailers are available!!
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