My personal avalance equipment.

Here is some of my gear that I use when riding off piste. I forgot to mention that you can use the compass as an inclinometer. I also fogot to show the knife I carry in my jacket. It has a six inch blade and saw that folds up. Gerber makes it. Cheap and works good on branches. Having all this cool stuff does not make you safe. You need to learn how to use it. The first thing you want to purchase is a transceiver. Practice with it a lot! When I was learning to use it and find signals, we would have a master who hid the other unit with a beer. No other alcohol was served. Whoever found it first got the beer. Fun game. Building kickers gets you used to your shovel. I dug out a snowmobile in a dangerous area in under five minutes when it was 60cm under snow. The faster you can shovel the better chance your buddy has of getting out alive. The probe is hard to simulate. If it's snowing out. Bury a transceiver and make sure it's on! When you pin point the signal. Probe for the pack. You will feel it. The fresh snow hides where the master buried it. Some extra food, matches, lighter and anything else you may need medically should also be a part of your pack. The rope is good for towing, tourniquets, braces, dragging your board and lean to shelters. Millions of uses. My rope is a bit haggard but works well. It's 8mm climbing rope and the end piece is connected to a gated carabiner so it easily attaches to the webbing. I use the webbing to quickly attach to a snowmobile without stressing or scratching it. You don't want use a carabiner to attach directly to the sled. It will break and scratch the sled. I'm no expert. Nobody is. If you have any questions, feel free to email me and I will help you to the best of my ability or direct you to someone who would be more qualified. Hope you had a great season. See you in the powder!

Channel: Howto & Style
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: STORM6490MT

Length: 06:43
Rating: 4.44
Views: 1129

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