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Tracker 1 1st genQuote:
Originally Posted by Hacksaw
Yeah, those had really bad holster/harnesses....Quote:
Originally Posted by DaHeel
Bingo!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hacksaw
I've thought the same thing, and though I have continued with the harness, I've certainly considered changing because I find myself hiking in base layers plenty.Quote:
Originally Posted by josef
I laughed.Quote:
Originally Posted by rip
Avalanches can be brutal and cruel. Some years back I lost a partner in a slide. He was wearing his transceiver properly, buckled in with the provided harness under 2 layers of clothing. The transceiver was ripped from his body, carried 600 feet downslope from where he came to rest, and broken. So, sometimes it just doesn't matter.
Bib pocket? Yeah, I've done it, mostly for the reasons mentioned in previous posts. Namely being a sweathog who sheds layers on the uphill. I've ripped pants and coat skiing trees more than once. Hell, I've ripped my pants getting on the bus. Haven't ripped the belly pocket on bibs yet. So, outside pocket probably not the best idea.
In any case, you'd hate to have your partners searching for your beacon which is not buried where you are.
Today I put my Tracker 2 in the pocket of my MH pants with the lanyard on the D-ring inside the pocket. So much better than the harness. Will be doing this from now on unless someone convinces me that beacons in pockets are torn free more often than beacons in harnesses and that I can survive a slide violent enough to remove clothing.
I always keep bacon in my bib pocket.
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Originally Posted by pointemstraight
Is tele tips still down?Quote:
Originally Posted by iscariot
DaHeel, seriously, time for a fucking upgrade. I don't care where you put it.
aware of your surroundings much?:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Trace Hardslab
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We can only hope.....(_!_)Quote:
Originally Posted by travis
I think the leash is important for keeping beacon in my hands since a slide will happen in deep pow and don't want to drop it. But it's just my opinion. I think it' depends on pocket strength
Pieps says to carry your beacon in the harness or pants pocket (attached of course).
I tend to follow the manufacturers recs.
I know Cody Barnhill wears his in his bibs. In the end he's just another man, so whatever.
Oh, you'll care!Quote:
Originally Posted by travis
I just skimmed the replies, but if it wasn't mentioned, keep it close to the center of mass, i.e. bib chest pocket is better than leg "cargo" pocket. Biggest probe target (that's what she said).
As for harness vs. pocket, I vote for pocket if you're down to your base layer on a warm day, and '6 of one, half dozen of the other' if under your jacket.
Keister it like Rontele.
Yeah, I actually am aware of my surroundings. I just bump into them a lot. I am a clumsy oaf. This is one of a few reasons you will find my shovel handle INSIDE my pack.Quote:
Originally Posted by icelanticskier
I've worn my beacon in its chest harness for years with no problems and then last year for some reason I decided to wear it in my hip pocket. I glanced a tree and damaged the beacon screen....result ......I had to buy a new beacon.
Now I wear mine either in it's harness or in an inner zippered CHEST pocket.
Just too susceptible to damage in a hip or thigh pocket IMO and too much to risk for any convenience gained.
Zippered, not velcroed, chest pocket on bibs sounds OK to me but you want to attach leash so it doesn't slide off if you drop it on a slope while searching.
YMMV
I have had my beacon in my pants pocket for 10+ years. It's clipped to my zipper so I can't lose it, and it keeps it far away from my other electronics (GPS, radio, RECCO, cell phone) while I'm patrolling. I love it there, it's quick to get at, and easy to pull out to check my partner's signal when we go on a route.
I wear the same pants all the time, so having it there keeps me from forgetting it on days off.
Never had a problem with it.
As previously mentioned, if an avalanche rips my pants off, I'm probably dead anyway.
If an avalanche rips my pants off but I survive, and I die because my beacon wasn't strapped to me properly..... I guess that's my fault.
Been thinking about going to beacon in pocket. This morning I was practicing some blind thrown beacon searches. Went to receive mode, low and behold no beacon transmitting. I had thrown it in untracked snow so I was able to finally retrieve it. Turns out the landing strike on a buried rock had broken the beacon case and there was no battery cell contact.
Made me think about all the moving pieces in a slide and potential rock and tree trauma that could hit a beacon in a leg pocket. Leg pocket would be great and convenient for search, but not rescue. Not worth the convenience imho to risk the one thing that is going to help someone locate me. Someone could argue that a chest harness might yield the same results. I think arms and it being under layers would make a strike less probable. Still could happen.
perfect :Quote:
Originally Posted by rip
in avalanche terrain, it is all about your personal Comfort --
You lose your becon > I am sure your companions will understand your inability to assist with becon searches .
our technology has surpassed our intelligence.
skiJ
I keep my beacon in the hip pocket of my pants for the exact same reason. I usually ride in a hoody unless its super windy/cold and don't always have my fleece underneath or shell on top that both have inside chest pockets.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clownshoe
I remember reading this thread before and it got me thinking about placement but felt like a total n00b for having to ask. stupid. Seems like there is anecdotal evidence in this thread for issues with beacons both in the hip pocket and the harness, any evidence for a chest pocket being that much safer or just dumb luck on what can happen if caught in an avi?
You need to use a NERF Football to pad your practice beacon.Quote:
Originally Posted by MiCol