montoya 0 Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Avalanche airbags.. Has anybody here tried using one? Opinions? Also, anyone know if it can be purchased at shops in Japan?? Here's some background links: http://www.akxtreme.net/ http://www.avalanche.org/~lsafc/TUTORIAL/EQUIP.HTM#BAG http://users.south-tyrolean.net/avalanche/e/ski09_e.html -montoya Link to post Share on other sites
Siren 0 Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 Wow!! Next time I am in Ishii Sports I will check if they stock this. Link to post Share on other sites
Glen Falting 0 Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 Interesting comment about behaviour modification brought about by safety equipment.... "These devices provide an increased chance of survival, but you should be aware of our tendency toward compensating behavior that ratchets our risk up higher than it was before we got the new toy." Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 If your a person who gives a siht about spelling, grammer, punctuation and tersenes dont read the first one go straight to the second one. I'll have two of them bags please. Link to post Share on other sites
Siren 0 Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 > > Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't > > mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt > > tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can > > be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is > > bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe. Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 Apparently complaints of utterly uselss packs! Gotta love that! The pains of safety devices huh Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 Interesting to see those stats. I've long believed beacons to be both an aid and a hinderance to mountain safety. Love the air bag idea. Everyone should be self-reliant in the mountains. If you can't look after yourself, you shouldn't be there. Link to post Share on other sites
Telleboy 0 Posted November 2, 2003 Share Posted November 2, 2003 If you dont like the idea of carrying a bag on your back try the Avalung, its a vest that has a mouth piece that takes the air from around your waist and distributes your used air also around your body, the idea being that the more air you breath out around your body the longer you can breath as it doesnt freeze the pocket around your face, we buried one and breathed through it for over an hour taking turns and all was well. Its still a pain when you drop into a chute with the mouth peice either flapping around your neck or in your mouth, but for travelling comfort works good. Link to post Share on other sites
badmigraine 0 Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 There was this windbag at my old company who might have served the purpose, but he was fat and would have weighed things down a lot on the ascents. I can't see wearing him around my neck on the slopes, though in my old job he was basically draped around my neck the whole time. Link to post Share on other sites
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