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Avalanche Beacons 13-Jun-2009 At 8:25:21 AM james
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On 13/06/2009 Capt_mulch wrote:
>I know we raved about this last year, but I thought people may have some
>up to date info on gear they have used recently. I want to buy some avalanche
>beacons that are reasonably priced, light, and easy to use.

i have a BCA Tracker. easy & simple to use, fairly cheap.
All beacons are about the same size & weight. whichever one you get, learn to use it properly & quickly - practise lots & lots & lots. In the process of practicing you will learn what the real range etc is of your beacon.

>I'd also like to hear about some at the other end of the scale that are also GPS, EPIRB,
>mobile phone, and coffee maker combined in one unit (does such an animal
>exist?).

don't think so.

>I was also told about avalanche beacons being sold as a unit incorporated
>into ski jackets (embedded in the upper sleeve?).

this (Reco) is NOT a beacon & cannot in any way be substituted for a beacon. They are however useful for recovering bodies, but only if someone has the big huge (expensive) receiving unit machine thing.

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