Thank you for this excellent video, as usual. I find it interesting-and a bit puzzling-why these pieces of equipment are often labeled as “safety” gear. In reality, they serve to assist in rescue-a situation that arises after an accident has occurred, meaning we’ve already failed to maintain safe conditions. An avalanche airbag sits somewhere in between “safety” and “rescue,” but I think it would be better categorized as “survival.”. True “safety tools” are our brains, decisions, preparation, skills, experience, and judgment. Equipments in this category could be rope, crampons, ice axe. These are the proactive measures that help us avoid accidents in the first place. Gear like beacons, probes, and airbags, while essential, are reactive tools meant to mitigate the consequences when things went wrong. Labeling beacon, probe, showel equipment as “safety” gear might unintentionally create a false sense of security. Perhaps clearer terminology, such as distinguishing between “safety,” “rescue,” and “survival” gear, could help people better understand their roles. What do you think ?
Nice explaination. All that equipment is less useful if one skis alone. Just had that happen in Utah on 12/31, he had a beacon so it did help to find him, sadly under 20 feet of snow.
Dave your timing is 🔥🔥🔥🔥. I have literally just arrived in Chamonix to do a Avi course this weekend, sitting with a cup of coffee ander pops into my feed
I also prefer using the holster. I don't believe that there are any stats to indicate that it makes a difference, but I like the idea of having the transceiver closer to my airway rather than having it on my thigh. I also know of someone who got caught in an avalanche and their pants got pulled down to their ankles!
Hi Dave, thanks for all your content, really love it. You mentioned heated socks and gloves a few times. Can you make a separate video on this topic or perhaps just a recommendation list? I, for example, had really bad experience with Lenz heating socks.
Hello i have a question thats a bit odd. I just saw your glove video from a while ago and i was wondering if you have any old ski gloves laying around you don't use anymore?
Aluminium doesn’t interfere (as much), but steel does, has to do with the frequency the transceivers work at. I once had the holster hanging a bit low, close to the steel buckle of my belt, which gave an error. Luckily the Mammut transceivers give a warning signal when this happens. When I tested this with other devices, there was no warning, but the signal still dropped (I must admit I did the test with one of the Mammut developers).
Any device on sale has been fully checked by mammut so it’s only active in the sense that there might be a few devices that have not been checked that were sold in the short period between the devices launch and when the recall was announced. Again, any device for sale is 100% ok.
Hi dave i know that’s not the subject of this video but i’m gonna ask anyway.. i know u used to use fatmap for projecting adventures, now that strava murdered it (fuck strava) what are u using? Could you maybe make a video about alternatives to fatmap or how you manage without it? Thank you for your videos!!
@@Roborob12345it’s obviously possible, but in most situations it’s not a risk, and if you know you’re in such a situation just go into the run knowing you won’t pull it
Thank you for this excellent video, as usual. I find it interesting-and a bit puzzling-why these pieces of equipment are often labeled as “safety” gear. In reality, they serve to assist in rescue-a situation that arises after an accident has occurred, meaning we’ve already failed to maintain safe conditions. An avalanche airbag sits somewhere in between “safety” and “rescue,” but I think it would be better categorized as “survival.”. True “safety tools” are our brains, decisions, preparation, skills, experience, and judgment. Equipments in this category could be rope, crampons, ice axe. These are the proactive measures that help us avoid accidents in the first place. Gear like beacons, probes, and airbags, while essential, are reactive tools meant to mitigate the consequences when things went wrong. Labeling beacon, probe, showel equipment as “safety” gear might unintentionally create a false sense of security. Perhaps clearer terminology, such as distinguishing between “safety,” “rescue,” and “survival” gear, could help people better understand their roles. What do you think ?
Thanks for the comment I like what you are saying and I think you are right!
Nice explaination. All that equipment is less useful if one skis alone. Just had that happen in Utah on 12/31, he had a beacon so it did help to find him, sadly under 20 feet of snow.
Dave your timing is 🔥🔥🔥🔥. I have literally just arrived in Chamonix to do a Avi course this weekend, sitting with a cup of coffee ander pops into my feed
I also prefer using the holster. I don't believe that there are any stats to indicate that it makes a difference, but I like the idea of having the transceiver closer to my airway rather than having it on my thigh. I also know of someone who got caught in an avalanche and their pants got pulled down to their ankles!
Hi Dave, thanks for all your content, really love it. You mentioned heated socks and gloves a few times. Can you make a separate video on this topic or perhaps just a recommendation list? I, for example, had really bad experience with Lenz heating socks.
thanks man for the perfect explanation, very nice video!
Can u do a video on the new tecnica g tour pro, im very curious about them
Hello i have a question thats a bit odd. I just saw your glove video from a while ago and i was wondering if you have any old ski gloves laying around you don't use anymore?
Hey any radios / walky talkies to recommend for here in France and we cannot get rocky talkies that are on the gmrs/FRS Radiobands.
Can an aluminium shovel interfere with the signal let’s say if you’re lying face down under the snow?
Not too concerned about that either. Test show it’s not a major problem.
Aluminium doesn’t interfere (as much), but steel does, has to do with the frequency the transceivers work at. I once had the holster hanging a bit low, close to the steel buckle of my belt, which gave an error. Luckily the Mammut transceivers give a warning signal when this happens. When I tested this with other devices, there was no warning, but the signal still dropped (I must admit I did the test with one of the Mammut developers).
Both Barryvox 2 and S2 have active recalls fyi
Any device on sale has been fully checked by mammut so it’s only active in the sense that there might be a few devices that have not been checked that were sold in the short period between the devices launch and when the recall was announced. Again, any device for sale is 100% ok.
Hi dave
i know that’s not the subject of this video but i’m gonna ask anyway.. i know u used to use fatmap for projecting adventures, now that strava murdered it (fuck strava) what are u using?
Could you maybe make a video about alternatives to fatmap or how you manage without it?
Thank you for your videos!!
Phone in thigh pocket and in the event you are buried in fetal position may put the phone over the transceiver on the chest? Thoughts?
Not too concerned about these hypothetical situations to be honest…
Do you not use an air bag pack?
I don’t actually. I’m hoping to make a video about this topic soon!
@ that’ll be really interesting
@@tonymankey520getting swept over a multi hundred meter cliff because you pulled your airbag is not an improved outcome.
@@Roborob12345That situation is almost unheard of.
@@Roborob12345it’s obviously possible, but in most situations it’s not a risk, and if you know you’re in such a situation just go into the run knowing you won’t pull it