beacons (Pieps freeride??)
Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:30 pm
I know that there are better forums like tgr and telemark tips or the canadian avalanche association web-site, but i thought i would throw this out here.
I am pretty new to backcountry travel on snow and will be needing my first beacon for the coming season. i am well aware that the best beacon is the one that works best for the user and all that. i am not looking to these sorts of answers. nor am i looking for completely objective information (i understand the technical info i can get from the manufacturers, so just relisting the features doesnt really help). what i would like are personal opinions, either from experience, or what you have heard or read. i could like something light, but function is much more important. i am not particularly interested in the tracker/tracker II. I am willing to put in the time to understand the more complex transceivers of they will suit me best. I dont think i will be in particularly large groups, and most definately hope i never have to deal with multiple burials.
i have also considered the moral issues around the pulse an S1, but feel free to comment on such topics if you feel it is important.
I am leaning towards either the pulse or S1 at the moment (more the pulse) but am also interested in the new pieps freeride. i am worried about the barryvox's ability to keep up as i am pretty sure i will not want to wait around for my beacon to figure itself out if my partner is buried in the snow. i am also leery about the history of pieps products requiring some pretty serious software updates to fix significant problems. teh single, digital antenna is also a feature that has me worried about the freeride. the S1 seems relatively acceptable as well, but if it does not have any real benefit over other beacons, i see no reason to add weight and price.
any thoughts are appreciated, but the more detail the better. personal opinions are quite welcome and encouraged. even if you just like a beacon because you learnt using that brand, lets hear it.
oh, and views on probes are also good. particularly lenght. i am looking at the G3 tech speed 240cm, but that could change given the right argument.
thanks a lot.
cameron
I am pretty new to backcountry travel on snow and will be needing my first beacon for the coming season. i am well aware that the best beacon is the one that works best for the user and all that. i am not looking to these sorts of answers. nor am i looking for completely objective information (i understand the technical info i can get from the manufacturers, so just relisting the features doesnt really help). what i would like are personal opinions, either from experience, or what you have heard or read. i could like something light, but function is much more important. i am not particularly interested in the tracker/tracker II. I am willing to put in the time to understand the more complex transceivers of they will suit me best. I dont think i will be in particularly large groups, and most definately hope i never have to deal with multiple burials.
i have also considered the moral issues around the pulse an S1, but feel free to comment on such topics if you feel it is important.
I am leaning towards either the pulse or S1 at the moment (more the pulse) but am also interested in the new pieps freeride. i am worried about the barryvox's ability to keep up as i am pretty sure i will not want to wait around for my beacon to figure itself out if my partner is buried in the snow. i am also leery about the history of pieps products requiring some pretty serious software updates to fix significant problems. teh single, digital antenna is also a feature that has me worried about the freeride. the S1 seems relatively acceptable as well, but if it does not have any real benefit over other beacons, i see no reason to add weight and price.
any thoughts are appreciated, but the more detail the better. personal opinions are quite welcome and encouraged. even if you just like a beacon because you learnt using that brand, lets hear it.
oh, and views on probes are also good. particularly lenght. i am looking at the G3 tech speed 240cm, but that could change given the right argument.
thanks a lot.
cameron