Recco System?

[Cubano]

Does anybody know much about this system? Supposedly it aids in avalanche SAR. I will be heading out to Jackson Hole for a week this year, and my boots have the Recco System, should they be an alternative for a beacon, or just a supplement?


Thanks,
Cubano

[AH]

supplement, primarily to be used for retreiving dead bodies.

[Cubano]

Hmmm well in that case I guess i will Ebay to find a beacon ;)

[AH]

Originally posted by Cubano
Hmmm well in that case I guess i will Ebay to find a beacon ;)

get an f1 from ortovox through mntlion. Great devices, longest range, etc.. Needs some practice though.

[joshbu]

Lets be very clear of one thing here. Are you going with a group? If you're going to be the only person with a beacon, don't bother.

The problem is you can only survive like a half hour at most buried. In other words, if there isn't someone else in your party who has a beacon and can search for ya, you're fucked.

Also, even easy beacons like the Tracker still require practice to be able to locate people before they suffocate. (Which of course implies that someone else in your party better have practice to find you.)

[Dr. Crash]

Originally posted by AH
get an f1 from ortovox through mntlion. Great devices, longest range, etc.. Needs some practice though.

I've thought about that myself, but then... don't my fellow skiers want me with a digital receiver if they get buried, so that I don't depend too much on them practicing weekly? I know I'd like them to have one (and a big motherfuckin' metal shovel, thank you).

drC

[Dr. Crash]

I'm gonna practice, don't worry. But I know I'll practice less than a patroller or someone who does mostly BC, so for the guys like me, I think a digital is better. If not, I'm all for saving $130 and getting one of mntlion's F1!

drC