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Thread: Has the Avalung become a joke?
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02-03-2012, 10:11 AM #51
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02-03-2012, 09:44 PM #52Banned
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if i entered a slope thinking an avalung would probably be something that i'd like to have my mouth around (insert jokes here fuckers), i most likely wouldn't want to be entering that slope.
avi deaths have always been wake up calls for other bc users to think about their own decision making or lack there of. someone dies, folks listen. new techs such as avalung/airbags are things that many folks will consider buying to cheat death by taking on increased risk. it's happening already and it's gonna be entertaing to watch it all go down. i don't giva fuck what folks think regarding helmets either. folks are getting hurt/dying in increasing numbers with those as well. skiing faster than they should in terrain above their abilities at higher speeds where they'da probably skied more slowly/mindfully without one and not hit that tree or rock or whatever.
flame away fartknockers!
rog
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02-04-2012, 01:09 AM #53
Is this guy (formerly Advres/Gameface/the guy who claimed he was going to be chill around TGR from now on) for real?
I mean seriously, does he mean this?
He agues terribly against accepted statistics and in the process comes up with this gold:
"you probably wouldn't have suffocated if you could move".Life is not lift served.
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02-04-2012, 12:28 PM #54
Same guy...once he takes a position regardless of how wrong, his dick is too big to admit his mistake.
I agree it is a constitutional right for Americans to be assholes...its just too bad that so many take the opportunity...iscariot
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02-04-2012, 12:49 PM #55Registered User
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Knock Knock. Who's there? Avalung. Avalung who? .....
Why did the Avalung cross the road?.....
So an Avalung walks into a bar.....
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02-04-2012, 02:00 PM #56"The reason death sticks so closely to life isn't biological necessity - it's envy. Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it; a jealous, possesive love that grabs at what it can." by Yann Martel from Life of Pi
Posted by DJSapp:
"Squirrels are rats with good PR."
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02-04-2012, 02:42 PM #57Registered User
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I had someone ask me one time "isn't that a Jethro Tull song?"
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02-04-2012, 09:36 PM #58Our world is full of surrender at the first sign of adversity, do not give up when the challenge meets you, meet the challenge. Through perseverance comes the rewards, the rewards that make life so enjoyable.
Seize the day, trusting little in the future.
if you want something, go after it. if you want to screw someone over, look DEEP in your heart and realize Karma is a bitch
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02-04-2012, 09:48 PM #59Registered User
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02-06-2012, 04:40 PM #60
Agreed.
...and duct tape and ziptie the Avalung to your airbag pack."I knew in an instant that the three dollars I had spent on wine would not go to waste."
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02-06-2012, 05:04 PM #61
^ but
A slide violent enough to tear your pack off probably means one that you wouldn't have been able to keep mouth piece in?
Airbag packs harness heavierer duty.
I mostly regard the avalung as tree well safety.
I skied with my new (lightly used) float30 for first time on Saturday. Was not expecting great things - weight, overly padded shoulder straps, general design. But it wasn't too bad overall. Still wish Black Diamond made one.
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02-06-2012, 07:21 PM #62
Now that Meesh was on CNN, everyone will want one, so BD should jump on the bandwagon.
I agree it is a constitutional right for Americans to be assholes...its just too bad that so many take the opportunity...iscariot
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02-06-2012, 11:41 PM #63
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02-06-2012, 11:45 PM #64Registered User
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02-07-2012, 10:41 AM #65
I've heard some people have replaced the mouthpiece with a snorkel mouthpiece... should only be a $3-5
Originally Posted by blurred
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02-07-2012, 10:41 AM #66
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02-07-2012, 11:02 AM #67Registered User
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Someone needs to make a full face helmet with a Avi Lung device incorporated.
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02-07-2012, 11:17 AM #68
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02-07-2012, 08:54 PM #69"The reason death sticks so closely to life isn't biological necessity - it's envy. Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it; a jealous, possesive love that grabs at what it can." by Yann Martel from Life of Pi
Posted by DJSapp:
"Squirrels are rats with good PR."
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02-10-2012, 06:47 PM #70
How about an airbag pack that also deploys a go-pro?
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02-13-2012, 01:08 PM #71
Stole from a kid in Tignes...run the breathing tube thru the camelback sleeve of the shoulder strap of backpack sits right in front of your mouth.
fair amount of space in pack to rebreath.
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02-14-2012, 09:43 AM #72
wow. i would try burying that pack with the tube out, leave it overnight then see how long you can breath through the tube.
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02-14-2012, 10:03 AM #73
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02-14-2012, 06:18 PM #74
Agree that if you ski a slope because you have a beacon, avalung, airbag, etc and think your equipment will protect you, you're dumb. But we all make mistakes. Which is why we use beacons, avalung, airbag, etc. I think the key is to not let the equipment change your mindset. Don't think you are safer with equipment.
Shit, people die in steel balls with padding and 24 point safety harnesses going over Niagara falls. Some avalanches definitely apply more force than a trip over Niagara.
No equipment makes you 100% safe, but no one makes the right choice 100% of the time. Even wile old veterans.
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02-15-2012, 03:15 PM #75
My magic 8-ball says the outlook is good.
Edit: I don't feel so bad talking about this now, because it's confirmed here too:
http://14erskiers.com/blog/2012/02/s...iamond-update/
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