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09-23-2008, 02:11 PM #1
Mammut Pulse harness/holster
Search function gives plenty of info on the Pulse but only one brief reference to the harness/holster, saying that their's had a tendancy to ride around to the user's front.
Can anyone advise re the effectiveness, comfort & ease of use etc of the Pulse's harness/holster. A pic would be much appreciated.
I've got a Tracker & the harness/holster sucks & I can't seem to get it in a comfortable position.Last edited by Spyderjon; 09-23-2008 at 02:18 PM.
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09-23-2008, 02:51 PM #2Banned
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I may be wrong, but I currently have a pulse and I believe that it is supposed to be worn in the front of chest.
The pulse (hence its name) will alert the searchers (if they are using pulse as well) to monitor your heart rate. In multiple burials no sense digging for someone whos already dead.
Again....the rest of the group has to be using pulse as well for this feature to work.
I could be a total idiot too and be wearing it wrong....who knows..
Good luck!
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09-23-2008, 03:00 PM #3
It supposed to be on the chest, so I don't think you've misunderstood anything Skidog.
I got the Pulse and compared to the friends' trancievers, the Pulse rocks. The harness works flawless for me. You might need a major in rocket science or similar to get it adjusted (I have the degree and the Pulse so I directed a friend by phone when he had bought his), but once adjusted in a snug fit, it wont bother you.
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09-23-2008, 03:20 PM #4Banned
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Mine doesnt bother me at all either, and honestly I had no problems putting it on and tightening it right out of the box. i could see it being and issue if you were trying to put in on like a BCA Tracker or something.
If you wear tight fitting (read as softshells) you'll look a little funny with a big bulge in the middle of your chest, but its a small price to pay for something that will probably save your life...and skiing stopped being a "fashion show" for me back in the mid 80's HA....
This beacon is easy to use and works great...good luck with it.
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09-23-2008, 04:15 PM #5
Thanks for the feedback. The 'in front' position is what I'm after but the Tracker's harness won't allow it in that position so I either have to mod it/make a new 'un or flip it & spring for a new transceiver, of which the Pulse would be my choice.
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09-23-2008, 05:29 PM #6
Yea, it sits fine if you want to put it on your chest. However if you do try to put it off to the side, it does slide to the front. As far as it having to be worn near your heart, I don't by into that. The whole "vitals" thing just looks for small movements on your body which makes me think it is likely just going on the fact that you can't stay perfectly still no matter what.
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09-23-2008, 10:59 PM #7
I wear my Pulse on the side of my chest just in front of my arm, have never had it slide around to the front. My son clips his in his pants pocket.
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09-24-2008, 07:31 AM #8Gel-powered Tech bindings
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The harness is designed to be worn in the center and that's where I've always worn it. I have not tried wearing it off to the side, since I don't see any need for that. (Although should be able to pick up the minute body vibrations if worn just about anywhere on the upper torso, since it's not an HRM.)
Also, although individual preferences can vary widely on something like this, I can't recall anyone complaining about the harness.
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09-24-2008, 11:00 AM #9
The only complaint I have with the harness is that it loosens up during the day, I'll start the day with it tight and by the end of the day it's loose. not a problem, but my old one stayed tight all day.
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09-24-2008, 05:56 PM #10Registered User
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Just rock it in the front. I've been doing that and the only issues I've had have been from face plant style spills. You can always put it in your pocket, just makes sure you zip that ish up or you and your beacon could get separated.
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09-25-2008, 01:14 PM #11
I usually clip it to a belt loop and keep it in a pant pocket, but it is one of the easier harnesses I've seen.
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09-25-2008, 01:34 PM #12
Harness is a very nice design.
If you put it in your pocket it needs to be an internal pocket. Its OK if its accessed from the outside via zipper, but a patch pocket, where the whole pocket is a rectangular piece of fabric sewn on the outside of your pants (pretty common), is a no-no - if it gets torn off in a fall the beacon is gone.
At least thats what the manual says.
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09-25-2008, 05:44 PM #13Registered User
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It's my understanding that the life signs feature doesn't work in the North American beacon. This is due to the special frequency for transmitting the vital data is not licensed here
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09-25-2008, 05:58 PM #14Gel-powered Tech bindings
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Incorrect: the separate wlink frequency is not allowed in a zone that roughly corresponds to Asia. Works perfectly fine in North America.
However, Europe uses a different frequency. To switch over a Pulse bought in North America to work on the Europe frequency requires taking the beacon to a Mammut service center. However, once the software is modified, then the wlink frequency can be switched back and forth by the user to work in either Europe or North America, as is the case for any Pulse initially bought in Europe.
(And just to stress, this is only for the Pulse > Pulse "vitals" transmission, not for the standard beacon transmit/search.)
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09-25-2008, 06:16 PM #15
I may be crazy here, but why the hell would you wear it in your pocket?
Steep slope, searching... it slips, you drop it, it slides to the bottom, buddy dies of asphyxiation while your dumb ass is climbing back up from retrieving it.
Searching, secondary slide hits you... you can't hang on to it, buddies are wasting time searching for your beacon, which is nowhere near your body...
Why wouldn't you wear your harness? That way it's always attached to you...
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09-25-2008, 08:05 PM #16
If you have a pocket on side of your leg, mid-thigh, its a really comfortable place to have it. I used to carry it that way, tied in to a piece of thin keeper cord. Much more comfy than any harness, and faster to get at - after a long skin up the beacon seems to wind up under three layers of clothes for the descent. Most pockets like this are patch pockets though, and could get ripped open/torn off in a fall. If I could find pants that had an "inner" pocket on the leg for secure beacon storage, and had leg zips for ventilation, I'd buy them in a heartbeat.
I'm a backcountry JONG though, only ~150 days of skinning under my belt, so its highly likely I'm wrong.
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10-10-2008, 08:39 AM #17Gel-powered Tech bindings
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Plus, as pointed out at another forum, if you're the victim, in a multi scenario, and the rescuer wants to turn off your beacon, and expects to find it on a chest harness...
As for putting in a schoeller pant thigh pocket, except for the 4 oz Freeride, any beacon there is going to make skinning noticeably less efficient, since you're adding half a pound to each stride.
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10-10-2008, 08:53 AM #18
The beacon in the pocket doesn't "feel" heavy, certainly not like adding 8 oz to a foot would be. But ... I've always thought of my beacon as something to save other people with, not get saved by, and had never thought of the multi-burial scenario you describe. Thanks for posting that, I'll never use anything but the chest harness again.
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10-10-2008, 06:27 PM #19Registered User
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I have worn my beacon in my pocket for years (pant pocket zipped)
mammut even says that it is an ok thing to do in their manual.
I hate all the straps that come with harnesses
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