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11-19-2004, 02:16 PM #1Registered User
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Probe poles or regular probe?
what do you guys use?....and stuff the shovel in the pack or use a front shovel pocket?....thanks
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11-19-2004, 02:17 PM #2glocal
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BCA shovel with probe in handle. Havent seen a pole probe that's long enough or goes together in a timely enough fashion to make me want it.
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11-19-2004, 02:23 PM #3Mackerel
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Probe/poles suck. My lekis happen to be probes, I had never tried them as I have a regular probe. So one day I broke 'em down and tried them while we were goofing around. Clumsy and too thick in the middle, catching.
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11-19-2004, 02:27 PM #4Originally Posted by splat
Adjustible probe poles are a BC marketing gimmick if you ask me.Putting the "core" in corporate, one turn at a time.
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11-19-2004, 02:28 PM #5
Want a probe, buy a probe. Want some poles, buy poles.
The only hybrid product even remotely useful for two applications is the whippet. And even that is marginal. You can kill yourself with the pick and barely self arrest with the flimsy bastard.
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11-19-2004, 02:32 PM #6glocal
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Originally Posted by hop
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11-19-2004, 02:36 PM #7Originally Posted by hop
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11-19-2004, 02:45 PM #8
Ask my proctologist. I just hope he can't palm a basketball.
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11-19-2004, 02:52 PM #9Originally Posted by hop
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11-19-2004, 03:10 PM #10Originally Posted by Trackhead
probe poles? you're not going in the bc with me if that is what your using as a probe. i like a burly probe atleast 280cm but prefer 300+. if someone shows up with a cheap shovel and short flimsy probe, i'd offer to swithch with them. then we'll see how much they trust that crap.
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11-19-2004, 03:35 PM #11
While we're on the subject, lets get rid of the plastic kitty scoops.
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11-19-2004, 03:48 PM #12Originally Posted by Telenater
they come in designer colors to match the litter box.
it also doubles as a sand castle shovel for your kids. just don't use it on wet sand. it's too heavy.
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11-19-2004, 03:48 PM #13Originally Posted by bmxbandit
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damn, y'all are slow today
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11-19-2004, 03:53 PM #14
Have you taken an avie course yet? It should be your very first step. Their primary purpose is to teach how to avoid getting caught in an avalanche.
Most will supply equipment if you don't already have it. You'll get a chance to see other students using different types of gear and talk to the instructor about beacon/shovel/probe choices.
In the meantime don't even think of buying or using probe poles.....or a plastic shovel and keep your gear inside of your pack not strapped to it.
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11-19-2004, 03:57 PM #15Registered User
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Originally Posted by bad_roo
proving once again every post has a political angle !
edit: probe poles suck and so do super short and lightweight probes...please don't skimp on 100 grams so you end up probing for your buddy with a car antenna just because those other probes are too heavyLast edited by board; 11-19-2004 at 03:59 PM.
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11-19-2004, 04:05 PM #16
The only thing I like probe poles for is to attach a saw to the end so that I can perform a big ass rutschblock test. Life-link makes a nice pole and saw that mate together. G3's new saw is pretty sexy also.
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11-19-2004, 04:55 PM #17Originally Posted by splatOOOOOOOHHHH, I'm the Juggernaut, bitch!
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11-19-2004, 07:39 PM #18maggot
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I always thought it was strange that the probe is in the handle.
You have to take out your shovel to then use your probe to then use your shovel.... prolly just me but it seems backward that way
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11-20-2004, 01:10 AM #19Originally Posted by AltaPowderDaze
BTW, probe poles are useful as monopods for camera work. The screw that holds them together is the same as for a camera.
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11-20-2004, 01:15 AM #20
probe poles arent bad if you also carry a separate probe.
they can be passed off if you ever have to do a probe line.
other than that a regular probe is best.
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11-20-2004, 09:59 AM #21Originally Posted by Big Blue
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11-20-2004, 10:29 AM #22Registered User
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Originally Posted by AltaPowderDaze
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11-20-2004, 10:29 AM #23glocal
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Originally Posted by BakerBoy
Got one of these,too.
K2 is offering an avalanche rescue device called the Avalanche Ball. The ball is intended to speed up the search process by allowing rescuers to visually locate the victim before beginning a beacon search.
The ball is contained in a lightweight pouch that attaches to a pack, and secured to the wearer by a waistbelt. If the wearer becomes caught in an avalanche s/he pulls the ripcord to deploy the ball.
Theoretically, the ball then floats on the surface of the snow, allowing searchers to easily locate the victim. The ball can then be repacked and reused. K2 emphasizes that this technology is not intended to replace a transceiver and should be used in combination with standard avalanche safety tools and practice.
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11-20-2004, 10:42 AM #24Originally Posted by cj001f
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11-20-2004, 12:08 PM #25Registered User
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Originally Posted by AltaPowderDaze
Yes, a long probe is nice (necessary really) for a probe line, but if your running a probe line it's body recovery mode, and I doubt is what the above user is looking to do.
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