avy beacons on sale at REI

[ashw_justin]

I didn't want to advertize for REI, but in the interest of safety:

 

http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?storeId=8000&catalogId=40000008000&productId=7854266&parent_category_rn=10826193

[cj001f]

Bentgate Mountaineering Also has Beacons on sale. Including the new Pieps, and the Tracker

http://store.bentgate.com/beacandsnowt.html

[eternalX]

Man...those are some good prices. What's the general consensus on the X1?

[cracked]

Isn't the X1 at the lower end of performance? I'd spend the cash for a high-end unit.

[eternalX]

I ended up buying the tracker.

 

YAY!

[Dr_Crash]

I ended up buying the tracker.

 

YAY!

 

Good choice (I have a Barryvox myself but both are great, and the Tracker will give you a signal a bit sooner than a Barryvox used only in digital mode).

 

The X1 is not a good choice from the info available on the Web. When it came out it seriously malfunctioned. It may be fixed now, but you can't tell which version of software a beacon is running.

 

Now go get some friends and practice, and get some avalanche education if you haven't already (a level 1 class is good, and Bruce Tremper's book is a mine of info). The best case is that you won't use that beacon or that big-ass metal shovel of yours, and that can only happen through learning about the snowpack and avalanche danger.

 

drC

[OlympicMtnBoy]

So, with all these going on sale now, does that mean we'll see a new batch out next season? I'm waiting for them all to shrink like GPS's and cell phones and stuff. I think a Tracker at 1/2 the size and weight would be pretty nifty.