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Please
compare to competitors.
Avalanche
Airbags (AA) have 26
years of expertise in saving lives with statistics of over
226 lives saved. Only
AA can state that they have a 98% survival rate, with 90.7%
unharmed! Of the 9.3% that sustained injuries
there were no head or spine injuries and the actual injuries were 0.5% torso,
5.3% arms/legs, and 3.5% contusions or slight injuries.
Statistics should be
a big part of the decision to purchase an avalanche airbag.
Compare the ACTUAL
AA statistics to all our competitors!
As a
snowmobiler in an avalanche you should deploy your airbag,
then try and escape to the side of the avalanche. The AA
system will not impair your vision or exit speed, because of
its proven design.
When in an
avalanche different manufacturer’s airbags will react in
different ways. The AA will keep you on top of the snow on
your stomach looking downhill. The reasons why this is
advantageous are, if a victim is horizontal or level with
the snow there is less chance of injury. The avalanche snow
is not an even, liquid mass. What this means is there are
different densities varying from powder snow, ice slabs to
various sizes of chunks of snow that all move at different
speeds. The dynamic forces within an avalanche are enormous.
Avalanches have different layers that move at different
speeds. A big
reason the AA works is it keeps you in the top layer. Some
other advantages of the ABS are you can see what is in front
of you or use your arms for protection, to steer or clean
snow from your face. AA has had testimonials stating that
people have been able to avoid hitting trees in avalanches
because of their design. In
26 years AA has NOT had one case of head or neck trauma.
Look at
where the airbags are attached on different makes of
airbags. Hundreds of case studies have shown how crucial it
is that the airbag is not fixed to the backpack. The AA
airbags are hinged to the backpack in a way that they are
able to absorb erratic movements of the avalanche, thus
giving a cushioning effect to the body. An airbag that is
wrapped behind the head & over the chest or an airbag that
is behind the body and above shoulders tends to keep the
person more perpendicular, so you won’t stay parallel to the
snow in the top layer.
This could lead to a higher risk of injury because
all the buoyancy is at one end of your body.
Also, if there is
floatation on the front of your body the system will make
you go down the avalanche back first looking uphill, thus,
greatly increasing the risk of spine, torso & back injury.
Most snowmobilers use a moto-cross style helmet and in the
first stages of being in the avalanche you will probably
fill the front of the helmet area with snow. In a face up
scenario it is harder to clear your airway. The sales pitch
that if buried, some airbags will give you breathable air to
keep you alive is highly
improbable for
two reasons. The snow will more than likely fill your mouth
and airway so you can’t breathe. If you could breathe you
would soon pass out from breathing your own carbon dioxide.
We all know what would happen next.
With an AA,
if you deploy your airbags you can keep riding until you
reach a safe area then deflate the bags. They will not
hamper your riding.
Only AA
offers the option of making the airbags deploy from the
right or left side of the pack.
AA has the
largest amount of airbag volume available (170L) offering
you more safety. Two airbags also offer more safety than
one.
AA uses
nitrogen filled canisters.
ABS‘s research shows that compressed air in a cold
wet environment is unreliable and can freeze off too easily.
All AA canisters are professionally filled, thus
there is no issue about getting someone to fill your
canister properly or trying to find someone that can fill an
air canister in a small town.
AA
canisters are also far more user friendly to take in and out
of a pack.
What is new?
AA will offer a
Carbon fiber canister option later this winter. This
canister will be less than half the weight of the currently
used canister.
For next
season, AA will have a remote control wireless activation
unit, giving you the option to deploy one of your group’s
airbags if they don’t realize they are in danger.
In closing,
you should buy whatever product you feel will give you the
best safety. Compare the stats, compare the design, and
remember why you are buying it.
Thanks for
your time.
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