If you carry a probe, make it a good one

By Andrew McLean Ranked #1 - Avalanche Safety February 7, 2008

Probes are not the place to cut corners and try to save weight - they need to be simple, quick to set up and reliable. I like this probe as it can survive a good, hard pounding without breaking. Other probes I've tested in hard snow (like automated beacon test sites) have bowed, bent and/or had the tensioning mechanism come loose. Not this one.

View Details: Black Diamond QuickDraw Tour Probe 190

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