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Float 18 Winter Backpack - 1010cu in
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Rather than sucking carbon dioxide beneath a pile of avalanche debris, let the compressed-air powered, 150-liter airbag inside the Backcountry Access Float 18 Winter Backpack keep you on top of the slide. Designed to be Backcountry Access's minimalist model within its Float collection, the Float 18 Backpack has a thin profile but rocks enough storage for rescue tools, your lunch, some water, skins and an extra layer. You could wait for buddies to chisel through tons of rock-hard avy debris, or you could increase your chances of survival by pulling the cord on this pack and staying afloat if the slab under you breaks.
Details
- Float System uses a small compressed-air cylinder to quickly inflate a durable, single-chamber airbag that expands out of the pack and behind your head
- Airbag increases your buoyancy amid avalanche debris and helps to protect your upper body from trauma without limiting mobility or peripheral vision
- System can be refilled and prepped for reuse by a BCA-authorized refill center
- Internal shovel and probe pocket provides easy, swift access to your safety gear
- Ski and helmet carry systems for when you climb a steep bootpack on some slackcountry access
- Torso length: 17-22 inches
- Editor’s Note: wearing this airbag system does NOT guarantee that you will survive an avalanche burial or a slide amidst avalanche debris; get educated, get the right tools, travel with partners, and be smart out there
- **Cylinder Sold Separately**
- Item #BCA0121
- Breathing System
- no
- Airbag
- yes
- Canister Included
- no, sold separately
- Shovel Pocket
- yes
- Ski Carry
- yes diagonal
- Access
- top
- Waist-Belt
- yes
- Pockets
- (internal) 1 shovel, (internal) 1 probe, (external) 2 waist-belt
- Hydration Compatible
- no
- Reservoir Included
- no
- Claimed Weight
- (pack only) 3 lb, (pack with airbag system) 6 lb 8 oz
- Volume
- 1010 cu in
- Recommended Use
- sidecountry, backcountry skiing