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One Airbag Feature You Need To Use That You Probably Don’t

crotch strap

A case study from the fall edition of the Canadian Avalanche Association’s publication The Avalanche Journal details the death of a skier in Revelstoke and brings light to one feature on many airbag backpack systems you might not have even heard about: the crotch strap. The author, a key analyst of the incident for CAA and aid for both the RCMP and BC Corners Service, noted that the failure to use the crotch strap while in avalanche […]

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Eric Behn | November 14, 2014
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