clubman wrote:Practice is the thing for us recreational, just a few weeks a year skiers, though. I used to think I was going to be OK with my Tracker - and the occasional practice seemed to confirm that. But last year I found a multiple burial simulation set up by an instructor gave a very confusing reading. A mate using a Pulse had no problems at all.
A lot of people appear to find the pulse is quicker and it's hard to know what to make of that. I don't find it a lot quicker than a tracker but I practise. There's a new tracker out this year (finally) which is also three antenna so people may find that quicker. I know from practise that if someone's quicker than me it's because they're more skilled and not because they've got a Pulse.
A lot has been written about multiple burials and there's some heated debate about just how common it is. From practise I'd say I'm a lot more concerned about deep burials where the victim is reoriented.
On a tangent, I've broken my Tracker. The battery door has broken around the thumbscrew after being screwed in and out a few times. I'd say it's got 250 days use. It's worth checking any regularly used tracker as it's a potentially a problem in case of burial as snow could get into the battery compartment.