Feb. 4, 2014 - CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- OutdoorGearLab.com
revealed today the winners of the 2014 Editors' Choice awards for Best
Avalanche Beacons. OutdoorGearLab Review Editor's picked the following
winners after testing thirteen top products in Alaska, the Cascades and
the Sierras. Feedback was collected from not only expert mountain guides
and AIARE instructors but novaces as well to gain a well rounded
perspective. Testing categories include; range, speed, fine search,
features, multiple burials and single victim search.
Read the full
comparison review here:
http://www.outdoorgearlab.com/Avalanche-Beacon-Reviews
The winners include:The Mammut Pulse Barryvox: http://www.outdoorgearlab.com/
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Pulse-Barryvox
winner of the Editors' Choice award for 2014. Review Editor Ian
Nicolson reports,"The Barryvox scored either the best or very close in
all of our side-by-side testing in every category. It has the best range
for a digital model and tons of features and user options."
The
Top Pick award is given to a product that excels at a specific
application. In this case, there were four products chosen for this
award. The 2014 OutdoorGearLab Top Pick awards were presented to the
following products:
The Ortovox S1+
http://www.outdoorgearlab.com/Avalanche-Beacon-Reviews/Or...
According to Gear Editor Nicolson, "The S1+ may very well be the wave
of the future. It is one of the most technically advanced products on
the market. It performs high in nearly every category and was fairy easy
to use. It's overall maximum range is among the best we've tested,
which allows search strip widths."
The Arva Neo
http://www.outdoorgearlab.com/Avalanche-Beacon-Reviews/Ar...
Gear Review Editor Nicolson says the Neo is, "Lightening fast and one
of the highest scoring in our review and the best option available
between three and four hundred dollars. It's a solid product with
intuitive controls and functions suitable for the novice and advance
backcountry user alike."
The Pieps DSP Tour
http://www.outdoorgearlab.com/Avalanche-Beacon-Reviews/Pi...
Nicolson says, "With its fast processing sppeed and long range, the
Tour is one of the best values out there and it scored very high in
nearly category."
The Backcountry Access Tracker 2 http://www.outdoorgearlab.com/
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Access-Tracker-
2
Nicolson relays, "The Tracker 2 is maybe the easiest to use and super
fast. It's three antennae design is simple to use and it features
possibly the fastest processor of all the products we tested. We
recommend it for all users but it's especially great for more novice,
intermediate or occasional backcountry adventurers looking for a great
value."
OutdoorGearLab LLC is a company headquartered in
Cheyenne, Wyoming dedicated to creating world’s best outdoor gear
reviews. The company’s website, is a free resource for people who love
the outdoors and participate in activities such as hiking, climbing,
backpacking, and camping. The company performs side-by-side testing of
outdoor gear and publishes the results in comparative reviews. Each
product is scored across a range of weighted categories, competing
products are ranked, and awards are provide to top performing products.
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