Anybody own a Dynafit ABS system?

Well, I wore the pack skiing for the first time last weekend. It carries and skis well and can hold enough for an overnight trip. HOWEVER, I learned you need to be careful with the trigger -- if you leave the thing armed unexpected things can happen. I was in the process of putting on the pack after lunch break and scared Kenny with a loud inflating noise! He looked up to see a large, orange-winged butterfly wearing skis standing in front of him.<br> <br>My companions felt there was some entertainment value to be had.<br>

Rick sent me a great photo of his Dynafit ABS "accident", which I will insert here:<br><br> <br><br>Rick, I'm curious about how long it took for the bags to fully inflate? Also, is deflating and repacking them into the pockets fairly straightforward?

Interesting, Rick.<br>So now that you've had your little "learning experience", do you believe you can use the pack routinely (possibly with some minor policy changes) or do you forsee it becoming a major pain to avoid unwanted deployments?

It takes about a second and a half for the bags to inflate fully. It took me about 15 minutes to repack them on the hill. You want to be real sure to follow the instructions when repacking, however. This was my second time to shoot the thing off, so at least I got to prove to myself that I'm capable of properly re-packing the bags. Regarding the problem of false firings, there are several fixes:<br>1) The little white thing near my armpit is the trigger. This is actually a small explosive device. I could keep it stowed separately and only attach it while on dangerous terrain<br>2) The little white trigger has a red velcro strap around it. I could fasten that more tightly to prevent this sort of thing, then loosen the velcro when on dangerous terrain.<br>Either fix is easy.

Rick, you said you "went over to Mt. Constance and ordered one." I assume Mt. Constance is a local store? Do you know who they ordered the pack from? I'm trying to find out what my options are besides www.akxtreme.net and www.abssystem.com . Life-link carries them, but not the Profi model (the largest), which is the one I'm interested in.

Thanks,
-Josh

Josh -- sorry about the tardy reply (!) - Mt Constance is a shop in Bremerton, but the main supplier in the US is Lifelink/Croakies out of Jackson, Wyoming. Any store that can contact a LifeLink distributor can get you one.<br>RR