Dead easy to use!
michel.wol2166178 at Backcountry.com on 11/24/2008
This is my first avalanche beacon and with friends we first tried it on our own doing some exercises based on advices from an avalanche survival book. The beacons were extremely easy to use, really user friendly.
m2 Question
mlw2528167 at Backcountry.com on 11/24/2008
We have one m2. I'm looking at buying another one. Can one m2 find another buried m2? Or do you have to have a special receiver?
A great beacon
Geoff Darst at Backcountry.com on 11/24/2008
Distance and signal strength information makes locating the victim simple. Plus the display tells you when to change your distance attenuation. IMO the M2 is just as easy to use as a Tracker. In practice I found the short range of a Tracker to be limited to slightly less than 40m, while I was getting 80m out of the M2. Does range matter? All I know is I want a signal sooner rather than later. I also found the M2 to be superior in fine-grain searches. The audio tone of the M2 changed noticeably when you were right over the victim while with the Tracker you never know until you probe. The M2 is also much better for multiple burials. You can hear the other beacons and you can adjust the range attenuation to quickly identify the relative distances from the initial beacon.
Great Hyrbrid Features
Jonathan S. Shefftz at Backcountry.com on 11/24/2008
Takes more practice than the Tracker, but very fast once you gain experience. Also better for multiple burials in which each beacon stays on as it is found, since you can hear the different beacons. Longer range can be helpful in certain situations, although usually is not a factor. Harness system allows for very easy change to search mode.
Ortovox M2 Avalanche Beacon
arc2arc at Backcountry.com on 11/24/2008
Positive interlocks provided by the harness connections make the On/Off and Send/Transmit controls fail safe and intuitive. As long as your batteries are fresh, which is easy to determine from the display, you have confidence of what mode you are in without needing to look at anything. The downside is that when you turn the unit off it is either hanging lose around your neck or you have to stow it away. I consider this a small price to pay to instantly know the unit is in send mode. While in search mode, like most modern peeps, it provides intuitive clues about how to close the distance and its use will be familiar to anyone who is in the backcountry. Maybe not the best on the market but certainly an equal to all the other models I have used. Note that I have not tried any of the gazillion $ units now on the market.
ortovox M2
M. Eric Watson at Backcountry.com on 11/24/2008
Although a bit delicate (don't drop it in the snow) this is a very accurate and reliable beacon-I personally found it the easiest to use and understand- it's use is simple and precise, saving precious moments while in search mode (I have not used it yet in a real emergency situation-thankfully,) I wouldn't use any other beacon to locate my riding partner or fellow skiers/boarders in distress-the most accurate I've tried. Accurate and the longest most reliable range of any beacon-we practice frequently-fun game BTW-and we can locate this little guy under 6 ft. of snow from 60 meters within 10 minutes or less!!! A bit larger than most-and as I said keep it dry and careful switching batteries, which also BTW lasted 2 weeks when I forgot to turn it off...DOH!-checked it-it still had a 99 percent battery power indication-AWESOME! This is an incredible beacon-next to my board and backpack, this is my best backcountry friend-I trust my life and my partners with it 100%; well worth 300 bones. If you snowmobile or your 'better half' does and you want them to return home after a really bad day in the hills-get 'em this guy-and feel safe knowing they WILL be found alive!!! Nuff said... (Truly all beacons work superb, any working beacon is a good beacon-I just like this one best; easy,accurate,superior range, one of the first companies making beacons)
For m2 Question
Aaron Wilbur at Backcountry.com on 11/24/2008
First, ask questions the proper way. Second, what would the point of avalanche beacons be if they couldnt find ones of the same model?
There's no better
Tom Erdmann at Backcountry.com on 11/24/2008
Out of all the transeiver I have owned, including the Mammut Pulse and Ortovox Patroller, this is by far my favorite. It is extremely comfortable to wear because it contours to your abdomen, it has a phenomenal range of 80m, and it is relatively inexpensive when compared to its big brother the Ortovox S1. To top it all off, it has an extremely user freindly interface that works best with single burials but works well with multiple burials too. The strap system also works extremely well, because whenever it is strapped to you it is automatically locked into the on position, so there is no way that it could accidentally be turned off during use. I HIGHLY recommend this transceiver.
Trust Worthy
dsadr at Backcountry.com on 11/24/2008
If I am going to be responsible for saving my friends life this beacon will allow me to do it. The #1 Beacon used by ski patrollers and guides world wide I will not trust anything else.
Ortovox M2
Jeni Eakman, East West Resorts at Backcountry.com on 11/24/2008
My fiance and I live in Breckenridge, Colorado. He is an avid snowmobiler and for his last birthday I bought an Ortovox M2. I did a lot of research before buying. The consistent response was also the strongest endorsement - people trust it with their lives. Knowing that he is wearing it, that it is the very best on the market and that I got it for a great price - make it a gift to both of us! Thank you Jeni Eakman East West Resorts
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