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Review Part 2: Pieps Pro IPS Avalanche Transceiver

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Robert Coppolillo

Side view with the antenna fully extended—in this position, the unit defaults to search mode. Side buttons: the red button is the power on/off, the upper yellow button will toggle through functions. The yellow button on the front face is to mark/flag. Photo: Pieps

Side view with the antenna fully extended—in this position, the unit defaults to search mode. Side buttons: the red button is the power on/off, the upper yellow button will toggle through functions. The yellow button on the front face is to mark/flag. Photo: Pieps

  Part 2 of THR’s review of the Pieps Pro IPS avalanche transceiver continues our dive into this safety tool’s feature set. If you missed it, read part 1 of our review here.   Features The IPS stands out as the Pro’s flashiest feature, so I’ve spent most of my time on it. Much like…

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  1. bruised

    Rob have you done any testing to see if the foil on those Rab mythic series jackets interferes with this or other beacons? – tim

    1. Robert Coppolillo

      brudda Tim! funny you mention that, i DID test the Rab Ultra Mythic jackets with this thing! I wrapped both the Pro IPS in a Mythic and the Barryvox — didn’t seem to affect it at all. My hunch is the filament/treatment is so fine that it doesn’t impact the sending signal — somebody smarter could probably confirm/debunk that!

      (For those of you who aren’t lucky enough to own a Rab Ultra Mythic jacket, it’s one of their puffy models but the interior fibers are treated with a vaporized titanium material of some sort, so the lining reflects approximately 30% of the wearer’s body heat — woh, cool! They make sleeping bags out of it, too — crazy warm!)

      Hope you are slaying, dude! summer? Next winter! gotta hang — RC

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