How I Use My BCA MtnPro Gear Year-Round

April 2, 2017

If it were my choice, I would be using my BCA MtnPro gear year round after a two-week summer break. I would be off to the southern hemisphere to enjoy winter sledding in the Andes. In reality, thats not quite happening yet. I do use the following BCA gear in the summer and fall: BC Link radios, Stash packs, MtnPro protective vest and MtnPro shin guards. Heres where I use them.

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How I Use My BCA MtnPro Gear Year-Round

By Mike Duffy, BCA Sled Ambassador

If it were my choice, I'd be using my BCA MtnPro gear year-round after a two-week summer break. I'd be off to the southern hemisphere to enjoy winter sledding in the Andes. In reality, that's not quite happening yet.

I do use the following BCA gear in the summer and fall: BC Link radios, Stash packs, MtnPro protective vest, and MtnPro shin guards. Here's where I use them.

BC Link Radios: Last year I rode the Colorado Backcountry Discovery Route (COBDR) by motorcycle. To keep in touch with members of our group, we used BC Links with earbuds. Worked great and the earbuds blocked wind noise from the helmet. We rode for days without having to recharge. The COBDR is a mostly off-road route from the Four Corners of Colorado to the Wyoming border.

More year-round uses for BC Link radios:

  • Mountain biking. Keep track of all members of your group. My son races and I don't have a chance of keeping up, so we use them to know where each other are. Sometimes he'll go for a solo ride and I can keep in touch with him by radio from the house (one of the benefits of the great trails in Eagle, CO).
  • Ranch/farm work. Day after day without charging has its benefits when you work long hours.
  • Fishing/hunting. Once again, keep track of your group and relay information. With an earbud, you will not make any unnecessary noise.
  • Communication between vehicles in areas with no cell service. Long stretches in the middle of nowhere with zero cell service? No problem with a BC Link in each vehicle.

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BCA Stash pack: I'm so familiar and have my routine down with Stash backpacks, that I use them year-round. Stash packs are light, have plenty of pockets, and the shoulder strap is optimized for carrying the BC Link. I use them for hiking, going to the beach, motorcycling, and missions with the Vail Mountain Rescue team.

Keep life exciting, but without getting injured: use your BCA protective gear year-round. Hope to see you on the snow in the southern hemisphere someday. I think BCA should fly me down there to write my next blog.