REVIEWS
38 Reviews
Max L.
Looking forward having this bag this season. Hopefully I wont need it to save my life but better safe than sorry!
Albert B.
Rugged, tough, and durable pack. I’m 6’5” and the M/L packs perfectly. This pack has significant upgrades from the previous version of the same pack. Easy to use and comes with top-level warranty service. It’s good to have the very best when entering avalanche terrain.
Albert B.
First time in 40 years I've had trouble with Black Diamond. The airbag zipper teeth are breaking and Black Diamond has sent it back to me twice. The teeth are everting or inverting in 2 places, and will not allow the airbag to deploy. I cannot use it in the mountains.
Albert B.
I have everything Black Diamond makes and have been with them for 40 years. This bag was good until the zipper broke. Somehow the teeth are popping up or down. I sent it back twice. Black Diamond says they will send it back to me for the 2d time "as they can align the zipper. " Here's my response from this morning: The zipper is broken. You might be able to do something with it, but I cannot. It will not open if the air bag deploys. It was broken in one place, but now it has broken in 2 places. Alright, I'll examine it but it it breaks again, I will send it back. Do you want me to give up on this bag? I feel you are refusing to repair a broken product. I don't know how you are able to fix the zipper, because I cannot. And that means I cannot use this airbag in the mountains.
Nicolas B.
Great backpack for anyone looking for a avy backpack that you can take with you in any plane for travel. No CO2 chambers so tsa friendly and great compartments for easy access for shovel and probe. Easy to modify for a 10 L of 35 L.
Braxton r.
https://www.facebook.***/share/v/19ezJZcJtf/?mibextid=wwXIfr Almost 2k for a bag that doesnt even do its job bag was fully charged everything was good but soon as its in snow it dont inflate until out of snow. Worthless to say the least do your your home work
fede
After a few years, I had to send the product in for repair and they told me that the battery could not be replaced and they would offer me a 15% discount on my next purchase. Not exactly what I would have expected for a quality product
James I.
The Jetforce is the best avalanche airbag. So glad it deflates a few minutes after it inflates. This would help you gain air space if you were buried in an avalanche.
Ryan
Pack is well built and I love the ability to make the pack larger or smaller based on the objective and length of trip.
Esteban G.
With this backpack now I feel very safe, I can carry everything I need and it looks very good with my jacket, for me it's a 10/10
Rolf K.
Love the airbag and the technology. Easy to charge, turn on and off. Practiced deploying and repacking before our backcountry trip to Japan. Worked great and is easy to repack after deployment. Did not feel like the 25L was big enough for cold weather touring. Will for sure be buying the 35L attachment. Had a hard time fitting in the insulated layer with extra gloves and a repair kit. Had no room for anything else. I like the compartment inside for water, it held a 2 liter Nalgene and a "bullet" type thermos easily and nicely. Struggled with the waist belt closure, especially with gloves on. Used it 6 days straight and finally started getting it, but it never came easily. Understand why it has to be the way it is, if you need to deploy the pack in an avalanche, it would definitely hold, but it makes for extended transitions trying to orient it and tighten it properly. Also, one of the helmet "bikini" plastic hooks broke the first day. Had to use a wire tie for the rest of the trip, these should be metal.
Eric J.
I purchased this bag to be my sole BC ski pack and it has proven to accomplish this. From a safety perspective the electric fan inflatable airbag is great especially because I can practice multiple inflations to be prepared. The dedicated avalanche tool pocket is key along with the smaller essentials pocket next to it. I purchased the 25L and quickly realized that for my tour gear I like to take, it is small. But of course I can purchase the add ons pack extenders, but I might have purchased the 35L for that reason. I was also impressed by the weight for a fan airbag pack.
CF
I've had this bag for over five years. I've used this bag for every backcountry trip, from heli trips in Alaska, multi-day hut to hut ski touring in the Alps, to single day trips in the side country. Overall, I like this bag a lot save for two issues, one of which others have touched on. Pros: Battery system is great, app is easy to use and update the software, lights are easy to read. Multiple uses each charge is great. - Avy bag is easy to pack back down and get back in the compartment. - I love the modularity between the sizes: 10L is perfect for heli or sidecountry, 25L is good for a full day or maybe two. The 35L is great for multi-day trips or it can get you to the hut, and then you can switch to the 10 or 25L to do day strikes from the hut. - Has enough features and room to organize essentials and the avy trigger is conveniently located. Cons: THE ZIPPER...I always have to check this thing while touring or before I go downhill. If it is packed full, this zipper WILL come undone, just hopefully not to a great extent. Maybe they've fixed this with newer models. I recognize that this zipper can't be bomber so that the bag inflates, but there should be some sweet spot where the bag has freedom to deploy without the zipper coming undone at the slightest disturbance. - If you are bringing everything you need for self-sustained, multi-day guiding or camping (tents, stove, sleeping bag, etc.), none of these booster sizes will be enough for you. - No route for water or radio, you will have to rig something up yourself. Recommendations: #1, the zipper #2: Some cinch straps that can accommodate each booster would be great. Sometimes you take a 25L but don't completely fill it up. I want my pack to be tight and condense on my back when I'm skiing and being able to cinch this pack down as small as possible would be great. Overall, this is great avy technology and the boosters let you pick how big you want it to be for each excursion. It's a great pack and I love Black Diamond. If they can fix those two issues (zipper, cinch straps), this pack would be the BEST.
Helen B.
I have been borrowing my husband's pack for years, so it was time to get my own and this one fits perfectly on my petite frame. It seems like it is well designed to fit all my gear. I'm excited to wear it the backcountry this winter.
Clay S.
Construction is excellent but the purported 25L volume does not seem close to 25L actual volume. I would order the 35L add on if I could get the website to work (which it doesnt and Ive gotten no response by writing to Black Diamond).
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