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Get It While You Can: BCA’s Float E2 Electronic Airbag

Get It While You Can: BCA’s Float E2 Electronic Airbag

Get It While You Can: BCA’s Float E2 Electronic Airbag
There are some products that are so hot, you can’t even put your hands on them. That’s the case for the new Float E2 electronic airbag from Backcountry Access (BCA). BCA started shipping the product to retailers this fall, but they’ve been sold out everywhere. Now that BCA is catching up, they’re now available direct to consumers. Considering that supply chain clusterf*#cks are expected well into the future, here’s our advice: buy one now, even if you don’t need it ‘til next season.
The Float E2 uses Alpride supercapacitor technology to inflate the airbag. This means you can fly without hassles from TSA. It also means you can practice all you want and just recharge it afterward. If you insert two AA batteries, you’ll get multiple deployments in the field—and multiple weeks or months without having to recharge it at all, depending on whether you use alkaline or lithium. Our advice: use AA lithium and don’t even bother turning it off between outings.
The (other) coolest part of this pack is the zippered Side Stash pocket located beneath the supercapacitor. This is always within arm’s reach when you’re touring, so you can pull out just about anything you need without having to take off the pack: water bottle, Thermos, climbing skins, gloves, goggles, you name it.
Also, the brilliant Back Stash zipper between the shoulder straps now makes it easy to route a BC Link radio or a hydration system behind the airbag compartment for quick swapping. The whole system weighs a lot less than a battery-powered airbag and slightly less than most compressed-gas systems.
Get the full feature download here:
BCA Float E2 Giveaway!
If you’re feeling lucky, throw down big on your March Madness bracket—then enter the BCA Float E2 Giveaway. Your entry will give you a chance to win the Float E2 model of your choice, including the full-featured Float E2-35, the streamlined Float E2-25, or the Float E2-25 Turbo (for sledheads).