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Skiing with a shovel in your Heli Pro
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This hasn't been brought up it seems but I've been wondering if any of you take precaution when skiing with the shovel blade in your backpack.
When it's in my Heli Pro, the neck of the blade is pointing inwards. I usually fill the dead space it creates up with more padding like an extra layer or something, but it's still a risk if you ask me. When crashing hard I can see the neck damaging one's back.
Anyone who's had any similar issues or solutions?
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Get a better bag with separate compartment for your safety gear.
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Meh. I've been riding with a Heli Pro for several years and have never noticed any problems. I suppose it depends on how far the neck of your shovel protrudes; but if you take into account how many layers of fabric are between you and the shovel blade, plus the back padding on the pack, and I'd say you have just about zero chance of ever feeling that shovel through the pack. Maybe if you dropped a 20-footer to firm snow straight to your back, with nothing else in your pack, you might feel a little poke in the back. But I wouldn't lose much sleep over it.
Previous poster: the Heli Pro does have a shovel-specific compartment.
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Then get a shovel that has a blade without that protrusion.
Then get a better bag too anyway.
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I have the Heli pro and I put my ortovox shovel in the avie gear compartmen ( the outside one with the little pockets). Edges of the blade are curved in towards my back but it is resting against my probe, shovel handle and saw. Not sure what the neck of the handle is but there is no way the shovel will hurt you. The thick padding from the snowboard carrier against your back will take care of any thing. Lots of lawn darts to my back to test this out.
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