Backcountry Access BCA Stealth Avalanche Probe

Love this BCA Stealth 270 Avalanche Probe!***Pros***This probe comes in a carrying kit that makes it easy to store and easy to access. It has a zipper on the side for easy access and slides in/out of the case easily. To assemble it, you just hold on the top and toss the rest of it away from you then pull the knob and it will tighten all the sections. Then to release it you pinch the two plastic wings and it will release so that you can pull apart the sections and store it again. It is pretty intuitive. Seems strong (it's aluminum). And at 270 it's a good length for most snowpacks.*** Cons ***I would say the only main con is that it is more expensive than the absolute cheapest on the market. It is nowhere near the most expensive, and overall a good price for how nice it is. So overall no real cons. It's a good price. Great probe. I might even buy a second one.

Solidly built. Numbers are pretty easy to read. Convenient carrying bag included.

I have only used this for demonstrationsI hope I never deploy it for real

This is a great avalanche probe. The design is simple and reliable and the probe is sturdy when assembled. But I primarily bought it because the gray and orange model was pictured in the listing. What I got was the blue version. The team-owned gear for my SAR team is the blue version, so I was hoping to get the gray and orange model to more obviously differentiate my personal gear from the team-owned gear. Not the end of the world, but the listing was a bit misleading in that particular aspect.

Easy to use probe