Originally Posted By: NobodySpecial
I was a bit surprised how poorly the Fox40 did.
Especially since the guys that did the report (http://www.northshorerescue.com/) hand them out at all their events.




I spent a couple of days this week giving out the mini Fox-40's to AF guys in the SAR and air crew survial business. I heard from several that the pea-less designs do have the advantage in working in extreme cold environments. Also that the fact that the Fox-40 sound is "ugly" makes it easier to hear above the background noise. One tech sgt. mentioned that she uses one I gave her last year to get everybody's attention in the machine shop in which she works.I also gave them out highlighting their usefulness as a personal protection tool.

Can't comment on the study's methodology but as someone else said having one is better than not having one.

Andy
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