Comments on: Ten Things Every Backcountry Skier Should Know: How to jump start a car — and more

By: Mark Dumont

Mark Dumont — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:36:28 +0000

Lou – check RobinB’s post who’s got it right and it repeats what the (good) article you posted said. You might want to adjust your blog in case someone stops reading right there, disclaimers aside! But good work on explaining why you don’t want to spark near the battery.

By: Randy_rando

Randy_rando — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:24:05 +0000

Lou,

RE: pole fix. Good article. For those of us that have old ski poles laying around or grab one out of the dumpster….

Cut a piece off, cut it lengthwise, bring two hose clamps.

This setup is always in my repair bag for week long sierra trips. If you have two, one goes on in the inside and the other is pried open and goes on the outside. Then clamp.

By: T3

T3 — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:40:39 +0000

I use a JumpBox. Saves the possibility of screwing up the “good” battery with mistaken connections etc….

By: steve seckinger

steve seckinger — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 02:17:08 +0000

The jumper/battery system Lou mentioned before works — I used it to re-power my Chevy Avalanche after I drained the battery with a bad install of a backup camera. Also noticed the local towing company using the same device instead of jumper cables.

By: Lou

Lou — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:45:17 +0000

Yeah, whatever way of connection gets it right! And indeed, the battery boxes really are nice. They make fairly small ones for small cars…

Those goof-proof jumper cables are excellent, here is a link to some (this is not an etailer I’m familiar with):
http://www.autosportcatalog.com/index.cfm/fa/p/pid/229/sc/41315