Float 30 | Refill Instructions

Float 30 Avalanche Airbag

Excavation time is by far the biggest contributing factor in avalanche fatalities. By reducing or eliminating burial depth you substantially increase your chances of survival. The Float 30 is the first airbag that is both affordable and easily reusable. We use a smaller cylinder, single–chamber 150–liter airbag, and super–efficient venturi system to reduce cost and weight. The airbag itself not only helps prevent burial, but protects the head, neck and upper body from trauma. With its location behind the head and away from the hips and arms, it preserves the user’s peripheral vision and his or her ability to escape the avalanche before it picks up speed.

• Weight: 7.4 pounds/3357 grams (system)
  4.4 pounds/1996 grams (pack only)
• Volume: 1830 cubic inches/30 liters
• Torso lengths: 17–22 inches
• Hydration: none included but is compatible

The airbag is neatly stuffed into a 30-liter panel-loading BCA backpack with shovel and probe pockets, compression straps and easy gear access.

Float30 Owner's Manual | FAQs & Manual

Refilling empty cylinders

BCA encourages practicing the deployment of your airbag at least once per year. Once you have discharged your compressed air cylinder, you will need to bring or send it to BCA, BCA Canada, or to an authorized BCA Float 30 refill station.

Cylinder exchanges with Backcountry Access:

If you send it in to BCA or BCA Canada, please call or e-mail us to receive a return authorization (RA) number:

E-mail: info@backcountryaccess.com
Phone: 303.417.1345.

This will cost approximately $50, including shipping and handling, and will vary depending on geographical location and the number of cylinders exchanged. There are no special regulations for returning empty cylinders. However, BCA or the BCA authorized refill center will be responsible for hazardous material fees. Please allow two weeks for the recharged cylinder to arrive. Due to hazmat regulations, it is not possible to expedite shipping.

Be sure to include your RA# on AND inside the package.

Cylinder exchanges with authorized retail locations:

BCA authorized refill stations charge approximately $20 for refills if there is no shipping involved. Do not attempt to recharge the cylinder at locations that are not authorized by BCA, as this process requires training, documentation and parts provided by BCA. For a list of BCA authorized refill stations, please see below.

Please contact retail locations before sending in your cylinder. Each location will have a slightly different refill policy.

Mountain Magic Snow Machines
8524 126th Ave
Edmonton, AB T5B 1G9 Canada
phone: 780.474.9400

Red Deer Powersports
207 Burnt Lake Industrial Park
Red Deer County, AB T4S 2L4 Canada
phone: 403.357.1578

Walt Healy Motorsports
4520 12th St NE
Calgary, AB T2E 4R2 Canada
phone: 403.250.8630

We caution against refilling cylinders on your own. The following document is for informational use only.
Cylinder Refill Instructions