DESC: Rather than sucking carbon dioxide beneath a pile of avalanche debris, let the compressed-air powered, 150-liter airbag inside the Backcountry Access Float 18 Winter Backpack keep you on top of the slide. Designed to be BCA's minimalist model in its Float collection, the Float 18 Backpack has a thin profile but rocks enough storage for rescue tools, your lunch, some water, skins and an extra layer. You could wait for buddies to chisel through tons of rock-hard avy debris, or you increase your chances of survival by pulling the cord on this pack and staying afloat when the slab under you breaks.