The PPS-17Trip is a special version Vigilant alarm designed as a Shuttle wire perimeter protection alarm. It is light weight, loud, and grenade pin activated. The conventional use of a Shuttle wire alarm consists of a wire stretched across a path. Once someone or something trips over the wire it triggers an alarm that alerts you of a movement of your Shuttle wire. If it is to safe the perimeter of your campsite or any other location, the Shuttle wire alarm is designed to give protection to you from intruders.
Alarm : The PPS-17Trip features a Vigilant 130dB grenade style pin activated Shuttle wire alarm. To turn on the alarm manually, pull the grenade style pin from the bottom of the alarm. Be prepared to replace the pin to silence the alarm again. The alarm weighs under an ounce preloaded with the batteries, making it light enough to be suspended mid-air by your Shuttle wire.
Batteries :Vigilant Shuttle wire alarms all come pre-loaded with user replaceable batteries. Your alarm includes the first set of batteries pre-installed. Pull the battery tab and discard it to activate the batteries. Your alarm takes 3x LR44 button type batteries. You can get around a half hour of continuous run time on a single set of batteries (or up to a year on standby!) We recommend keeping an extra set of batteries on hand.
Running a Shuttle Wire : Make a selection an extremely lightweight high test line to use as your tripwire. Tie a knot on the fixed end of the Shuttle wire alarm, and start to run your perimeter. The shorter the distance of your tripwire, the less likely for accidental activation. Standard or jacketed rounded (u-shaped) nails/staples make excellent corners or turning points for running a tripwire. Tie the terminating end of your tripwire to the grenade style pin loop on the alarm.
Weather : The PPS-TRIP17 is weather resistant, but not waterproof. It can take care of a variety of temperatures from 25F to 110F.
✔ TRIP WIRE ALARM: 130dB grenade pin activated alarm, Oxford Tan color
✔ PERIMETER PROTECTION: 100 meters of 4 strand Shuttle wire (fishing wire), olivine green color with line cutter
✔ BATTERIES INCLUDED: We’ve preloaded LR44 batteries, and included a micro Philips screwdriver for the battery compartment
✔ VIGILANT WARRANTY: Vigilant alarms come with a full 1 year warranty. We’re a Florida, USA based company with employees and product manufacturing in The us and China. All Vigilant pepper spray is manufactured in the US. Our alarms are designed in the US and manufactured in China.