Product Review

The PPS-17Trip is a special version Vigilant alarm designed as a trip wire perimeter protection alarm. It is light weight, loud, and grenade pin activated. The conventional use of a trip 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 trip wire. Whether it is to secure the perimeter of your campsite or any other location, the trip wire alarm is designed to protect you from intruders.

Alarm : The PPS-17Trip features a Vigilant 130dB grenade style pin activated trip 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 trip wire.

Batteries :Vigilant trip 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'll 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 Trip Wire : Select an extremely lightweight high test line to use as your tripwire. Tie a knot on the fixed end of the trip 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 handle a wide range of temperatures from 25F to 110F.