I just checked my ditty bag yesterday and found a bit of water got inside my flares. The rocket flares seem to be all plastic and from the outside look ok. The handheld flares turned out to be cardboard and one of them fell apart. 1) recommendations on truely waterproof flares and where to get them? I got mine at west marine. 2) How do you store them so you can get them when you need them? I don't want to have to fumble with goofy bags. PS my "waterproof" combo flashlite/strobe sucked water too. It's going back to ACR. TOM *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Tom wrote: > >I just checked my ditty bag yesterday and found a bit of water got inside my >flares. The rocket flares seem to be all plastic and from the outside look >ok. The handheld flares turned out to be cardboard and one of them fell >apart. >1) recommendations on truely waterproof flares and where to get them? I got >mine at west marine. There are some flares made for SCUBA divers. I have looked at the local dive shops, but have found any. In the meantime, I took a ziplock bag (and let the air out to avoid hot air expansion) and sealed it with a good dose of Aquaseal. >2) How do you store them so you can get them when you need them? I don't want >to have to fumble with goofy bags. I can carry them in the (1) the pocket of my PFD or, (2) a pocket in my spray skirt, or (3) a little fanny pack attached to the back of my PFD. It is a roll-up; clip bag... but if you roll... that leaks too. Sealing with "sex-wax" ...the stuff surfers use, is supposed to help the seal, but I haven't been able to achieve much success at keeping the water out of these bags when emmersed. Gronseth is supposedly designing a new bag with Lotus PFDs. Perhaps that will be out in 1999. > >PS my "waterproof" combo flashlite/strobe sucked water too. It's going back >to ACR. The dive shop is the best place to get the flashlights and strobes. There are some great little lights... and I mean little that will easily fit into the PFD pockets. I use these little lights and the only light source for night diving. It's easy to carry a spare tucked away in a pocket or clipped to a vest or deck line. Robert *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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