Re: [Paddlewise] exploding flares

Alex Ferguson wrote:

> > An article in our club newsletter discribed how a guide was badly
> hurt
> > when a handflare exploded. ........
>
> > On occasions durin inspection it was found that the
> > flares were left in the firing position. ..........
>
> > ****** The question that I ask myself is can this happen without
> being
> > dropped ?
> > Say inside the boat or on top due to heat or rough seas ?
>
> What Eddie might have missed and what the guiding
> copmpany's rep told us at the kayak forum was that, being in
> the firing position, the flare was dropped (in its container)
> and it now "fired". The explosion was caused by being in a
> sealed container. Normally a flare can burn and the gasses
> expand at the correct rate when in free air. The key part to
> the whole episode was that the flare was triggered as it
> would be if done intentionally (except of course for the
> container).
> Kia Ora

Hi Alex,Thanks for this info.I read this article in ASKNET  and KASK
newsletters ,which gave the impression that this was a recent local
accident accident.******

> (You missed a good sea kayak forum Eddie, we always have
> good weather when they are held in the South Island !!!!!!)

> ****Sorry about that but it was a 1000 km drive plus Ferry costs, I am
> a pensioner don't forget............*******

Yes you had fine weather in Nelson about 6% more sunshine than Auckland
last year.Is that why the wearing of clothes was optional in that
camping? It must have been a sight for "sore eyes". :-))) **********

> "This is a "dig" because the Auckland one (where Eddie
> lives) always has attrocious weather - always, right? "

But our water temperatures are  bearable at least.Not Polarbearable like
down South.*******

> I will see you up here after Christmas??Meanwhile enjoy life my
> friend.

Regards all
Eddie.

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