With all the talk about flares --- and, I recall, one mention of strobes --- was kinda wondering how many or us carry them as standard issue? For me, flares fill a legal requirement, but, if I were ever to get knocked out of my boat at night or in low visibility conditions, my little ACR Firefly would be the first thing I'd activate. I "pre-flight" that light before every paddle, and would depend on it in an emergency. (I've always got the little Skyblazers in a PFD pocket, and keep them date-checked, and I'll carry a crash box with parachute flares on any crossings, but the strobe is definitely my signal-of-choice. Am I in a minority? Jack Martin *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Dec 19 1998 - 20:07:08 PST
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