According to George Gronseth, skyblazers are not totally waterproof. Yes, the o-ring does keep moisture out fora while, but eventually some water will seep in and ruin the flare. He checks the ingition chain for corrosion. If it is bright and shiny, then it should be okay. He told me that a month or so of exposure to the water will usually not harm the flare. Judging by this, I would say that it is a good idea to keep the flares in a ziplock bag, and to check the chain for corrosion before every trip. Cheers, kevin ------------------------------- | Kevin Whilden | | kwhilden_at_seanet.com | | Kayak Academy Instructor | | http://www.halcyon.com/kayak | ------------------------------- On Wed, 21 Jul 1999, Shawn W. Baker wrote: > I just picked up a pack of Skyblazers last weekend for a trip to the > coast next weekend. I tore the pack open and put them in the pocket of > my PFD before I wondered: are the darn things really waterproof? > > I read in one of the side bars in 'Deep Trouble' that (I think it was) > Matt keeps his flares in a plastic bag--does anyone know if this > prevents "duds"? I know Skyblazers aren't the most reliable or > brightest flares out there, but they are a nice convenient size. > > Shawn > 0 > ____©/______ > ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^\ ,/ /~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ > Baker Brothers 0 > Brews & Boats http://www.missoulaconcrete/shawn/ > Shawn W. Baker mailto://baker_at_montana.com > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jul 21 1999 - 12:21:53 PDT
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