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/ ***************************************************************************
At 08:25 AM 7/21/99 -0600, baker_at_montana.com 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 Shawn, As I reported in a recent posting, my three Sky Blazers worked perfectly when I shot them off on July 4th. I had left them in the plastic bag they came in and then put that in a zip loc bag. They remained in the pocket of my PFD until use including some swimming and a lot of hosing off. I have since wondered that if I needed to get to these flares with very cold, numb and possibly gloved fingers, getting through two layers of plastic bags might be a little difficult. Still, I think the zip loc bag buys an additional degree of reliability. Bill Leonhardt *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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/ ***************************************************************************
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