G'Day Bob and Paddlewise, The flare failure post and search and rescue posts have been very helpful. I'm wondering though if the cause of flare failure can be determined. Were they stored in a waterpoof container? I've a set of three year old flares that fit into an Otterbox. They don't burn as long as the larger more widely used flares but I'm trading that against the reliability I hope comes with dry storage. Likewise a set of aerial flares that come in a water proof plastic container. They are relatively small, about the size of a 303 cartridge, with a pencil shaped firing mechanism. They come in a pack of eight and seem to stay quite dry. The plastic bags that many flares are supplied in, seem to sweat with condensed vapour trapped inside the bag. I'd say its best to remove the flares from these bags as they are likely worse than useless for keeping them dry in a kayak. I haven't been game to test these in Sydney and won't be back on the water until end September so would be very interested to hear experiences with flare storage. BTW Jack, thanks for those very useful posts. I missed what the acronym SART stands for? Search and Rescue T? All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jul 23 2007 - 15:13:17 PDT
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