Inshore flares

[Bern Hanreck]

Originally Posted by jambo

But as Pikey says if your in deep dodo then PLB.

In deep dodo !

[jambo]

Originally Posted by Bern Hanreck

In deep dodo !

You know it well Bern!![emoji1]

[Bern Hanreck]

Indeed I doo doo

[tony t]

Originally Posted by Bern Hanreck

Indeed I doo doo

Get a room you two two

[jambo]

Originally Posted by tony t

Get a room you two two

What just like you and Mick

[tony t]

Originally Posted by jambo

What just like you and Mick

No I dumped him ages ago

[Bern Hanreck]

Originally Posted by tony t

Get a room you two two

" 'oisted by me own petard "

[jeffstevens763@g]

well just orederd an Odeo mk3 from marine superstore @ £89.95 + £5.95 post.
reason.
uses 3 AA batteries with 5 hours burn time can carry spares and are same as my camara & other stuff i have and can change out easy.
twist for on easy with cold hands etc.
will tuck up inside my lifejacket easy & out the way.

[breezeblock]

Originally Posted by jeffstevens763@g

well just orederd an Odeo mk3 from marine superstore @ £89.95 + £5.95 post.
reason.
uses 3 AA batteries with 5 hours burn time can carry spares and are same as my camara & other stuff i have and can change out easy.
twist for on easy with cold hands etc.
will tuck up inside my lifejacket easy & out the way.

seen them on the vhf course it does look like a dildo

[jeffstevens763@g]

Originally Posted by breezeblock

seen them on the vhf course it does look like a dildo

wonder what reaction you'ed get pulling one of them out at the lifeboat crew

not bothered what it looks like so long as it does the job it will certantly make me feel better than having pyro's in the boat.

[HDAV]

Originally Posted by jeffstevens763@g

well just orederd an Odeo mk3 from marine superstore @ £89.95 + £5.95 post.
reason.
uses 3 AA batteries with 5 hours burn time can carry spares and are same as my camara & other stuff i have and can change out easy.
twist for on easy with cold hands etc.
will tuck up inside my lifejacket easy & out the way.

How effftive are they in daylight? Advantage of the pyro is the additional height and colour. At basically sea level on a bright day is the odeo noticeable enough?

Certainly looks good value and safer to handle.

Found an inshore kit for just under £50 plus shipping so may just bite the bullet and keep safety man happy

[ShinyShoe]

Originally Posted by treerat

We ran a multi agency exercise a few years ago in Weymouth bay, a single para and a smoke were let off.

Dozens of calls in the first two minutes were recorded by the local MRSC!

You'll be surprised how many people will see them and call.

That was in an area a mobile phone would have done the trick too...
And I'm guessing day in good visibility etc.

Originally Posted by HDAV

How effftive are they in daylight? Advantage of the pyro is the additional height and colour. At basically sea level on a bright day is the odeo noticeable enough?

Certainly looks good value and safer to handle.

Found an inshore kit for just under £50 plus shipping so may just bite the bullet and keep safety man happy

It's not intended for distress alerting like a rocket. It's intended for pinpoint position.
Hence DSC /PLB to get someone aware to look then the laser to help them find you.

[jeffstevens763@g]

each to thier own and if pyro's are a requirement then fine, for me i fire my flares off on bonfire night when out of date also did off shore survival and used them never been a fan for a small boat RIB/SIB risk assessing the conditions you would use them when the s--- hits the fan, pitching and rolling boat, petrol very close, thin fabric boat ETC.
so now fixed DSC radio, waterproof hand held, PLB, laser flare, strobe & torch , small mirrow completes my list OMO

[HDAV]

Originally Posted by ShinyShoe

It's not intended for distress alerting like a rocket. It's intended for pinpoint position.
Hence DSC /PLB to get someone aware to look then the laser to help them find you.

Rare if ever I would be out solo and have dsc vhf, rare to be out of mobile signal. After chatting to a few people it seems the rules may in practice have been relaxed, looks like I will be spending £50 on safety gear minimum question is do I buy an onshore flare kit or not...


Think I'd sink if I took everything recommended! After an issue last year spare fuel won't be one of them......

[jeffstevens763@g]

well the Odeo [dildo] arrived today pushed it up inside the lifejacket out the way white string all thats poking out [changed string original not long enough]

[Fenlander]

Like Jeff I chose the Odeo MK3 electronic flare... arrived yesterday.

Personal choice but I liked the way it was a simple twist of the base to switch on... and unscrewing the base the opp way gives access to the batteries which are L91 lithium AA size. A spare set is £5 and they have a 10yr shelf life. Standard AAs can be used in an emergency with a reduced "burn" time.

Will take up less space than the conventional flares I've previously carried... and be far less threat to PVC tubes.

[Fenlander]

It has a camera tripod thread in the base too so I'll make up some sort of bracket from my old camera spares box so in an emergency I can attach it to my boat hook clipped to the transom... one less thing to hold in a crisis.

Image just showing it attached to a random small flash bracket to give an idea.

[jeffstevens763@g]

going to use my selfie stick for added height if required.

[Fenlander]

OK but how will you get those crucial selfies of "the night I nearly sunk"!!

[jeffstevens763@g]

Originally Posted by Fenlander

OK but how will you get those crucial selfies of "the night I nearly sunk"!!

have to get another david