[pct-l] To Flare or not to Flare

[Paul Robison]

As a small add on, people say 'no need to.test a flare'. I would just say something so volatile definitely needs tested... Of course it will light, but handling them and putting them out is what you need to practice ...

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On 2011-02-13, at 11:35 AM, Gerry Zamora <gerry0625 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Trick candles that's smart,  I will give that a try I wonder how much wind
> it takes to blow one out. I carry some of the same just never thought about
> the trick candles I love those things.... Good thinking I hear today will be
> windy so I will be conducting some field test in my yard with water on hand
> in a cleared out area and I figure no need to test a flare we all know how
> those work...lol.
> Gerry0625
> On Feb 13, 2011 7:48 AM, "Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes" <
> diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:
>> For emergency fire, I had 3 waterproof matches and 3 trick birthday
>> candles. I never had to use any of them. I don't know if the trick
>> birthday candles would work or not, but it seemed worth a try.
>> Diane
>> On Feb 13, 2011, at 7:03 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>> 
>>> Dear Altathunder,
>>> 
>>> A flare seems so heavy that I never considered carrying one
>>> although I share a desire to carry fool proof emergency
>>> firestarter. Among the myriad emergency firestarting solutions I
>>> carry, my kit contains what I consider my secret weapon: pre-
>>> drilled magnesium shavings. I core drilled my (heavy) magnesium
>>> block and carry a substantial amount of just the shavings in a
>>> sealed bag which is much lighter and easier to deal with in wind
>>> then trying to shave a mag block in a survival situation.
>>> 
>>> Sincerely, Lollygag
>>> 
>>> PS Some of the other redundant firestarting tactics I carry are
>>> listed below, perhaps it's obvious that I live in the rainy state
>>> of Washington...
>>> 
>>> matches
>>> lighters
>>> waterproof matches
>>> mini Swedish fire steel
>>> waxed tissue off of homemade cereal bars
>>> bag balm (or vaseline) coated cotton balls
>>> alcohol based hand sanitizer
>>> Heet
>>> Esbit
>>> char cloth/tinder (sealed)
>>> pre-drilled Magnesium swarth
>> 
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