[pct-l] To Flare or not to Flare

[Mike Chapman]

Thanks All,and sorry for the passion in my words,I beleive in me and
everything I do,and ill fight to the end(bring it) for my rights(as
everyone on the planet pct-l now knows). A good set of tests will be
in the works Paul,your a smart dude and I tend to listen to those
types. I like the fact that flares can get soaked and still work,its
being brought mainly for the northern pct,but the weight means zero to
me,ill fly by most with twice to 3 times as much weight(not a
jerk,just being real). Hike on.

On 2/13/11, Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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 ...
>
> Sent from my iPod
>
> 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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