Signal flares?

[hissilliness.livejournal.com]

I'm leaving for a camping trip in Maine on Sunday that will take us to some relatively remote spots. The last time we were there, we kind of wished we had a rocket signal flare with us in case of emergency. This time I figured I'd pick one up at Roach's.

The guys at Roach's told me that they don't have 'em, and suggested I try Tags. Tags doesn't have 'em. EMS doesn't seem to have them. Any suggestions for possible local sources? I have a Zipcar for Saturday afternoon, so I can go pretty far afield if I need to.

Comments

[xuth.livejournal.com]

I guess my first question would be: Who are you trying to reach with your flare? If you're trying to notify someone in your party I would start with a whistle and radios. If it's something of a 911 call, then you absolutely want a personal locator beacon. I'd still take the whistle too.

For reference, three blasts of a whistle (or most any sound (canned air horn?)) repeated regularly is a distress call. Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distress_signal) says one rep per minute but depending on who you ask more frequently is also recognized.