I got this info from a Jeep site I belong to and thought Id pass it along.
I bought four of these to keep in the MH and toad just incase.
They look like they will be a good deal. http://www.smittybilt.com/product/index/222.htm
Wow that is pretty cool. Probably a lot better than using a regular flare. Especially in the really dry areas where they are having all the fires.
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I have seen these, or similar, in use before at night. You can see them for some distance and you sit wondering what they are until you are close enough see a dark colored vehicle cross-wise in the road. Then it dawns on you "oh, it is suppose to be a flare."
I got these for about the same price on sale. .
They are even available in a rechargable setup at a much higher price. Got mine at
Duluth Trading Post, "CR123A battery is good for 10 years"
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RedRollingRoadblock wrote: I have seen these, or similar, in use before at night. You can see them for some distance and you sit wondering what they are until you are close enough see a dark colored vehicle cross-wise in the road. Then it dawns on you "oh, it is suppose to be a flare."
And at $20 each I'll stick with the real tings.
X2, and the short battery storage life (1 yr.) can get you in trouble. I know my flares will work after years of storage as will the standard triangle reflectors.
RedRollingRoadblock wrote: I have seen these, or similar, in use before at night. You can see them for some distance and you sit wondering what they are until you are close enough see a dark colored vehicle cross-wise in the road. Then it dawns on you "oh, it is suppose to be a flare."
And at $20 each I'll stick with the real tings.
X2, and the short battery storage life (1 yr.) can get you in trouble. I know my flares will work after years of storage as will the standard triangle reflectors.
How many do you carry. The most common are 20 and 30 minute flares and you put out 3 at a time. Sitting on the side of a highway for a hour and you will need at least 9, and that leaves none in reserve. So you want to carry another 9 in reserve. That is a total of 18.
Now how are you going to store these flammable solids? Yep, they are calssified as a Flammable Solid! Flares should be stored in a cool, dry place away from excessive heat (above 167 degrees F), sparks or flames. While flares have no expiration date when properly stored, storage above 120 degrees F for long period of time (over 1 week) should be avoided. Normal recommended storage temperatures are 40 degrees to 90 degrees F. To preserve the reliability and excellent performance characteristics of flares, do not expose the units to water for periods longer than 10 minutes - flares should be stored under dry conditions. Now it certainly does not sound like the interior of my motorhome, or any other RV, is the ideal location to store the fusees. So we best have some type of proper storage container designed for storage of the fusees. And best keep it away from the kids!!! Cause we all know that kids and fusees don't mix well! They love them!!!
So I'll stick with my DOT reflective triangles and flashing pucks.
RedRollingRoadblock wrote: I have seen these, or similar, in use before at night. You can see them for some distance and you sit wondering what they are until you are close enough see a dark colored vehicle cross-wise in the road. Then it dawns on you "oh, it is suppose to be a flare."
And at $20 each I'll stick with the real tings.
X2, and the short battery storage life (1 yr.) can get you in trouble. I know my flares will work after years of storage as will the standard triangle reflectors.
How many do you carry. The most common are 20 and 30 minute flares and you put out 3 at a time. Sitting on the side of a highway for a hour and you will need at least 9, and that leaves none in reserve. So you want to carry another 9 in reserve. That is a total of 18.
Now how are you going to store these flammable solids? Yep, they are calssified as a Flammable Solid! Flares should be stored in a cool, dry place away from excessive heat (above 167 degrees F), sparks or flames. While flares have no expiration date when properly stored, storage above 120 degrees F for long period of time (over 1 week) should be avoided. Normal recommended storage temperatures are 40 degrees to 90 degrees F. To preserve the reliability and excellent performance characteristics of flares, do not expose the units to water for periods longer than 10 minutes - flares should be stored under dry conditions. Now it certainly does not sound like the interior of my motorhome, or any other RV, is the ideal location to store the fusees. So we best have some type of proper storage container designed for storage of the fusees. And best keep it away from the kids!!! Cause we all know that kids and fusees don't mix well! They love them!!!
So I'll stick with my DOT reflective triangles and flashing pucks.
I carried a full case of 20 minute flares in the police cruiser for 25 years. Now just 9, 30 minute flares in a bone dry luggage bay. If I can't get help there in an hour and a half traveling on US highways then there will be a problem Remember, breakdowns where you pull over are handled with the DOT approved triangles. (Law requires you to carry a set of three.) Flares are only for use when the travel lane is blocked. I know they will work. Batteries? Probably forget to change them = my bad. If you remember go ahead and use them but the driving public sees a flare, they think "accident", they see these LED blinkers and they think ?????. Maybe that is OK, I can't say. Just remember, common sense is always required when using any safety equipment.
RedRollingRoadblock wrote: I have seen these, or similar, in use before at night. You can see them for some distance and you sit wondering what they are until you are close enough see a dark colored vehicle cross-wise in the road. Then it dawns on you "oh, it is suppose to be a flare."
And at $20 each I'll stick with the real tings.
X2, and the short battery storage life (1 yr.) can get you in trouble. I know my flares will work after years of storage as will the standard triangle reflectors.
How many do you carry. The most common are 20 and 30 minute flares and you put out 3 at a time. Sitting on the side of a highway for a hour and you will need at least 9, and that leaves none in reserve. So you want to carry another 9 in reserve. That is a total of 18.
Now how are you going to store these flammable solids? Yep, they are calssified as a Flammable Solid! Flares should be stored in a cool, dry place away from excessive heat (above 167 degrees F), sparks or flames. While flares have no expiration date when properly stored, storage above 120 degrees F for long period of time (over 1 week) should be avoided. Normal recommended storage temperatures are 40 degrees to 90 degrees F. To preserve the reliability and excellent performance characteristics of flares, do not expose the units to water for periods longer than 10 minutes - flares should be stored under dry conditions. Now it certainly does not sound like the interior of my motorhome, or any other RV, is the ideal location to store the fusees. So we best have some type of proper storage container designed for storage of the fusees. And best keep it away from the kids!!! Cause we all know that kids and fusees don't mix well! They love them!!!
So I'll stick with my DOT reflective triangles and flashing pucks.
I carried a full case of 20 minute flares in the police cruiser for 25 years. Now just 9, 30 minute flares in a bone dry luggage bay. If I can't get help there in an hour and a half traveling on US highways then there will be a problem Remember, breakdowns where you pull over are handled with the DOT approved triangles. (Law requires you to carry a set of three.) Flares are only for use when the travel lane is blocked. I know they will work. Batteries? Probably forget to change them = my bad. If you remember go ahead and use them but the driving public sees a flare, they think "accident", they see these LED blinkers and they think ?????. Maybe that is OK, I can't say. Just remember, common sense is always required when using any safety equipment.
The safety LED pucks I linked are being used by German Police on their cars on the autoban, and are being sold to police agencies in this country. They are sold by a number of emergency police supply houses. As I posted their regular, nonrechargable ones, batterys last 10 years! And any number of police agencies in this country already using LED emergency lighting on their car roof tops. And I have seen people drive right over fusees at many accident scenes. Drive over a LED puck and it continues to work. Drive over a fusee and you know what happens.
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