Flares and New Years

[mosquito13]

So I had some shot gun flares and some handhelds that were out of date. With New Years I went to fire off the 12gauge and had 3 out of 6 failed... They all expired mid 2019... All the handhelds worked. I still plan on carrying the 12 gauge aerials  but replaced the handheld flares with a strobe when I got strobes for the life vests. The shells were always stored in my water tight ditch box and put in the house between trips???

[gtightline]

I guess they have that all figured out, so when they expire they stop working..Have a Great New Year, with lots of tight lines to you.

[Juan]

At 10 minutes past midnight last night, my words to my wife were: Dayumn, I forgot to shoot my expired flares. I guess now I'll do as Crabs suggested and use em to get a fire started.

[tunasteak]

Had a friend do this at a back yard 4th of July party. Coast guard and DNR were able to triangulate his position and send a land crew for a stern but friendly warning. Thankfully they didn’t dig any deeper... he has capt license and his family runs a fleet of tugs. Good to know trained eyes were able to pick up on the flares among all the fireworks.

[freezerfiller]

Good stuff. I let the kids fire off my expired flares on new years, primarily to train then on how to, just in case I'm not able. Luckily, I was way inland where it wasn't noticed by any authorities!

[freezerfiller]

Going to fire off the last batch for the 4th. Way inland of course.

[freezerfiller]

So my brother gave me his plastic flare gun with some expired flares. My son saw it and I asked if he wanted to shoot one. Little did I know the gun flares sound just like a gun, and I decided to get us inside before the cops showed up...