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Date: Mon, 16 Oct 95 11:59:36 PDT
From: Wreck Diver <bakken@st*.te*.co*>
To: techdiver@terra.net
Cc: bakken@st*.te*.co*
Subject: flares (was Billy B Mix)

Andy Cohen write:

>I carry a big safety sausage and a loud whistle when I do open water drift 
>dives, and both have been very useful when surfacing in heavy swells.  Flares 
>would be a great thing to carry, or smoke bombs. "SKYBLASTER" makes water 
>proof mini flares for boaters that are small, bright and safe.  I'm sure that 
>they are not pressure proof, though.  Anyone have info on a smoke bomb or 
>flare that is suitable for diving?

A great way to carry small flares with you at depth is inside a safety light 
housing.  If you remove the batteries and bulb assembly from a Mini-C, you have 
room to store 2 small flares.  Any other comments?

-Tim Bakken

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