Old flare disposal.

[Cam]

We usually donate them to the Coast Guard Aux to use in practice drills. They really appreciate them.

[livnontheriver]

west marine will take them if you have 1 close

[3 Squids]

Originally Posted by livnontheriver

west marine will take them if you have 1 close

Good to know. I have 3 within a 40 mile radius here so may be my best option. Most of them are soaking wet but still don't want to risk one firing off in the back of a trash truck.

[bradford]

Flares are a racket like trailer lights and trailer brakes.

And boat horns.

[phatdaddy]

And college textbooks

[SkunkBoat]

Originally Posted by bradford

Flares are a racket like trailer lights and trailer brakes.

And boat horns.

EXACTLY!!!!

[cfelton]

I keep mine in a ziplock bag in my Orion kit. Fired some old ones off last year and they were still good.

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by cfelton

I keep mine in a ziplock bag in my Orion kit. Fired some old ones off last year and they were still good.

I do basically the same thing. I have a "Foodsaver" unit that vacuum seals things. So all my flares are in vacuum sealed plastic bags. And I know that this is a thread about disposal of the flares, but I also keep a dozen 15 minute railroad flares in sealed bags too. The law says you have to have X approved marine flares aboard... but there's no law that says you can't have railroad flares aboard also. And truthfully, I like the idea of a 15 minute flare better than a 3 minute or a 30 second flare for attracting attention should I ever get in trouble at night.