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flamingo 32
04-19-2010, 10:33 PM
Anyone know how I can dispose of the pile of outdated flares I have piled up?
:confused:
phragle
04-19-2010, 10:36 PM
Bonfire! They are great for starting bar b q's too...
Perlmudder
04-19-2010, 11:17 PM
ship them to me! i will make sure they are disposed of in a safe manner.
Fast Shafts
04-20-2010, 10:54 AM
Save them for the 4th of July-than shoot them off. Thats what I do.
Coastie
04-20-2010, 02:45 PM
The most consistent method we've found is to go to www.earth911.org and type in 'hazardous waste' for your zip code. This will prompt the local recycling centers that can handle expired flares.

In some areas the local CG Auxilary or Power Squadron will take them to use for training and also some fire departments will take them.
flamingo 32
04-20-2010, 04:47 PM
thanks for the suggestions, I didn't want to set them off and have a false alarm , burn down my neighbors house or throw them out and set a garbage truck ablaze
Davidmnc
04-20-2010, 04:58 PM
thanks for the suggestions, I didn't want to set them off and have a false alarm , burn down my neighbors house or throw them out and set a garbage truck ablaze

You are no fun at all! :rolleyes:
fever 38
04-23-2010, 08:11 AM
shoot them off , just shoot them off:iagree:
MacGyver
05-24-2010, 05:39 PM
Can you just shoot them into the water?
MacGyver
05-24-2010, 05:42 PM
I have a burn barrel behind my house, I thought about shooting them in their and putting the (Weber grill) cover on REAL fast! Be bad if it zinged out and crashed through a window and burned my boat, truck, van, garage and house down, LOL!
mosi
05-25-2010, 05:48 AM
Keep them as spares.


In an emergency, if you use all your current date ones..... you will not care what the date says to continue to get someone's attention.
Revd Up
05-25-2010, 10:59 PM
I keep them as spares too. Can't have enough if you need them.
Brain Damage
06-07-2010, 04:43 PM
We love them for Fishing, when the Power is Dead in Moorehead
Gonzo
10-21-2010, 02:49 PM
If you have just one chance of saving your life and the flare doesn't fire, you die. Outdated flares are not safety but a bad gamble.
ElvisAaron
10-30-2010, 10:26 PM
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Revd Up
10-30-2010, 10:49 PM
If you have just one chance of saving your life and the flare doesn't fire, you die. Outdated flares are not safety but a bad gamble.

I agree with you. Use current dated flares. I still would want old flares as a back up . If I was floating in the water, chances are they still will work fine and give me plenty of flares to fire. More flares = better chance to survive.
OBNOXUS
11-21-2010, 01:42 PM
Anyone ever fire off a flare?

Scares the hell out of me to have to depend on these things,,,, I have the ones in the handgun and seems like it only went about 40 feet in the air and maybe 200 or so feet away when I shot off some expired ones.
Donskihp
11-21-2010, 05:54 PM
I really haven't ever payed attention to the dates on flares, Whats the average life of Flares?
insanity
11-22-2010, 07:04 AM
I think its around 3 years they expire.
Revd Up
11-23-2010, 12:01 AM
Anyone ever fire off a flare?

Scares the hell out of me to have to depend on these things,,,, I have the ones in the handgun and seems like it only went about 40 feet in the air and maybe 200 or so feet away when I shot off some expired ones.

I never have. New Years Eve is just around the corner. Might have to send one up.:D