Orion Flare

Patofnaud · 10-05-2020, 09:27 AM

When I did more offshore boating I'd use my expired ones to start campfires, or on the 4th of July for added pyrotechnics.

I used a couple to start a flag retirement ceremony or two with the Boy Scouts.

Also good to leave in your car/truck for roadside hazard use. The expiration date is just for the Coast Guard. If they are not all swollen up from moisture they are good for much much much longer than the date.

MotorHead · 10-05-2020, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Patofnaud

The expiration date is just for the Coast Guard. If they are not all swollen up from moisture they are good for much much much longer than the date.

That is what I was wondering.
They look just fine..

Patofnaud · 10-05-2020, 10:01 AM

You can tell when they go bad (have been exposed to moisture), then end near the striker cap tends to swell and eventually burst. Once they start to swell, if you try to ignite them they just disintegrate.

I used to rotate mine through,, boat until expire -> wife's car -> my truck, then burn them (by that time they were falling apart). Whenever I got a new set, into the boat they went and start the rotate all over again.

10-05-2020, 09:27 AM	#1
Patofnaud Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Tilton/Paugus Bay Posts: 239 Thanks: 13 Thanked 64 Times in 45 Posts	When I did more offshore boating I'd use my expired ones to start campfires, or on the 4th of July for added pyrotechnics. I used a couple to start a flag retirement ceremony or two with the Boy Scouts. Also good to leave in your car/truck for roadside hazard use. The expiration date is just for the Coast Guard. If they are not all swollen up from moisture they are good for much much much longer than the date.

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10-05-2020, 10:01 AM	#3
Patofnaud Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Tilton/Paugus Bay Posts: 239 Thanks: 13 Thanked 64 Times in 45 Posts	You can tell when they go bad (have been exposed to moisture), then end near the striker cap tends to swell and eventually burst. Once they start to swell, if you try to ignite them they just disintegrate. I used to rotate mine through,, boat until expire -> wife's car -> my truck, then burn them (by that time they were falling apart). Whenever I got a new set, into the boat they went and start the rotate all over again.