: signal mirror.
: I know the last one sounds ancient but I have been signaled that a late
: arriving friend made the put in across the mouth of the Penobscot River
: from Owls head to Spectical island. I flashed him back we both gotthe
: message very clearly. over a distance of several miles. I have also tested
: it out on a friend in an airplane too. Its a remarkably alerting little
: piece of glass! I like the ones with the aiming hole in the center.

Do you know if a regular plastic CD works as a mirror ?

it's made of palstic so it doesn't brake & it doesn't tear
any waterproof bags.

it has hole in the middle.

it isn't completely reflective, & I'm not sure if it's large enough.

if it does work, then we will finally find a use for the 500 hours free
internet access cd AOL is offering all the time 8-)

has anybody tried it (the mirror cd, not AOL) ?

: through is important. On trips into the Thules I occasionally bring an
: EIPRB. I don't out fit each boat with one, but to have one stowed on one

what is "EPIRB" ?

: A good additional piece of equipment is a small stainless sheath knife. on
: your life vest. The marine environment is filled with fishing lines ropes

I couldn't find stainless knife.

I asked at a camping store and they told me any metal will stain.
they carry a nice selection of knifes but could not guarranty
they will not stain, regardless of any lable on the knife saying "stainless".

can anybody enlighten me on this ?

about the cell phone in a plastic bag. no need for plastic bag anymore.
there are these plastic sealed boxes made for cel phones.
they where advertised in skmag long ago, & I happened to see it in
a marine store. they are well sealed.
I trust them for a cell phone as I trust my pelican case for my camera.

any help appreciated,

Erez