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#2480 - 11/04/01 11:02 PM Laser pointer in survival kits
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Hi, I am a Spanish 25-year boy interested on survival equipment. equipped.org is the best page I have seen!<br><br>I'm thinking about including a laserpointer in my kit as signaling tool; mirrors don't work at night. It's a good idea?<br><br>Thank you and sorry my spanglish smile

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#2481 - 11/05/01 12:45 AM Re: Laser pointer in survival kits
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A laser pointer, as used for making presentations, proved ineffective as a signaling tool in our tests. There is a new laser signaling tool coming out from Greatland Laser that proved effective inbt ests of the prototypes, but we'll have to wait to see if the production, eye-safe version works as well.
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#2482 - 11/05/01 05:03 AM Re: Laser pointer in survival kits
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Some people may mistake it for a weapon being aimed at them also. I think a bicycle strobe light would work fairly well as a signalling beacon. Range might be the issue with that though.

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