Escapees November-December 2023

weight and safety

Emergency Roadside LED Flares By JIMKOCA #86367, Escapees RVers Boot Camp Instructor

see truckers use, or there are the burning road fl ares that will last about 20 minutes, then it is time to set out some more. Now there is the advancement of LEDroad fl ares. These LED lights come in

Nobody wants to think about being stranded on the side of the road, especially at night. I n my travels, I have had a truck radiator burst and, of course, the problem of having a rapid air loss, also known as a blowout. Not just one tire, but two duals at the same time. In both cases, after pulling off

various sizes and shapes. They can be in the shape of hockey pucks or look like road fl ares. Some are rechargeable or they can use AAA or AA batteries. The problem with the recharge able fl ares is that they will aways need to be charged for use. I have tried these, and they don’t last as long as the emergency. I elected touse fl ares that require AAA batteries. If the fl ares start to dim, I can always put in fresh batteries. I do not like to keep batteries in them since they could go bad, leak and damage the fl ares. TheLED fl ares that I use come in a case that has two fl ares. They are called Twinkle Star Emergency Roadside Flare Kit, from Amazon. A set of four fl ares is $31. You can have the fl ares blink or display a red signal. In addition, they have a fl ashlight built into the fl are. Escapees hopes that you do not have a roadside emer gency, but, before you do, you might want to purchase a set of LED roadside fl ares for the unexpected.

the roadway and making sure everyone was okay, it was time to warn other drivers that we were parked on the roadway in an emergency.

There are several ways that this can be accomplished. There are the traditional orange safety triangles that we

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