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A used/blank CD/CD-R disc works great as a mirror and very cheap.

A signal mirror is cheap and a better signaling device than a CD - If I ever need it I'd prefer the mirror :)

EQUIPPED TO SURVIVE (tm) - SIGNALING GROUP

Henrik

Sure but a cd will do in a pinch if you don't have one.
I'm going to go with the suggestion of getting a real mirror, a CD is hardly better than a smooth piece of plastic ... ... if the occasion comes that you need it, your not going to be happy that you scrimped on something that costs so little, and could save your life.

along with Henrik's suggestion, I have these ...

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EVERYONE ... you need to save these

A very good, if long, read on rescue trials conducted in real world conditions in the Scapa Flow ... How far can you see me? ... http://www.jeanelaine.co.uk/diveraids/intro.htm

And this .. Surface Survival Primer ... http://www.tabula-international.com/DIV/SMB3.html

And this .. Equipped to Survive ... http://www.equipped.com/signal.htm
... and the rest of the website is a treasure trove of info ... [URL="http://www.equipped.com/toc.htm"]http://www.equipped.com/toc.htm[/URL]

.. use the info to make an informed decision on what you need



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Here's an old picture of my safety kit:
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Everything in my emergency kit is "standard." It goes on every dive with me.

Currently I use the same pouch and it contains: strobe, small flashlight, 2 x red rocket flare, 2 x hand flare, 2 x red smoke, 2 x dye packs, signal mirror, safety sausage, and whistle.

The pouch is about 8 x 4 inches that I hang on the bottom of backpack. I currently have two Skyblazer Diver's Flares
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I've wrapped them top and bottom with 3M Self Vulcanizing Tape, an arrangement that I've tested down to 200 feet. I also have two similarly packaged hand held flares and smokes. Here are the dye packs I use. I keep them in doubled up heavy duty ziplocks:
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Add a compass, two glowsticks, a little flashlight, a strobe, a whistle, a mirror and a thin safety sausage finishes it out.

There are some waterproof lasers out now that I'm considering, but they are only rated to 80 feet.
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And if I can get one to test, I'd consider a little pressure housing for a Aquafix 406 GPS I/O Personal Locater Beacon:
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I think I'll be adding a radio soon.

Problems flying are a good point. I frankly had not thought about it. The flares in their pouch, attached to my BC, in a gear bag, have flown, quite literally, hundreds of times and never been questioned (but then I did not bring them up either).
 
Good pouch, and that it's always with you :)

Lasers .. they were tested as a signaling device in one of the links I provided and did not perform well because of the narrow beam spread, you have to hit the searcher right in the eye with it .. a bright flashlight was a better signal

PLB ... great idea, and very useful .. might be a bit overkill depending on where you dive

That's the thing, tailor your kit for the diving that you do, and for the hazards in the area you do it in

... And always bring it with you
 
Proper exposure protection and adequate gas.
 
Thank you for letting me know about the site Vladimir, i have found it very usefull. . :D
 

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