Worlds First Telescopic Dive Flag

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Terrific

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It looks interesting, how is it any better than a "safety sausage?"
 
Good question and I suppose its all about personal preference. It doesnt have any reels or lines that can snag, doesnt require any air to inflate. It wont lie down flat if the wind is too strong and can be seen roughly 1.5km away. It weighs 150 grams so be held for long periods even if tired and it stows in any BCD pocket so doesnt dangle and tangle.

We dont profess it replaces the sausage etc but some of our customers use it as their primary source to be seen simply because of its ease to use. Others have never used it but take it everywhere just in case.

Hope this helps and thanks for the question
 
Hi Panga Man. The Health and Safety Executive kind of made the decision for us after they studied all the surface detection devices and concluded that yellow flags are by far the most effective under most conditions. The flag didnt win on all accounts, but when it did, yellow was the color seen better in all conditions. Hope this explains the choice of yellow as oppose to orange.
 
I don't want to throw water on anyone's parade but there already exists a much better system that is sold in various dive shops and also at LeisurePro.com.
Here is the link.
9" X 11.5" Dive Flag with 5 FT fold up pole, fits into BCD Pocket

Hi Diverlen,

You are of course correct that they are plenty of flags out there that can be tucked into BCD or strapped onto tanks, but the HELP is slightly different in that it is 3cm in diameter and 21cm in length when compacted as oppose the rather larger dimensions of the flag that you have linked us to.

Mark Evans, Editor of Sport Diver in the UK (who testimonial can be seen on The Dive Flag ¦ Handheld Emergency Location Pinpointer|Get H.E.L.P. as and when you need it along with Monty Hall (who is well know BBC presenter for those who not British) love the HELP Dive Flag for its simplicity and ease of use. There is no fumbling around with cold hands to assemble the flag, you simply pop the top, pull the shaft and wave it around. It takes a few seconds. Once done, treat it like any other piece of kit and it will sit quite happily until you need to use it again.

Thanks for link though and happy that you had a look at the site.
 
https://www.shearwater.com/products/teric/

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