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I don't know if I've ever mentioned this before, but I've met the Coast Guard swimmer who was depicted in The Perfect Storm as the one who survived without his survival suit. While the movie depiction is slightly inaccurate, the story is basically true.

Anyway, he tells me that the best way to be seen at night by a guy who's several hundred feet in the air, wearing night vision gear, is to have a strobe light and a red chemical light. NOT green. Green is invisible to a guy with night vision goggles. Just something to think about for your ditch bag. May be the best $1.98 you ever spend.

Here's a source for them:

McMASTER

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That is absolutely amazing. I had never heard that before.

I have strobes on all four of my survival suits, but I don't think I even know the color of the glow sticks in my ditch bag. I have a hard enough time trying to remember to check the expiration dates on my flares and making sure my batteries are all fresh.