Boating safety tool For Under $10

I was born with a passion for the ocean and a Girl Guide mentality. I was also a maritime hunt and saving volunteer for several years so I can't enjoy my time on the water if I don't feel safe. If you get tossed into the water, the most important thing is that you need to be seen and/or heard in order to be rescued. Although some fellowships equate all maritime to extra expensive, here are my three favourite boating safety equipment tips for under :

I carry a big orange garbage bag with me in my pocket - it can be blown up to be a much brighter beacon than your own dark-colored bare head in dark-colored water, even in broad daylight. If you're close sufficient to swim to shore, it becomes a poncho, a tent or a mark flag on land. For the princely sum of .00 you can buy a dozen of these bags and keep them in the pocket of your floater jacket, your urgency equipment bag, your dinghy, and attach one to the straps of a life jacket.

Poncho

Another thing you can use to signal your location from the water is a small pocket mirror. Even though it looks small, it will catch whatever sunlight there is or a searchlight and flash back to someone who is already diligently looking for a signal from you. I pick these up in the dollar store for a buck a piece, or you can get shiny metal mirrors with rounded corners and a hole drilled in it to attach to a life jacket with a small looped cord from safety provide stores.

Carry a whistle. Another item that can be attached to your life jacket, state of the art, extra loud velocity whistles can be bought all over for well under . Do you recall one of the final scenes in ample where Rose grabs the whistle on the dead crew member's life jacket when they are looking for survivors? Saved her own skin, and you can save yours. Sound travels incredibly well over water but it's difficult retention water out when your mouth is open yelling for help.

My favourite place to be is on the ocean and it can be an unforgiving, scary place if you don't treat it with respect. Accidents do happen and the bottom line is that you can't be rescued if you can't be found. Same goes for other outdoor pursuits such as hiking, orienteering, and the latest craze geocaching. I even carry these singular things in my pocket when I go skiing. Boating safety equipment does not have to be high-priced - a dinky coarse sense and ingenuity can keep you safe without threatening to sink your whole financial plan.

Happy Boating!

Boating safety tool For Under

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