TEKTITE® SOSeFLARE 5 NO MORE FLARES! Electronic Boat Distress Flare - USCG & SOLAS Compliant Marine Safety Signal - Nighttime SOS Emergency Light - Waterproof Handheld LED Locator for Boats.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Everyone knows that Pyro flares are a hassle. They are dangerous, they are costly, they expire, and there is no legal way to dispose of them ( at least not here in NY). The Tektite Electronic Flare is the perfect, elegant and cost-effective solution. Every boat should carry this flare. I hesitated buying this flare because of all the negative reviews. Those that say it is cheaply made are just plain dishonest. It is obviously made of the highest quality materials. Others say that it did not work properly. Perhaps they were unlucky enough to get a sample defect, and, judging by the number of negative reviews, maybe Tektite has a quality control issue. I don't know. My flare worked perfectly right out of the box. It is obviously of high quality and solid construction with no rattles or other issues. I've been boating for over 60 years and I've never used a Pyro flare, and hope to never use this one, but I'm thrilled to have it. Thank you Tektite for making such a great product and solving a real issue for us boaters.

After being escorted back to dock and issued a warning that canceled my fishing day I vowed to never be in that situation again.I now have a fantastic USA made eFlare that meets all regulations.Well built of highest quality. Very happy with this purchase.

Excellent beacon light for my yacht!Sure beats what I had before.

Bought a year ago and just pulled it out of the box, non working. Tested batteries they are good. Out of warranty. Only 60 days. They want 29.00 to fix, plus shipping. My bad should have tested cheap Amazon junk.

Great simple with 10 year batteries even though they say change in 5 made in the USA with batteries and still the best price going

DID NOT USE YET. BUT WORK GREAT IN THE HOUSE WITHOUT THE LIGHTS ON.

Great option instead of flares. They don’t expireCoast Guard approved for watercraft

As a matter of principle, I never post a review too soon in order to have time to torture the item a little bit, In this case I had to brake my rules, when I saw this SOSEFLARE from Tektite thingy advertised as NEW item, I had to have one to see if it was a better safety unit for us than what we were using which I call the Fat Boy that was bought at West Marine & serving Skipper's McGregor 26M for the last year, a brand called Sirius ,I like the Sirus however the SOS Light from Tektite is OMG ! it kind of looks like, Fat Boy lost his weight & volume which is a big deal to us, 26 feet is not that much when in open ocean, so everything in its place is a must, We can now place the Tektite SOSeFlare so easily FLUSH on the steering wheel housing so to be deployed at a moment's notice no more fighting with that spongy awkward donut float of the Fat Boy, this alone is a God send to us, we just could not leave fat boy near enough for an emergency due to its corpulence. Another plus for me anyway, buy America or bye bye America, wow ! we still make flashlights in the USA , blown ! It says USCGA so I trust the US Coast Guard did their due diligence in certifying that SOS emitting beacon, In recap, considering: - the non-obstructive flush standby storage by our wheel- the ease of deployment & activation by simple twist of the lense - the OMG intensity coming from that LED module - the fairly inexpensive cost - the longevity / duration of the burn/illumination is why I derived to a word we all like INEXPENSIVE but not Cheap .PS, we've only been using Tektite SOS since March 26 2024 on the very next day we received it , so it has been a short time to fully torture it as mentioned, however I plan on taking pictures & possibly making videos of my torture chamber, time allowing, especially since I discovered some other usage which I will speak about later.