Originally Posted by
Bekologist
Safety flares in the woods are a very, very, very bad idea. you can't put OUT a flare unless you're next to a creek or snowbank, and i suspect flares still burn in snowbanks to be perfectly honest.
Then be perfectly honest and admit you have no clue. Putting a flare out is as simple as stubbing it out just like a big cigarette in bare dirt. (Gee, seems like I already pointed that out before.)