Coghlan's Emergency Survival Signal Horn

Joyce: it is easy to use

Canada on Oct 08, 2023

Amazon Customer: Nice and light so easy to carry with you. Makes a good sound.

Canada on Sep 30, 2023

Tracy: Wasn’t loud enough to scare off a bear but perhaps may work for smaller animals

Canada on Aug 18, 2023

mama t.: ultralight air horn. this was my #1 self defense tool while backpacking a new york state park and the AT for a week, which happens to serve as a black bear refuge. i kept it around my neck tucked into my shirt at all times.

to note:
i haven’t blown fully- but you need to make a plan to tuck one ear into your shoulder while covering your other ear. this thing is dangerously loud and due to it’s size, unavoidably close to your ear holes. i made a tiny test honk, and my i-devices alerted me of decibel levels.

highly recommend over a bell or whistle to any hiker concerned about black bears, wildlife, and emergency rescue. this compact, affordable, super lightweight horn should be in every front and backcountry camper’s kit.

United States on Jul 19, 2023

Dennis Murphy: I purchased a couple of these last year for myself... they are BEYOND loud. I fish in a backcountry area with a lot of bears. I liked mine so much that I ordered one for each of my brothers in another part of the Province. The beauty of Amazon Prime is that you can ship anything, anywhere. My brothers don't fish, but they both do a lot of ATVing by themselves. One of the horns arrived with the diaphragm ( which cannot be put back into place by a human) off its tube, and my other brother got a battery-operated glowstick... without batteries. ... lol. Things will happen from time to time, Having said that, these are fantastic horns, ...sort of.

Canada on Apr 17, 2023

DM: Does very well at making a loud noise, but it broke after about one month of use.

United States on Dec 31, 2022

DengandJ: It works as intended but my toddler was able go open the tip and the membrane came off. I replaced it with a cut out balloon and it works.

United States on Sep 13, 2022

AmazonUser: Upon opening the package, the membrane was already broken. Not sure if it was a defect or broken during transit. The original membrane is too small to fit over top of the tube even when stretched to maximum surface area.
I just used another piece I have at home and it works quite well.
I love that it comes with SOS Morse code on the tube for emergency. Because people like me are not going to remember it when I need it (let's face it...I don't even know what it is, let alone remember it).
Not sure how well it works on wild animals, but my dog doesn't seem to be scared when I fiddle with it indoor. Hopefully I don't get to find out in person.

Canada on Jun 28, 2020

BF: After learning about the existence of these human-powered, kazoo-like horns I bought three different kinds. From high to low price: the "Attwood Bellow Signal Horn", the "SeaSense Safety Blaster Horn", and the "Coghlan's Emergency Survival Horn".

All allow you to simply blow to make a loud, kazoo-like sound.

All allow you to replace the vibrating membrane with any thin sheet of plastic (such as plastic wrap).

All are made of hard plastic and should be impervious to water damage, although the Coughland is made of a cheaper, more brittle plastic, while the SeaSense is of a more robust plastic, with the Atwood in between.

In loudness, the Coughland was the softest, while the SeaSense and Atwood seemed equally very loud. It was easy with the Atwood to blow softer or harder to make the sound quieter or louder -- not so easy with the others.

In pitch, the Coughland was the lowest, the Atwood in the middle and the SeaSense was the highest. Uniquely, the SeaSense can easily be configured to produce three different pitches -- which might make a difference depending upon the context (e.g. on open water vs in a forest or in a mountain valley).

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United States on Dec 13, 2016

Raleighphile: This thing is loud. Don't test-blow it indoors or you might annoy the neighbors if you live in a multi-family dwelling!

While I've heard louder portable disposable canister air-horns this one is as loud as many of them. When you factor in the limited number of blows from a canister this re-usable one is still going to be MUCH louder than any of them once they run out of charge and go dead. If you have ever found yourself out in the fog and surrounded by other boat traffic and had that bad feeling as your air canister went flat you will appreciate what a safety feature NEVER running out of air can be.

For the extremely low price and small lightweight construction this is a piece of backup safety equipment you really can't afford to pass up. While it is not a perfect piece of gear for the price how could anyone complain?

Minor issues that for this price are not that big of a deal:

*You need to hold this with one hand while blowing into the hole. It can't be used like a whistle while just holding it in your mouth. A mouthpiece at the side hole would be nice although I suppose it would make the unit a little bit larger and then not fit into a stash bag. If...

United States on Jan 27, 2015