SOL 0140-1004 vs ESEE RAT Mirror

Buy the SOL Rescue Flash Floating Mirror, manufacturer part 0140-1004, ASIN B08YGP345Z, when you want the card whose model cell says 0140-1004 and whose description says the signal can be seen up to 10 miles, and when you will take the 2-by-3-inch and 0.7-ounce lines from the package in the photograph rather than from a feature bullet that does not print them. Buy the ESEE RAT signal mirror, ASIN B082H9DX6D, when you want the card whose dimension cell says 3 inches by 2.13 inches, and when you will notice that the photograph is printed Randall's Adventure and Training, the title says Wall-Mounted, and the feature list says Made in China.

Short version. A UST StarFlash and a Coghlan's 9902 are the other signal-mirror pair. They are not these two part numbers. An SOL Emergency Bivvy and an SOL survival blanket are shelter, not a flash. A Fox 40 and a Storm whistle make noise when the sun is down. A mirror does not. A Fenix PD35R and a Streamlight 88082 are the lights you use after the mirror has nothing left to reflect.

Who should buy the floating SOL, and who should buy the ESEE card?

Buy 0140-1004 if you want the model cell, the UPC 707708210044, the float claim in the features, the attachment loop, and the description's 10 miles, and if you will cite the package photograph for 2 by 3 inches and 0.7 ounce. Buy B082H9DX6D if you want the 3-by-2.13-inch dimension cell and the aiming-screen feature, and if you will open the listing knowing the photo may show a Randall's back and the title may say Wall-Mounted.

Buy neither if you wanted Coghlan's 9902 or the UST StarFlash. Those already have a page. Buy neither if you wanted the older non-floating Rescue Flash. A retailer calls that discontinued mirror 0140-0003 and prints 0.32 ounce and 30 miles. That part is not the model cell on B08YGP345Z. A dealer who stocks 0140-1004 says the floating mirror replaced the older one, weighs 0.7 ounce, measures 2 by 3 inches, and signals past 10 miles. Use that dealer when you are on that dealer's page. The Amazon description is the 10-mile sentence. The package photo is the 0.7-ounce sentence.

What is 0140-1004 actually for?

This card is SOL part 0140-1004, ASIN B08YGP345Z, UPC 707708210044. The features say the signal is visible from miles away, that a retro-reflective aiming aid lets you aim with one hand, that it floats, that you can attach it to gear or a PFD, and that it is lightweight and shatterproof. The material cell says Lexan, a polycarbonate. The included-components cell says Signal Mirror. The description says it can be seen up to 10 miles away, that it floats, and that it has an attachment hole. The features never print 10. The description does. Miles away, without a number, is the feature. Ten miles is the description. Do not pretend they are one sentence.

The features also never print 2 by 3 inches or 0.7 ounce. The retail card in the Amazon photograph does. The corner of that card reads Size 2 x 3 in and Weight 0.7 oz. A photograph of packaging is evidence of what the printer put on the card, and it is still not a specification cell. If you tell someone the mirror is 0.7 ounce, say you are reading the package in the photo, or say you are reading the dealer who prints the same numbers. An older Rescue Flash description, on a different ASIN, says 0.32 ounce, 3 inches tall by 2 inches wide, and up to 30 miles. That older description is why people mix the two SOL mirrors. The model cell is how you stop. 0140-1004 floats. The older card's description does not say it floats.

Float matters in a boat kit and does not matter in a pocket that never sees water. The feature says it floats. It does not say it floats face-up, and it does not print a buoyancy number. Shatterproof is the feature's word for the polycarbonate. It is not a drop test.

What is the ESEE card actually for?

This card is sold under the brand ESEE, ASIN B082H9DX6D, UPC 811328025220. The title calls it an ESEE Rat signal mirror and then says Wall-Mounted, with a size of 3 inches long by 2.1 inches wide. The dimension cell says 3 inches by 2.13 inches. The description says 3 by 2.13 by 0.19 inches, long-range reflectivity with an aiming screen, instructions printed on the back, and bulk packed. The frame-material cell says ABS. The features say it is crafted from the highest quality material, perfect for outdoor and indoor use, and made in China. Those three features could describe a soap dish. They do not describe an aiming mirror until you read the dimension cell and the description.

Wall-Mounted is the wrong room. A signal mirror with a lanyard hole is a pocket tool. The photograph shows a clear rectangle, an aiming hole, an orange cord, and a back printed Randall's Adventure and Training, with a Gadsden, Alabama address and three steps for aiming. ESEE's own signal-mirror page says the item number is SIGNAL-MIRROR, the size is 3 inches by 2 and 1/8 inches by 5/16 inch thick, it has a lanyard and an aiming screen, and it is made in Taiwan. Five sixteenths of an inch is 0.3125 inch. The Amazon description says 0.19 inch thick. Taiwan and China are not the same sentence. Randall's and ESEE are not the same name on the plastic.

A dealer who compares this mirror to the floating SOL says both measure 2 by 3 inches, both float, and both weigh 0.7 ounce. That dealer is flattening two cards. The ESEE Amazon dimension is 2.13 inches on the short side, not 2. The ESEE Amazon card does not say it floats and does not print 0.7 ounce. Another shop lists the same UPC, calls the product ESSM, says discontinued, says made in China, and prints 1.28 ounces. One UPC, two countries, two weights, and a Randall's back. Buy the ASIN only if you are willing to read the back of the mirror that arrives. If the back says Randall's, you received what the photograph shows. If the back says ESEE, you received what the brand cell promised. This page will not tell you which one the warehouse will pick.

How do you aim either mirror without mixing the mile claims?

Both cards mention an aiming aid. The SOL feature says a retro-reflective aimer and one hand. The ESEE description says an aiming screen and instructions on the back. The Randall's text in the photograph says to hold the mirror close to your eye, sight through the hole, put the bright spot on your hand, and move until that spot sits on the target. That is the photo's instruction, not an Amazon feature. Use it if the mirror in your hand is the one in the photo. Do not recite it as the SOL's method unless the SOL card shows the same words. The SOL card tells you to remove a film before use. That sentence is on the package in the photo.

Ten miles is a description, not a guarantee you will be seen at 10 miles. It needs sun, a clear line, and someone looking. At night the mirror is a piece of plastic. That is why the whistle page and the flashlight page sit next to this one. A bivvy keeps you warm while you wait. None of those tools shares a mile rating with this mirror, and none of them should be given one.

What actually fails on these two cards?

The SOL card fails when 30 miles and 0.32 ounce from the older Rescue Flash are written onto 0140-1004. It fails when 10 miles is called a feature instead of a description. It fails when 0.7 ounce is called a specification cell instead of a line on the package in the photograph. It fails when float is assumed for every SOL mirror. The older description does not say float. It fails when the film is left on and the mirror is then called dim.

The ESEE card fails when Wall-Mounted is read as a bathroom mirror. It fails when Made in China, Made in Taiwan, and a Randall's back are treated as one factory. It fails when 0.19 inch and 5/16 inch are averaged. It fails when a dealer's 0.7 ounce, or another shop's 1.28 ounces, is called the Amazon weight. There is no ounce cell. It fails when SIGNAL-MIRROR is called the Amazon model number. ESEE's site uses that item number. This card does not print it. It fails when a knife is added to the order because the brand makes knives. This ASIN is the mirror. The photograph does not show a blade.

What is this comparison not?

This is not the StarFlash and it is not Coghlan's 9902. This is not a 30-mile claim for the floating SOL. This is not a price quote. The price moves. Use the buttons if you want the live listing. This is not a rescue plan. A mirror is one tool in a kit, and the kit still needs a way to be loud and a way to be warm. This is not a promise that the ESEE warehouse will ship the object printed in the photograph. The photograph and the brand cell already disagree. Look at what arrives.

So which signal mirror should you buy?

Buy the SOL if you want part 0140-1004, ASIN B08YGP345Z, the float feature, the 10-mile description, and the package that prints 2 by 3 inches and 0.7 ounce. Buy the ESEE listing if you want ASIN B082H9DX6D, the 3-by-2.13-inch cell, and the aiming screen, and if you will judge the mirror by the name on its back. Buy neither if you wanted the older 30-mile SOL or the Coghlan's glass mirror. Those are different cards.

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