Flare Shell
An emergency beacon fired from a Distress Pistol.
0.05
Weight (kg)
Tools Renewable
Flare Shells are non-craftable ammunition items.
Flare Shell is a Tools item in The Long Dark. It weighs 0.05 kg. It is not equipped — it is used from the inventory.
Within the Tools group its 0.05 kg is one of the heavier of the 67 entries here (#48).
It stacks, so duplicates cost one slot up to the stack limit rather than one slot each.
It is renewable, so it can be re-obtained rather than only scavenged once.
Verdict: Overall Flare Shell is a Tools item used from the inventory rather than equipped.