Acme Thunderer Plastic Whistle

Many hours dancing in traffic and signaling folks with my Acme Thunder whistles. They're long-lasting, but over years the pea gets worn to a grain of sand ... LOL! Thus replacements always needed. You can even color coordinate them with your uniform. ;-) Great whistle.

This is a real whistle. It is very loud w/o much effort blowing. Like the ones sports referees use. It seems solid and tough too.

The whistle that you get in the Frabill Ice Safety Kit is considerably louder then this champion acme whistleSo buy the Frabill ice safety kit whistle if you're looking for a really loud whistle.I would never depend on any whistle for rescue unless I was in the water. For a loud rescue device I like the Acme Marine Signal Horn 566Update: the lanyard hole isn't very strong so I bring my rating down to 4 stars.

10/10. Loud whistle. Works great even in wet conditions. Build quality is excellent.

So glad to be able to find this model Acme Thunderer on Amazon. Introduced to the Acme Thunderer in the early 70s, my family has used them for dog obedience training and for three generations of lifeguards over the past 49 years. As a former lifeguard instructor, the Acme Thunderer is ALWAYS my choice over the more common lifeguard whistles. The whistle performs PERFECTLY while soaking wet, and adequately EVEN when FULL of water, believe it or not. The cork float ball is the secret to its success. The plastic is durable and the whistles last forever. I only need a new one when I lose one or when I give them as gifts.

I'm a football official and have tried four different brands of whistles. This one is by far the best. Requires little effort to get a loud clear sound that can be heard across the field. I ordered five more to have as spares.

Did not come with lanyard as advertised.

Loud ,light, and still made in the U.K.