12-26-2005, 04:13 AM
Sometimes anything out there can just be too bulky or cumbersome to some and barely tolerable to others.
As we know that PFD was generally designed for safety and not so much on the stylish nor to let us get too cumfy.
There is a company out there that has kind of met a compromise for the tuber, tuner, yaker and canoe enthusiasts in mind.
SOSpenders would be the answer for lightweight, comfortable, practicle and usable protection. They do meet the USCG regs for the aforementioned water crafts.
They are worn in a flat state and you will only inflate it if you really need to. There is a pull cord on it which will allow it to inflate as need by the wearer.
We had some previous conversation on this in the past and soem very good discussion came out of it. Here is a link to the link in our "Best of the Best" section of the forum. [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=65617;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread"]Life Vests[/url]
I believe that you can still get those type of life vests at Cabelas. They have a banner ad on the top right hand of all of the BFT pages.
They are a little more money than many of your other types of life vests but if it is comfort that you want with the required protection, then the SOSpenders would be the way to go.[cool]
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As we know that PFD was generally designed for safety and not so much on the stylish nor to let us get too cumfy.
There is a company out there that has kind of met a compromise for the tuber, tuner, yaker and canoe enthusiasts in mind.
SOSpenders would be the answer for lightweight, comfortable, practicle and usable protection. They do meet the USCG regs for the aforementioned water crafts.
They are worn in a flat state and you will only inflate it if you really need to. There is a pull cord on it which will allow it to inflate as need by the wearer.
We had some previous conversation on this in the past and soem very good discussion came out of it. Here is a link to the link in our "Best of the Best" section of the forum. [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=65617;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread"]Life Vests[/url]
I believe that you can still get those type of life vests at Cabelas. They have a banner ad on the top right hand of all of the BFT pages.
They are a little more money than many of your other types of life vests but if it is comfort that you want with the required protection, then the SOSpenders would be the way to go.[cool]
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