07-24-2009, 11:28 PM
I know that it is recommended to wear a Personal Flotation Device (PFD) when tubing, but I never did before way back when I was using an old Caddis round tube that used a truck inner tube.
Now I am going to buy a Fat Cat, and I am somewhat dismayed to see that it only has one inflation valve, which means to me that the one valve services both chambers. So it looks to me like if you got a leak in one side the other side would deflate too, is that correct?
I had hoped that the newer designs would have multiple air chambers that were isolated from each other and so would somewhat negate the need for a PFD.
I guess I am willing to wear a PFD, but they are usually pretty bulky and it seems there would not be much room for wearing one in the float tube.
In the past I generally used the float tube to work the shoreline, but working it from the water side.... I seldom got out in the middle, since I figured the shoreline features to be more productive most of the time.
Do you guys wear PFDs, and if so, what type?
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Now I am going to buy a Fat Cat, and I am somewhat dismayed to see that it only has one inflation valve, which means to me that the one valve services both chambers. So it looks to me like if you got a leak in one side the other side would deflate too, is that correct?
I had hoped that the newer designs would have multiple air chambers that were isolated from each other and so would somewhat negate the need for a PFD.
I guess I am willing to wear a PFD, but they are usually pretty bulky and it seems there would not be much room for wearing one in the float tube.
In the past I generally used the float tube to work the shoreline, but working it from the water side.... I seldom got out in the middle, since I figured the shoreline features to be more productive most of the time.
Do you guys wear PFDs, and if so, what type?
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