Ken Thanks for the info but where is Fisheries Supply? Alice -----Original Message----- From: Kenneth Cooperstein <cprstnc1_at_optonline.net> To: PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net <PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net> Date: Sunday, February 28, 1999 4:30 PM Subject: [Paddlewise] Inflatable PFD's >I use the Stearns Ultra. It is Type III approved. Sold at West/E&B. I think I paid >under $70. It is small and flat. I even use it in my rowing shells. Mine is royal >blue, but if you buy it from Fisheries Supply and get the commercial model, it is >identical but comes in international orange and you get the best price out there. > >I have never pulled the rip cord on it, but routinely inflate it manually to make sure >it is still airtight. Unless the water were really cold (i.e. under 50), I would >probably save the $5 and blow it up manually while treading water. > >BTW, has anyone figured out what to do on airlines with inflatable PFD's? You are not >supposed to check CO2 cartridges. > >Ken Cooperstein > > >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ >*************************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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