Re: [Paddlewise] recommendations for inflatable pfds

From: Dan Hagen <dan_at_hagen.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 19:45:58 -0800
Alice J Bennett wrote:
> 
> Thanks to all for your input -  do you have any suggustions for a particular
> brand? ... 

Every brand that I have seen (West Marine, Cabellas, etc.) is
manufactured by Stearns, with a Halkey-Roberts inflation device. (Is
there any exception to this?) I don't think that the brand matters, so
long as the manufacturer is reputable. I agree with the advice regarding
the shorty--it makes it possible to wear it with a small fanny pack
(worn as a belly pack). These inflatables are great--they make it
possible to wear warmer immersion gear without overheating. (As others
have mentioned, however, I still use a foam PFD in whitewater.)

Dan Hagen
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