Re: [Paddlewise] What's the difference between a touring PFD and a ww PFD?

I think that most ww pfd's are fine on the sea. In general, I don't think 
there is much difference in design. I use my Lotus river
rescue PFD all the time, and the tow belt has come in handy several times.
I think that a central front zipper is nice, since they are much easier to
take on and off while sitting in the boat than side zips or no zips
models. Also, I can't really think of a good reason to want to wear one of
the new low flotation rodeo or squirt vests on the sea, except perhaps for
comfort. Finally, it seems that the latest sea kayaking vests seem to have
more attachments for pockets, which are useful for storing pretty rocks
found along the way.

Regards,
kevin

PS, congratulations on finishing your Coho. Enjoy!

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	/   Kevin Whilden   \
       |Dept. of Geosciences \___
       |University of Washington \
       |kwhilden_at_u.washington.edu| 
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On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Brian Jernigan wrote:

> Is there any functional difference between a touring pfd and a ww pfd?  I'm
> just finishing up my Pygmy Coho, and my plan is to use my Lotus ww pfd.  Any
> reason this would be a bad idea?
> 
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