From: "Joe Pylka" <pylka_at_castle.net> To: <canoeist_at_netbox.com>, <paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net> Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] inflatable pfds Date sent: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 11:34:21 -0500 Joe Pylka wrote about inflatable PFDs -- > I just don't like the tradeoff. I wear a pfd for safety, so creature > comfort is low on my decision criteria list. So is additional action in an > emergency. Strong agreement. The new PFD that people like Lotus and others have developed are very comfortable, practical --- pockets! --- and some offer passive visibility advantages to all but the international orange unit mentioned earlier. But, like Mark, I used to wear inflatable flotation devices as a Navy pilot, and I remember that the cartridges had to be preflighted regularly. That's an extra procedure I don't want to go back to if I can help it. And, unless you had water activated inflation devices --- which do exist but which would be impractical in sea kayaking --- the passive inflation value of foam PFDs would be lost. (But it would be an interesting roll technique!) Jack Martin *************************************************************************** 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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