The inflatable PFD's are only blue until they are inflated, then the yellow portion is exposed. They come in "auto-inflation" when wet and manual which seems to work better for kayaks, as we frequently get wet. I sometimes wear mine, in the appropriate conditions, but they are potentially useless if wearer is hit by lightning. I didn't think of that negative feature when I bought it, however I find it very comfortable and nice to wear on watch in the middle of the night on a sailboat. Pat --- Elaine Harmon <eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu> wrote: > On Sun, 8 Aug 1999 leander_at_worldnet.att.net wrote: > > > With all this talk of pfd's and concern for > hyperthermia and wet/dry > > suits, etc, I was wondering how many folks have > tried using the > > inflatable pfd's during this sweltering summer? > > I thought it was a good idea, too, but then the only > one I saw was dark > blue. Do they exist in white or yellow? e > > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: > paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** > Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Aug 09 1999 - 17:27:23 PDT
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