Dave Flory said: > I had an experience today at Monterey that drove home to me, very solidly, the philosophy of backup the backup plan that Matt and Doug seem to propound often. < major snip> > 'Nother problem was my PFD rode up, which means I wasn't floating as high in the water as I'd like. That might have made a real difference in re-entering the boat, who knows. I looked at all the PFDs that MBK had and they all looked as tho' they might ride up. The Tactical Float vest has crotch straps like a 'jump' harness which would make sure the flotation stayed low on you. It might make sense to use crotch straps on any vest. > Thanks Dave for your story and insight into the events. I've also wondered why crotch straps (something like a climbing harness) doesn't seem to be available from the PFD manufacturers. My body shape could be best likened to a pear. I've never found a PFD that doesn't ride up unless I tighten it down to the point I can barely breathe sitting down. Once I'm in a swimming position the once tight PFD is now loose and up it comes. The PFD I'm currently using is a Lotus and is the best I've found so far, but it's still far from perfect. Buying one PFD after another trying to find one that doesn't ride up gets expensive after a while. I know the Coast Guard frowns on making alterations, but maybe a couple of fastex (SP?) fasteners for a harness attachment might escape their notice. Has anybody else solved this problem? Rob. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Dec 09 1999 - 09:43:03 PST
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