[Paddlewise] Inflatable PFDs

Pardon me if this topic has been thrashed about previously, but I could find
nothing on the Paddlewise website (the NBSC link there is dead).

I'd like to wear an inflatable PFD sea kayaking. The USCG now certifies
non-automatics (I think); I'm planning to get an automatic (for those
unfamiliar with inflatables, they are kinda like a fabric horseshoe secured
by a chest strap or harness; they inflate automatically when a pill in a
capsule dissolves, or by pulling a ripcord, or manually, with a breath
tube). My reasons: my existing sea kayaking PFD interferes with my roll, and
my whitewater PFD is perhaps too small for long time submersion; all foam
PFDs for kayaking have less flotation than I'd like, although certainly they
have enough; I like the option of NOT having to have flotation (playing in
surf). Another big reason is that since I've gotta have one for sailing, I
don't need another one for sea kayaking.

Does anyone *who has actually used these in a kayak* have any pointers?

Thanks,
Rob


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