KiAyker_at_aol.com wrote: >I have often seen the zipper on front zip pfd's come undone while >the wearer was performing a rescue... I've heard of whistles being attached to the zipper pull on a PFD causing the zipper to unzip in the surf zone. Having a whistle, or any sort of "grabber" on your pull would probably be a problem in rescues as well. The newer Lotus Lola's have an elastic band at the top of the zipper to tuck the pull into, thereby preventing unzipping. "Ron Dunnington" <rbdunningtons1_at_charter.net> wrote: >I have a front zip style and my buddy has a side zip. In very hot >weather I can un-zip mine and let some air come in the front ... Only some Kokatat PFD's are USCG approved for use with the front zip unzipped (they have a redundant side-release buckle inside the front zipper flap). If your zipper is unzipped and you take a swim, can you zip it while swimming to keep the PFD from floating over your head? It's worth checking out...if you can't easily re-zip it, it's worth considering always keeping the thing zipped. Shawn __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Feb 18 2003 - 09:16:58 PST
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