RE: [Paddlewise] PFD For A Man With A Gut

From: Joseph Pylka <jpylka_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 10:39:16 -0400
	Alas, I too am becoming spherically challenged....
No matter the construction/configuration of the PFD, if your lower portions
are wider than the upper then it will inevitably ride up.  There is no PFD
that can defy this low of physics.  However, not a few PFDs have little
loops here and there on the Inside.  They are for strap or webbing
attachments for crotch straps.  That appears to be the only way to keep the
pfd at the proper position for safety's sake.  After a short time I'm
unaware of its being there and it sure improves the safety aspects.

Joe P.
> I need a new PFD. I have been using a Lotus Rio Grande and have trouble
with 
> it riding up.
> I have been looking at the Stohlquist line of PFDs, but I have no input
on 
> them. The web site claims no ride up. 
> I hope someone on Paddlewise uses them and can give me some info.
Preferably 
> from some guy with a gut (mine is not a beer gut but it kinda looks like
one, 
> get the idea)? I am 5 foot 10 inches and weigh in the 225-230 pound range.
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