One piece of gear we all rely on, whether canoe or kayak paddlers, is the PFD. I am wondering what people think about the effectiveness--in the water of the models we have today. Almost all kayak-influenced with big open shoulders for free movement, but with the flotation then moved a bit lower on the torso, and from what I can see more focused on the front and back. In some ways they are more technically oriented, but when I think about replacement I wonder how they compare with my old hi-float which has more than 50% more flotation than required, although some of that is mounted high. GaryJ *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Mar 05 2011 - 11:50:53 PST
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