09-18-2009, 07:01 PM
[quote michaelnel]I have this one from Cabelas:
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I wear it because I cannot swim. I also think that if you managed to slip out of your tube, the tube might well squirt away from you to where you cannot grab it, so you wouldn't be able to use it or anything in it for floatation.[/quote]
Glad Leaky found a no cost solution to his life vest that was adequate for him.
Inflatable life vests also have a manual inflation tube as a backup in case the canister mechanism doesn't work. That method can also be use to test without the expense of a canister.
To me, a life vest is a lot like a safety belt on a car. Just because a safety belt is in the car doesn't necessarily make it useful if you're not strapped in. Even when you wear the safety belt, it may not do any good, or even be a hinderance to getting out, or keep you from being thrown clear in an accident. But it is pretty hard to put it on after the fact for the rare situations where you had needed it. I wear a safety belt while driving even though I have NEVER needed it once in 45 years of driving! So I can see where michelnet is coming from- they may find your floating tube and have to bury it instead of your body after an accident. [shocked]
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I wear it because I cannot swim. I also think that if you managed to slip out of your tube, the tube might well squirt away from you to where you cannot grab it, so you wouldn't be able to use it or anything in it for floatation.[/quote]
Glad Leaky found a no cost solution to his life vest that was adequate for him.
Inflatable life vests also have a manual inflation tube as a backup in case the canister mechanism doesn't work. That method can also be use to test without the expense of a canister.
To me, a life vest is a lot like a safety belt on a car. Just because a safety belt is in the car doesn't necessarily make it useful if you're not strapped in. Even when you wear the safety belt, it may not do any good, or even be a hinderance to getting out, or keep you from being thrown clear in an accident. But it is pretty hard to put it on after the fact for the rare situations where you had needed it. I wear a safety belt while driving even though I have NEVER needed it once in 45 years of driving! So I can see where michelnet is coming from- they may find your floating tube and have to bury it instead of your body after an accident. [shocked]
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