03-30-2023, 08:16 PM
(03-30-2023, 07:54 PM)SkunkedAgain Wrote: Hey Lynn, was that you or Pat that had one go off a year of two ago? If it was Pat, I wonder if he knew how old his canister was when it went off to inflate the vest? I'm terrible, but if mine still shows green I tend to trust it... But I fish in shallow water 90+% of the time.... So I can wade home if I fall in... That makes a difference and I have foam life vests in the boat for everyone, so my inflatable is a back up to my regular jackets... However, I don't wear the foam, like I do the inflatable when in risky conditions... Later Jeff
Yeah, that accidental inflate was mine. Pat, never wanting to miss an opportunity to embarrass someone, snapped a pic and posted it on the board. It was a hot day and I was in my yak, took the PFD off to remove a sweatshirt and the PFD just touched the water and inflated. Sounded very much like a sea monster coming after me. It doesn't take much to make those auto-inflates go boom. Live and learn.