03-28-2013, 04:27 PM
Thanks for the film clip, CP.
Likes: Very compact, simple to put on waist/wear for thin people in a tube, anyone in 'toon. Good quality materials. Face up floating if you get it over your head as pictured. Can be worn partially inflated by mouth in the over the head configuration for excellent protection. I usually remove the cannister when doing this and plug the cannister hole with a matching thread steel bolt to prevent accidental overinflation and to keep debris/silt out of hole.
Dislikes: Manual inflation tube access difficult/impossible to access until deployed by cannister or for cannister failure, or for partial/back up inflation-especially in a tube. Requires jumping out of tubes/maybe toons as pictured for slipping over head- so initial separation from support vehicle. No auto inflation if you are unconscious /panicked. Floataion center is at waist and you will have to fight to put over your head, unless you are capable of righting yourself quickly as shown, face will be below water if you don't succeed getting over your head.
Recommend testing and practicing with this one before anyone goes out to verify above dislikes, but I think estimations are spot on, JFMH experience....
Pon
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Likes: Very compact, simple to put on waist/wear for thin people in a tube, anyone in 'toon. Good quality materials. Face up floating if you get it over your head as pictured. Can be worn partially inflated by mouth in the over the head configuration for excellent protection. I usually remove the cannister when doing this and plug the cannister hole with a matching thread steel bolt to prevent accidental overinflation and to keep debris/silt out of hole.
Dislikes: Manual inflation tube access difficult/impossible to access until deployed by cannister or for cannister failure, or for partial/back up inflation-especially in a tube. Requires jumping out of tubes/maybe toons as pictured for slipping over head- so initial separation from support vehicle. No auto inflation if you are unconscious /panicked. Floataion center is at waist and you will have to fight to put over your head, unless you are capable of righting yourself quickly as shown, face will be below water if you don't succeed getting over your head.
Recommend testing and practicing with this one before anyone goes out to verify above dislikes, but I think estimations are spot on, JFMH experience....
Pon
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