06-21-2013, 12:09 PM
[#0000FF]For many years I merely carried a regular approved vest type PFD on my tube...folding and tucking it in a pocket or other space. I also carried it pulled down over my seat. It was handy, and met the requirements for safety.
Thankfully, I never had to use it. I have heard a few
stories of boaters (not tubers) who were suddenly dumped in cold water and could not get to their PFDs...and suffered the consequences. It is not easy to put on a PFD after you are in the water and floundering around...especially with waders on.
My wife tubes with me. We are getting older and have greater concerns for safety and mobility. So we bought a couple of the inflatable PFDs over a year ago. Our opinion is that they were worth the extra money...in peace of mind. And they are virtually unnoticed while wearing them.
I used to always wear a fly fishing vest to hold my "carry-on" goodies, clippers, line spools, etc. Now I use a chest pack and it fits perfectly right under the bottom of the inflatable PFD. The attached pic is not the best (considering the subject) but it shows me wearing my PFD...a Cabelas model.
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Thankfully, I never had to use it. I have heard a few
stories of boaters (not tubers) who were suddenly dumped in cold water and could not get to their PFDs...and suffered the consequences. It is not easy to put on a PFD after you are in the water and floundering around...especially with waders on.My wife tubes with me. We are getting older and have greater concerns for safety and mobility. So we bought a couple of the inflatable PFDs over a year ago. Our opinion is that they were worth the extra money...in peace of mind. And they are virtually unnoticed while wearing them.
I used to always wear a fly fishing vest to hold my "carry-on" goodies, clippers, line spools, etc. Now I use a chest pack and it fits perfectly right under the bottom of the inflatable PFD. The attached pic is not the best (considering the subject) but it shows me wearing my PFD...a Cabelas model.
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