Westwater this weekend

[soitgos]

Well, sometimes they're cuter than others . . .

[tanya]

Tanya, you have to look at the buoyancy rating on the PFD. The higher the rating the heavier you can be to float. There was a discussion on the PFDs on the utahrafters mailing list a while back. All you ever wanted to know about it was discussed. The bottom line is, if you want to live, get a higher floatation PFD and have it CLIPPED in and not just on you when you are on the river.

Any life jacket is better than nothing, I think the biggest mistake people make is not adjusting it correctly and/or clipping all the clips in. Pretty much all the newbies that come on my trips do not have adjusted life jacket. I usually throw them in to the flat water (before rapids) and see if they fight the life jacket or not. It's a great wake up call for them and then they easily let me adjust them because they almost lost their PFD in the flat water.

But the things are made for men! How could they fit a woman tight? There are obstacles!

[soitgos]

But the things are made for men! How could they fit a woman tight? There are obstacles!

There are a few made for women, with, ahhmmm . . . places for obstacles.

[tanya]

Okay! I am relieved now. ~whew~



I guess they are not a one size fits all.


How do you tell what are the safest life jackets... as in which will get your head out of the water fastest!!!

[Sombeech]

There's some cushion for the pushin.

[soitgos]

Okay! I am relieved now. ~whew~

Well, I don't know if they will accommodate those kind of obstacles!

[tanya]

There's some cushion for the pushin.

I am afraid to ask what kind of pushin' you have in mind.

[tanya]

Okay! I am relieved now. ~whew~

Well, I don't know if they will accommodate those kind of obstacles!

This is not an obstacle. It's a floatation device!

[soitgos]

This is not an obstacle. It's a floatation device!

Now that's funny right there. I don't care who you are!