Out of winter storage! What a blast!

Get yourself a non-inflating one, like a Stohlquist Drifter. The nice thing is it is actually warm ; )
Also, if you do fall in, your movement is far less impeded.

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hipslim@reddit (OP)

Thanks for the advice 👍👍 will look into it

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It does have a limit, like it's not for crossing the Pacific. But I would say ok for Lake Michigan. It has pockets, so I keep my rigging knife, whistle, multi-tool, in the. pockets all the time. (At night, should have a light but don't at the moment). It takes some getting used to, since there's bulk and you can't quite slip as close to the stays as you can without it. Cheers! And thanks for the awesome video!

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Inner_Exchange_864@reddit

Great video. I’m wondering how PFDs inflate under clothing however. I’ve never been so humbled as when I fell in. Boat took 15 minutes to pick me up. I was so cold, I couldn’t climb the step ladder to get into the boat. Without the pfd? Who knows. Two big lessons:

1) muscles stop working efficiently when your hypothermic (I’m female and very thin) 2) even with a competent crew a MOB maneuver can take time

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