the_grube
Active Member
I'd say without a doubt wearing any approved vest is better than nothing and the inflatables increase usage so that's a win.
I wear an NRS Chinook and enjoy the extra storage while rowing or riding. Sometimes I keep it on while out of the raft fishing. I attached nippers and hemos to it to encourage keeping it on. The other advantage to a foam unit is that theyn perform well with a rain parka over them. I've heard that inflatables need to be the outermost layer so you need to take it off and back on when you're changing your outer layers?
I do wear an inflatable in summer flows at times... when the river is low and relatively warm.
It's been said before and bears repeating The best pfd is the one the one that you wear all the time on the water. Sometimes the 'foam vest only' crowd are practicing the 'perfect is the enemy of good" fallacy IMO.
I wear an NRS Chinook and enjoy the extra storage while rowing or riding. Sometimes I keep it on while out of the raft fishing. I attached nippers and hemos to it to encourage keeping it on. The other advantage to a foam unit is that theyn perform well with a rain parka over them. I've heard that inflatables need to be the outermost layer so you need to take it off and back on when you're changing your outer layers?
I do wear an inflatable in summer flows at times... when the river is low and relatively warm.
It's been said before and bears repeating The best pfd is the one the one that you wear all the time on the water. Sometimes the 'foam vest only' crowd are practicing the 'perfect is the enemy of good" fallacy IMO.