I had one "self-inflate" in the back of my truck, due, I suspect, to excessive heat (of course the manual inflation backup was fine). Other than that I find them excellent, particularly for float tube or pontoon boat use. Paul
DonO wrote: > > An article about a flyfisherman that drowned caught my attention. They were > striper fishing and got caught up so they didn't notice the weather moving > in. The transom of their boat got a wave over it that killed the battery > and bilge pump (?), and by the time they got the motor started, they were > near the rocks. In their attempts to get away from the rocks, they took a > wave over the transom and it killed the motor (again, ?). The boat sank and > both ended up in the water. One had a PFD (Personal Floatation Device) and > was saved four hours later. One was not wearing one and drowned. > > I've been searching for the perfect PFD for all occasions, and it's hard to > narrow it down to one. I have many, but I'm thinking of an inflatable for > fishing 'unencumbered'. Has anyone had good/bad experiences with > inflatables? > > DonO -- Paul Marriner Outdoor Writing & Photography. Owner: Gale's End Press. Member: OWAA & OWC. Author of: A Compendium of Canadian Fly Patterns (co-author), Stillwater Fly Fishing: Tools & Tactics, How to Choose & Use Fly-tying Thread, Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies, Miramichi River Journal, Ausable River Journal, and Atlantic Salmon.
