I got mine from Academy. It was $250.

There are differences in the inflatables. The HIT takes both water and pressure of being in the water to inflate it. The others may inflate due to moisture from what I understand.

That's what I was wondering. I thinking bout buying a cheaper one from there but was concerned bout the quality. I bought a extrasport life jacket from academy last night but for not much more I can get an inflatable.


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I think it is worth the money if you wear it. I fish a lot by myself and need to wear it ALL the time.

It is very comfortable

The only reason you fish by yourself is you don't make phone calls anymore. I have forgiving you for not being able to net the biggest fish I would caught in my life. LOL


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I been hiding at Toledo.

I have two auto inflatables... One is a older West Marine one, which is very comfortable... Just picked up another from Cabelas (on sale a month or so ago) for passengers... Never had any issues with them "going off" due to a splash or rainwater...

Never leave home without them, mine stays clipped to the kill switch while on the water... Another great thing is they dont take up much space at all...

Hydro

I like the idea of the auto inflatable life jackets but I don't think I would ever use one. I just wouldn't want to trust a mechanical device when it come to my life. It's always scared me away for that reason. What if that ONE time you're thrown out the boat it doesn't inflate!

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How do you recommend storing an inflatable life vest



Almost every time I hear someones life vest went off prematurely I give them the same advise.

1) Never store your inflatable in a floor cubby on your boat. Water likes to get in these areas and it gets humid.

2) Don't leave your inflatable in your car. Cars can get very hot and humid, causing the vests to inflate.

3) If you can, bring your inflatable inside the home with you.

4) As a precaution, when storing your inflatable for the off season, remove the CO2 canister. That way if the bobbin goes bad, you don't waste the canister.

Thanks for the story. Everyone be careful on the water.

Thanks for all the great stories, I had to learn from a but chewin after I pull up on boat crash in Shark Bayou this past fall.
Long story short, come around a corner see a boat way up in the marsh grass, three kids mother and father standing there, were all wet and muddy. They were comin around the corner, all had life vest on, father, (driver of the boat) was not wearing kill switch lanyard Swerved to miss another boat probably going too fast all were thrown out the boat. The boat circled missin them all, and ran aground. One little boy was in shock. Helped them get going again, had to pull the boat from the grass.
Followed them in to the Ramp at the point, when mother got out the boat walkin to truck with kids, she fell her leg buckled, nearly compound fracture. Her leg was broke the whole time she did not even know.

When we left the scene a good friend from Carencro chewed me good, for not wearing my PFD and killl switch lanyard, but he wore his the whole time we were running.

From that day this fall my boat will not move with anyone in it with out kill switch and PFD, and I am trying real hard to convince others to do the same.

No need to die doing something ya love.

I run a 40 hp tiller handle on a 20 ft hull. I leave my lifejacket hooked to killswitch and hanging on tiller by ignition. That way you you just slip jacket on before you start engine.

Thanks I'm gonna check West Marine out.


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My inflatable stays with me. Just a habit of wearing them every time out from tournaments. Running tiller I'm required, Running Jetski Im required, so I do it in my bass boat aswell.