PFD...wear them - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

FishNinjaY · 06-30-2013, 09:12 PM

I was going to post on this, with pics of my son's PFD... cuz he keeps taking it off. I'm thinking it's only a matter of time, before we take a spill, and he won't have his PFD. He's a good swimmer, for 9-10yrs old, but in a dump, he'll panic (me too), and I wanted to get peoples advice on good PFD's to buy for kids, that don't bunch up around their shoulders. I have a PFD that is flat, and needs to be pulled to activate a CO2 cartridge. I don't want that for him (or me, I'm thinking), because of the concern if get bonked on head during a roll by the kayak, or a boat, etc...

Anyways, good advice.. and I'm determined to make sure he keeps his PFD on from now on. I welcome any PFD advice, or brands, for both kids and adults. Thanks.

taggermike · 06-30-2013, 09:57 PM

Thanks for the reminder. I see poeple not wearing PFDs and wonder why they don't. Its not cool, not comfortable, not going to happen to them, they're good swimmers. What ever. Its just a habit, like wearing a seatbelt or a bike helmet. I always wear mine, not because I'm a poor yakker or bad swimmer. But because shit happens. I don't wear my seatbelt because I'm planning on crashing in to some one. But shit happens. Mike

Jimmyz123 · 06-30-2013, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by FishNinjaY

I was going to post on this, with pics of my son's PFD... cuz he keeps taking it off. I'm thinking it's only a matter of time, before we take a spill, and he won't have his PFD. He's a good swimmer, for 9-10yrs old, but in a dump, he'll panic (me too), and I wanted to get peoples advice on good PFD's to buy for kids, that don't bunch up around their shoulders. I have a PFD that is flat, and needs to be pulled to activate a CO2 cartridge. I don't want that for him (or me, I'm thinking), because of the concern if get bonked on head during a roll by the kayak, or a boat, etc...

Anyways, good advice.. and I'm determined to make sure he keeps his PFD on from now on. I welcome any PFD advice, or brands, for both kids and adults. Thanks.

I might get this one for Nick, I would like to start taking him out with me.
http://www.amazon.com/Extrasport-Inl...ife+vest+kayak

mralbacore · 06-30-2013, 10:33 PM

Of the boating fatalities that occurred in 2009, 67 percent of the victims drowned. Of that group, 84 percent were not wearing a life jacket. Don't become a statistic, wear a life jacket. Life jackets are the proven number one way to save a life in the event of a sudden, unexpected capsizing or fall overboard. Wear a life jacket...

http://www.dbw.ca.gov/Boaterinfo/LifeJacketinfo.aspx

06-30-2013, 09:57 PM	#2
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	, Thanks for the reminder. I see poeple not wearing PFDs and wonder why they don't. Its not cool, not comfortable, not going to happen to them, they're good swimmers. What ever. Its just a habit, like wearing a seatbelt or a bike helmet. I always wear mine, not because I'm a poor yakker or bad swimmer. But because shit happens. I don't wear my seatbelt because I'm planning on crashing in to some one. But shit happens. Mike

06-30-2013, 10:33 PM	#4
mralbacore Bamboo Pole Fisherman Join Date: May 2012 Location: Pacific Ocean Posts: 31	Wear life jackets at all times... Of the boating fatalities that occurred in 2009, 67 percent of the victims drowned. Of that group, 84 percent were not wearing a life jacket. Don't become a statistic, wear a life jacket. Life jackets are the proven number one way to save a life in the event of a sudden, unexpected capsizing or fall overboard. Wear a life jacket... http://www.dbw.ca.gov/Boaterinfo/LifeJacketinfo.aspx

06-30-2013, 09:12 PM	#1
FishNinjaY Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Seal Beach, CA Posts: 428	I was going to post on this, with pics of my son's PFD... cuz he keeps taking it off. I'm thinking it's only a matter of time, before we take a spill, and he won't have his PFD. He's a good swimmer, for 9-10yrs old, but in a dump, he'll panic (me too), and I wanted to get peoples advice on good PFD's to buy for kids, that don't bunch up around their shoulders. I have a PFD that is flat, and needs to be pulled to activate a CO2 cartridge. I don't want that for him (or me, I'm thinking), because of the concern if get bonked on head during a roll by the kayak, or a boat, etc... Anyways, good advice.. and I'm determined to make sure he keeps his PFD on from now on. I welcome any PFD advice, or brands, for both kids and adults. Thanks.