Graeme Cook wrote in
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However, if I ever have to abandon ship then I would don my wetsuit
plus a PFD.


http://www.mustangsurvival.com/produ...p?id=420&mc=85

Why do offshore boaters always "make do" with home-made gear when their own
lives and the lives of the families they love are at risk? Why do they
think THEY can survive with some crappy wetsuit or other it-will-be-enough,
when the guy in the fishing vessel in the SAME WATERS knows the only thing
that will save his ass is a proper survival suit made to keep him warm,
safe and afloat for days, if necessary? Why do boaters think they're gonna
be saved in minutes, not days or weeks?

Hope I have time to get into mine before going over the side.....

This suit has a harness to attach the CG helo cable to. No sense
endangering the rescue diver unless you are unconcious.

Survival isn't about the other corners you've all cut in the boat. There
are no second chances.....

How much are the kids and wife worth? Is a few hundred for their suit too
much? How absurd.....