On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 21:23:20 -0500, DSK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
I've been looking at getting a jacket style PFD for a while now

Do you mean a type 3 lifejacket, or a harness (or jacket) with
inflatable flotation?

Personally, I see no sense in trusting your life to a water balloon, no
matter how fancy it's packaged. There are a number of type 3 lifejackets
on the market (including the Mustang brand) that are very comfortable
and provide excellent flotation.

It's not a "balloon" and just between you and me, the Mustang jacket
sucks. It maybe fine for normal sized people, but for me, it's
horribly uncomfortable.

However, to give Mustang their due, the auto inflate PFD is very
comfortable and I have six on them in my carry bag - one for all my
passengers. I insist people wear PFDs on my boats.

Oh, and no beer. :)

Later,

Tom