On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 18:47:38 GMT, "M K" wrote:

it says CG approved.. is that all that is needed?

As long as there is a tag that states that it is type accepted
(showing the type) by the USCG, then it's legal.

Now, having said that:

Sometimes these things work in the opposite way you might expect them
to. For instance, the suit ones that I've seen are buoyant, but the
potential for them to keep a child's face in the water disallowing for
breathing is very high.

It's a center-of-gravity issue. Children's PFDs that I've seen in
mass market retail stores, don't account for the shorter torso's
mid-riff and legs of the children. This causes the PFD to flip them
face down. The best way to test the relative value of a children's
PFD is to it on the child, toss 'em both in the water and see what
happens.

I've got a ton of children's PFDs here at the house because I never
bought the right one the first time.

Later,

Tom

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On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 18:47:38 GMT, "M K" wrote:

it says CG approved.. is that all that is needed?

As long as there is a tag that states that it is type accepted
(showing the type) by the USCG, then it's legal.

Now, having said that:

Sometimes these things work in the opposite way you might expect them
to. For instance, the suit ones that I've seen are buoyant, but the
potential for them to keep a child's face in the water disallowing for
breathing is very high.

It's a center-of-gravity issue. Children's PFDs that I've seen in
mass market retail stores, don't account for the shorter torso's
mid-riff and legs of the children. This causes the PFD to flip them
face down. The best way to test the relative value of a children's
PFD is to it on the child, toss 'em both in the water and see what
happens.

I've got a ton of children's PFDs here at the house because I never
bought the right one the first time.

Later,

Tom


I second this. Had the same issue with a high priced PFD that makes my kid
go forward, head first into water. I finally bought one that works, and it
was half the price.