On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 20:37:29 -0500, "RCE" wrote:

True. The ones advertised to save your ass ... hold you head down.

Hehe, not bad.

Any PFD that does not keep your head up is not worth wearing. The
main value in cold water is to keep you breathing after you pass out
from the cold, otherwise you are gone as soon as you loose
conciousness or muscle control. I was in near freezing water for
about 15 minutes or so as a kid. The impact is unbelievable when you
first hit the water, and I was barely able to walk or talk when I got
out.