Thread: life jacket question

Sorry, I do not know.......I hope to find out just like you do.

I have always wondered about that, but mine has never self inflated.They make some of them that are manual inflate. They have a plastic T that you have to pull. I have couple of extra canisters for mine, and it has been a little damp. Hmmmm you got me wondering if mine will work now. It just cost 25.00 to find out . I'll take my chances in the water. Another thing I always heard is that it is not counted as a life jacket unless you have it on.

I can see now why so and so can catch more fish then you,lol,,,,surely they don't sell one you cann't wash mastard,soda,coffee stains off without it blowingup in your face.

Hint bend all so and so fish hooks out to a small ark as to slip out on hookset...just funny with ya

I bought 2 self inflators and both have been converted to manual due to inadvertent inflation one darn near blowed seat back off I had it under a straped down seat when it went off the disc that fires the cartridge on my jackets needs to be replaced pretty often if kept in auto configuration.
Noslab.

I converted mine to manual because it keep inflating in the back of my jeep during the summer heat.

Originally Posted by rtark

I am getting ready to order a self inflating L jacket. What happens if your out fishing and it starts raining? Will it inflate? I park my boat under a carport and sometimes rain will blow into my boat and my storage places are not waterproof.

No problem for me there,,If I pay that much for a life jacket/vest,,I'm gonna sleep in it..

Originally Posted by xring

No problem for me there,,If I pay that much for a life jacket/vest,,I'm gonna sleep in it..

You would be best advised to not sleep in it, dampness is what sets it off. Hee hee

A buddy and I were deer hunting in a spot you had to boat into about 4 years ago. We had a couple of those self-inflating ones (the brand was Mustang). We left them in the boat while we were hunting and it rained. The way we'd thrown them in the bottom of the flatbottom boat let water pool up right where one of them self-inflated. My buddy said the cartridge and trigger replacement cost 10 or 15 bucks.
Also, someone posted it already, but it's really worth mentioning. If you have a regular life jacket accessible (laying on a chair, etc.), you're legal. The wording for the inflatables (type V in the fishing guidebook), says they have to be worn the whole time if they are going to substitute for the other one laying on the deck.