Thank you all for the ideas.
Sorry guys, sometimes answers beget questions.
Hi Ed,
You wear the vest while in your tube? - What make of tube are you using?
I have an Extrasport kayak vest that I picked up at R.E.I. many years ago. It was great for pontooning where I had ample room for storage, it could also be zipped around the seat back serving as a secondary back cushion when not in use.
In my old tube where I'd often try to carry the vest rolled up in the cargo pocket above the backrest chamber. That configuration would become something like the float tubers version of a Hahn's device, greatly limiting head movement and side or rear vision. Trying to wear it while in the tube - at least for me, became a true "pain" in the neck. Yet in my pram where space isn't so much a premium, it's just the thing.
Fishhawk,
I've been pleased with the quality and construction of my Extrasport vest. Do you know if they make that vest without the pockets?
Paul & Paul,
About the Stearns Belt, does it meet the code requirements for places like Davis and Martis?
From the Cab's website : Stearns® 32 lbs. Manual Inflata-Belt
"
USCG-approved Type V with Type lll performance. "
A quick search of the net turned up this for Plumas county:
http://www....asp?sid=5&pid=13824
Sec. 10-1.18. Use of flotation devices.
It shall be unlawful for any person to traverse the waters farther than 300 feet from the shore of any lake within the County on an inner tube, air mattress, or any other device capable of transporting a person on the water without wearing correctly a Coast Guard approved wearable Type I, II, or III personal flotation device; provided, however, the provisions of this section shall not apply if State laws or administrative regulations otherwise require the carrying, or exempt the carrying on board, of the device in question or other personal flotation devices.
(§ 2, Ord. 76-154, eff. July 19, 1976)
You guys tell me, I see no mention of type V devices in that text, is this an outdated code or did it ever apply to tubing and tooning?
Or does the type V infer that it meets or exceeds type I, II & III specs.?
The Belt in principal sounds good, easy to wear and easy to store when not in use.
Are there any inflatable vests that meet those code requirements, being used by anyone here?
Thanks again, Dave
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