Dave E. wrote:
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.
Thanks again, Dave
Dave,
Yes, I wear it in my tube (mostly). the tube is a Fat Cat, and the vest is cut pretty high in the back, so it doesn't push up around my ears very much. The Fat Cat is a single chamber tube, so I am pretty religious about wearing the PFD, especially in places like O'Neill Forebay where the wind can come up in a heartbeat. If the lake is REALLY shallow and small, I occasionally leave the vest in the compartment behind the seat, hoping it'll float out if we sink....
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