can anyone give advice on sospenders

Sospenders, and other inflatable pfd's, are like different pickup trucks.
Some swear by them, others swear at them (or because of them). I have
Sospenders and Mustang models and like both. One caution though, if you get
the automatic kind then you'd better stay dry or it will go off on you.
First trip out with my Sospenders it rained horribly all day. No problem.
Afterwards I laid it down in the back of the truck (inside the camper
shell). While driving home I noticed this big beach ball in the back of my
truck. Moisture had worked its way over, under, and into the release and it
did its job of inflating. Cost me $15-20 to refit. Since then I hang up both
models if worn in the rain. It's a small inconvenience, but I'd rather have
the automatic feature in case I, or a partner, should be ill or hurt if I/we
fall in.

Shelby Foles
If you auto reply to my email, you'd better get "the heck" out of my email
or it won't go.

That recharge kit was purchased and used at least 6-7 years ago. Today I pay
over $20 and sometimes close to $30.

Shelby Foles, srfoles@
If you auto reply, you'd better get "the heck" out of my email or it won't
arrive.

Some humorous replies on sospenders.
By co-incidence, I got the latest bass-pro spring fishing classic news flyer
today and lo and behold, thay have about 8 inflatables on sale and the
recharge kit on the featured vest is only $17.00 and the vest is $40 off
too.
Think I'll go with it.

Thanks
Jim L
"Da Chief" <srfolestheheck@> wrote in message
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> That recharge kit was purchased and used at least 6-7 years ago. Today I
> pay over $20 and sometimes close to $30.
>
> Shelby Foles, srfoles@
> If you auto reply, you'd better get "the heck" out of my email or it won't
> arrive.
>

In article <TqIwj.243$o23.12@trndny09>, jamesluning@ says...
> Some humorous replies on sospenders.
> By co-incidence, I got the latest bass-pro spring fishing classic news flyer
> today and lo and behold, thay have about 8 inflatables on sale and the
> recharge kit on the featured vest is only $17.00 and the vest is $40 off
> too.
> Think I'll go with it.

, can't any of you guys SWIM?
:-)

MM

"MoiMoi" <moimoi@example.com> wrote in message
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> In article <TqIwj.243$o23.12@trndny09>, jamesluning@ says...
>> Some humorous replies on sospenders.
>> By co-incidence, I got the latest bass-pro spring fishing classic news
>> flyer
>> today and lo and behold, thay have about 8 inflatables on sale and the
>> recharge kit on the featured vest is only $17.00 and the vest is $40 off
>> too.
>> Think I'll go with it.
>
> , can't any of you guys SWIM?
> :-)

I guess I can a little bit. The one time I went in the water in a
tournament my life jacket was laying on the deck of the boat. It was a
February tournament. Brrr... Don't know how long I can tread 50 degree
water. Don't want to know either.

Dan, danl wrote:
> I have had the Sospenders auto style about 5-7 yrs. I think they are
> well worth the money. They have never gone off when in driving rain.
> If you fish cold weather/water they are, in my opinion, a good buy no
> matter what the cost.


Dan, your mention of cold weather made me think I out to post this. I'm
sure most of you know this, but you should NEVER wear your inflatable
UNDER your jacket or coat. If it inflates under clothing, it can
restrict you so tight that you can't breathe. It's something that some
people might not think about, since they are used to wearing it next to
your shirt.

"MoiMoi" <moimoi@example.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.222d2daf2b505ba98991b@news. ...
> In article <TqIwj.243$o23.12@trndny09>, jamesluning@ says...
>> Some humorous replies on sospenders.
>> By co-incidence, I got the latest bass-pro spring fishing classic news
>> flyer
>> today and lo and behold, thay have about 8 inflatables on sale and the
>> recharge kit on the featured vest is only $17.00 and the vest is $40 off
>> too.
>> Think I'll go with it.
>
> , can't any of you guys SWIM?
> :-)
>
> MM

I swim well. But what happens when you conk your head or fall off in the
middle of the lake with cold water and a wind blowing the boat faster than
you can swim?