floater coat
Anybody use the mustang (or other brand?) products ie. vest, jacket, etc. Thay
are like a clothing item but serve an auxiliary function of being a pfd. I have
a need for this product for fishing around high piers. Comments appreciated
concerning brand and functionality of the product. Thanks |
lurebuilder
Aug 15
2004
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| I have the Sterns Float coat. Is comfortable, but a little short on me
(6'4"). I highly recommend a jacket or coat when on high piers or near cold
water. Found a body a lot of years ago. 24 yo that slipped while trying to
untangle a fish around the piling. Fell into the Sacramento River and
conked his head.
Bill |
Calif
Aug 15
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| High piers and cold water is quite dangerous. As soon as you hit the water you
can ingest many litres. It's a reflex body reaction to cold water. Makes it
difficult to get to the ladder which is along the pier. Seems silly wearing a
pfd but not at all. A float coat would help and they don't seem to be commonly
available in the stores |
lurebuilder
Aug 16
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| Actually... the cold water doesn't make you ingest the water. Most drowning
deaths in cold water are caused from fatigue, because the victims do not
remember to breathe deeply enough to replace their body's oxygen. Anytime
I'm out on the lake in cold weather, I try to bring up that subject with the
guy in the back. *Note to self... after reformatting computers... refill the kill-file. |
Charles
Aug 15
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Are you sure of what you are saying. I have my info from a researcher
(professor) on the topic. The body when it hits cold water there is a shudder
reaction. This can cause you to ingest many litres of water. This is quite
dangerous and cause you to drown. It doesn't happen in all cases to the same
extent. It could cause a strong swimmer to drown. That same swimmer if he
folows your reasoning would think he would have to be fatigued in order to
drown. After learning this i always wear a pfd in the canoe..
Read about drowning a lot of times the individual jus disappears below the
surface. |
lurebuilder
Aug 17
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