SOSpenders???

[reelapeelin]

Is anybody usin' SOSpenders auto-inflatable PFDs...coerced wife into giftin' me one for C'mas(back-ordered, so hasn't gotten here yet)...been winter striper fishin for years, but in my old age that 45-50 degree water's lookin' colder all the time :o

[chesapeake724]

I don't use 'em, but I think they're good. Buddy of mine is a guide on the Chesapeake. He's a big fan. I've tried it on and it's very comfy...you forget it's there. I don't think I'll go with 'em because you can't wear them underneath things. For fall/winter striper fishing, bulky parkas are a must and I don't think the SOSpenders will fit over it. I think I'm going to go the flotation jacket (Mustang, Stearns, etc.) route. I can wear layers underneath and just wear a thin rain parka over the jacket.

[reelapeelin]

Thanx C724..hope it will fit over the stuff I striper fish in...Might look like a pig somebody harnesed then fattened up :o

[macojoe]

I have a set here and they are like having nothing on at all!
I bought them for my son a few years ago, and he love it!!
You should have been there the day he said, Dad how do we no this is going to work when I fall in?? I said like this, and I reach over and yank the pull coard! *;D It was great!! I still laugh at the look on his face till this day!!

[Seakindly]

I was contemplating purchasing them a while back. Then they had a RECALL :o, and I got turned off. :-/

[reelapeelin]

Well I guess when mine come in I'll have to toss 'em in the pond and see what pops up...then after re-chargeing, they're for sure not gonna work ::)...guess I'll have to quit fishin'....NAAHH!

[Mac_Attack]

RAP I went to West Marine today and the sospenders caught my eye. How did yours work out? Bill Mc ;D

[shicks007]

Check this out, a heck of a buy!

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/pod/standard-pod-wrapped.jsp;jsessionid=WGG3SRY1POQZFTQSNOISCOOOCJV ZIIWE?rid=&indexId=cat601114&navAction=push&navCou nt=53&cmCat=MainCatcat21276&parentType=index&paren tId=cat601114&id=0033707&_requestid=76470

[TheTinMan]

I was just telling Phester I wanted to get some these.

Most of the Pilot's boarding ship's wear these, they swear by them.

[TheTinMan]

That is super cheap, although they are not the "auto" kind, you need to pull the pin, for most situations that should be OK, but if your unconscious....you're drowning

Check this out, a heck of a buy!

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/pod/standard-pod-wrapped.jsp;jsessionid=WGG3SRY1POQZFTQSNOISCOOOCJV ZIIWE?rid=&indexId=cat601114&navAction=push&navCou nt=53&cmCat=MainCatcat21276&parentType=index&paren tId=cat601114&id=0033707&_requestid=76470

[Mac_Attack]

On bass masters they all were suspenders when under power. As I get older I want to keep things going longer. I like the size of this type PFD. Bill Mc ;D

[reelapeelin]

Cool thing about these is, you FORGET you got 'em on!!...there's no reason to take 'em off...I'm sold...several of my close friends have seen mine and gotten them... ;)...

[Mac_Attack]

What kind do you have? Bill Mc ;D

[reelapeelin]

SoSpenders Automatics...like Tin said...knocked out will never have the chance to pull the cord on a manual...

If you order one, you don't need the ''saftey strap'' that might be listed w/it... ;)...

[mirage2521]

Unless I am mistaken the auto inflate are USCG approved PFDs if worn but the manual inflate are not....don't remeber for sure, I will look it up tomorrow. At work we use Mustang float coats in the winter and we all wear Sospenders auto inflates in the summer months

[LESTERUS]

I HAVE A SET THAT I USE ALL THE TIME SINCE I DO A LOT OFFSHORE FISHING AND CRUISING TO BIMINI.

THEY 'RE BOTH AUTOMATIC W/MANUAL BACK UP, AND BRING 2 CO2 TANKS, ONCE YOU USE THEM IN AUTOMATIC DEPLOYMENT, YOU CAN PACK IT BACK AND USE IT MANUALLY.

THEY ARE GREAT IN ROUGH WEATHER.

LESTERUS

[Hammerhead]

No experience with'm in particular but, in 45/50 degree water hypothermia can set in quickly. I do spend time wavesailing in the winter and use a drysuit to keep warm...and the water I sail in only gets 65 degrees at the coldest.