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Stohlquist GETaWAY Life Jacket - Men's

Item #STO0015 | 71 in Stock
4 Star Rating

Life Jacket Fit The Needs Perfectly

By Ranked #7 - Kayak Clothing August 14, 2007

The minute I started paddling with this Stohlquist life jacket, I believed whoever designed it had done lots of paddling. It is totally unobtrusive. Upper torso felt very well ventilated as I paddled. And it stayed above the seatback without riding up against my neck and chin.

I also use life jackets for risky snorkeling situations and found that it did not ride up against my chin and neck like the previous jacket I had.

Previously, for the past 12 years, I kayaked with a knarly, difficult to put on life jacket that crowded my chin, was hot, and interfered with my kayak seat back.

Look, this new jacket may give me a bit of a pot belly in appearance, but it puts that bulky flotation material where it will stay out of the way.

How much nicer my previous kayak trips would have been had I used a properly designed jacket. The Stohlquist web site impressed me that they put real life factors into their designs, and now I see they were exactly right.

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Tech Specs:

Material:
400 denier oxford shell, 200 denier oxford liner 
USCG Type:
III 
Flotation/ Buoyancy:
16lb 2oz 
Pockets:
2 Front hook-and-loop 
Closure:
Front zip 
Touring Tow Compatible:
No 
Warranty:
Lifetime 

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