Mustang auto inflatable. You have to remind yourself to take it off at the end of the day.

Okay, how many of you have actually used an inflatable and I am not talking about wearing it?

Mustang auto inflate. First I've developed low blood pressure and sometimes when sitting for a while I get light headed when i stand up (can take a min or so to happen). So if I was to pass out I'm set. Second I fish so much timber as I assume many of y'all do and if I fall and head hits a stump I don't have to worry about pulling the tab.

Academy Has some of the Auto inflate on sale right now, there not advertised that I found. but seen them Last weekend for I think $ 69.00

Standard life vest because I wouldn�t want my life depending on a mechanical device that could fail to deploy.

Not only could they fail to deploy but a more common scenario is they unexpectedly inflate.
This could cause one to want to take it off or if inflated when get to the boat decide to go out without a life jacket on.

I have used a Mustang with HIT for many years is flooding rains and have never had an unexpected inflation. As for wanting to take it off and go without, I always carry a regular life jacket as a backup in case I have an extra guest or forget an leave the inflatable in the shop or house. So far every time it was time to replace the inflator I would step off the boat (with a partner in the boat) to verify it would still work and have never had a failure. Now for the melt out pill type, I have seen numerous ones of them deploy in a heavy rain.

Yeah most of the newer auto inflatable PFD's inflate only when under pressure so you have to be somewhat submerged in the water before it will inflate.

+2 on the NRS Chinook.

Try wearing a standard vest all day in the Texas 95-100+ temps. I agree I don't like the idea of the possibility of automatic type not functioning.

I have saved old bobbins and cartridges from past change outs. I think I will put an old set back in my inflatable some time, jump in and see how it goes.