Bote Life Jacket Manual Inflatable Mechanism Teen to Adult Vest Belt Pack Inflatable PFD Waist US Coast Guard Approved CO2 Included Unisex Auto Adjustable

Great product, slim design and wears well, while being worn on paddle board it’s like it’s not even there, perfect size and weight

The quality is very good. Haven't had to use it and hope I never do.

For years, I have paddle boarded with a vest, which is cumbersome. I purchased this so that I may paddle with safety and not be bogged down with weight of a vest. The safety device does what it’s intended to do and I am very pleased.

I hope I never have to use this in an emergency but it's super cool! I got an inflatable paddle board and was looking at life jackets and stumbled across these. I didn't even know they existed but glad I do now.Bulky life jackets are cumbersome but I barely can tell I'm wearing anything.It also happens to match my new board so that's fun. 😊I tested it out of the water to see how it works. I really had to jerk hard on that pull tab, harder than I expected.You could definitely test it so you know what it's like.For tests, I wouldn't put the green armed plastic cover on because it's designed to break and fall off when you pull the tab so don't bother wasting it. That way you can just buy replacement threaded C02 cartridges instead of buying the replacement kit after the test.Using the blow tube required a lot less lung power than I expected.It's pretty easy to roll back up into the belt.

My wife and I kayak and tend to take off our life vest in the heat of the sun - not safe. These wear as a belt around your belly and only deloy by a rip cord user pulled when falling into water. A life preserver is only good if you wear it - highly recommended. Each preserver has one CO2 (16 gram) for deployment and a reserve pouch for rearming so you can continue your trip ready to deploy again.

The firing mechanism is plastic. In the middle of deep water, the last thing I wanted was for my life safety device to fail. That's what happened! In the water, pull the rip cord, CO2 inflates the bladder. 2 seconds later, the air is coming out of the firing mechanism. The bladder then starts to take in water. I'm no genius, but having the bladder fill with water was the opposite of what I needed. Strange thing too, the reviews are quite positive. I'm guessing no one has needed to use this thing and gave it a positive review because of how small and comfortable it is to wear. I threw it in the garbage after I swam to shore.

We bought two of these after reading reviews and I am glad we did. They are lightweight, easy to adjust and you barely notice you have it on when paddleboarding. Compliant with standards for paddleboarding this is the way to go and at the lower end of options on price you get a great product.

Greatest invention! We are using them on our small fishing boat. Telling all of my friends who are also ordering. USC approved except on the ocean. We stay on the lakes and rivers so perfect! My kayak friends never knew of these and are thrilled to hear about them.