Hyde Wingman Inflatable Life Jacket

I absolutely love mine I use it on a regular basis. Kayaking and all sorts of stuff. Love how it’s a pull string and not auto

I REALLY wanted to love this jacket, but it’s the most uncomfortable life vest I’ve ever worn. The cartridge is placed right between the shoulder blades, so you can’t lean back at all. If you’re in a boat, you can’t sit in a normal seat, or lean back against the gunwales. In a kayak with a taller seat back, it would be horrible. Even if you’re not trying to lean back on a backrest, the cartridge digs into your back just standing. I opened the box and armed the PFD and wore it for just a few minutes in my house, and I can still feel the spot where the cartridge was.My other complaint is the the straps to pull to tighten the vest are oriented incorrectly. On this jacket, you have to reach your arms behind you and then pull backwards to tighten the straps, which is pretty awkward and difficult. Even on my cheap NRS jacket, you pull the straps forward which is much easier. But that’s a small complaintI’m giving two stars because the jacket is otherwise well built, and I’m sure it would do it’s most important job, but it doesn’t meet its advertised goals.

My honest review is coming from a spearfishing .. free-diving standpointThe vest works very goodthe waist buckles it's restricting my breathingI wish if they used rubber waist beltsRemoving air completely to use it properly while i dive without being floty is extremely hard ... having a zero air in the vest is necessary is to avoid adding weights which could be extremely dangerous in deep dives under 10m ...The vest is too close to my neck i have really small neck btw ... and its really annoying when i dive only... if i raised my hand while i dive its like it cut my neck blood circulation ...I wish if they added 2 zippers instead of 1 ... it will make packing the vest easierThe hole vest need to be redesigned To be free-diving life vest friendlyI know its not advertised for that but still ...____________The last thing they dont ship it outside the us which is really bad i had to use shop and ship to get it to Saudi Arabia

This vest is perfect. Comfortable, rugged and very well thought out for the sportsman.

The product is okay but Amazon does not allow returns of this product. There is a plastic button that breaks upon the air cartridge being activated. There are no extra/replacements for this part and it cannot be re-used. This is a life-saving device. Everyone should be testing it with the CO2 cartridge removed prior to use. Well turns out, you can’t do that without purchasing a recharge kit for $18. Amazon won’t accept it as a return and I have been unable to reach the seller. Do yourself a favor and just light $200 on fire. It’s less frustration and at the end of the day you won’t be left with a useless life vest.

Everything I expected it to be! Beyond happy with my purchase and the customer service.

Dealt with seller with issue but love the product. The first one came in with wrong size co2 cylinder that would not fit the jacket the thread on the rig was smaller than needed and the co2 cylinder was the right size but the rigs guts were made wrong but sent back to seller and got a new one that has no issue.

, one size does not fit all , it is small size , took about 8 days for seller to contact me , miss communications , I spoke to seller who stood behind their product and promtly returned purchase price, Hyde Wingman was made very well, just didn't fit my size 6 ft 2 in