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Topic: time for a new PFD  (Read 3244 times)

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pmmpete

  • Sturgeon
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  • Location: Missoula, Montana
  • Date Registered: Jul 2013
  • Posts: 1989
I decided it was time to buy a new PFD.  My old PFD (the one on the right, in case you can't tell) used to be the same color as the new PFD.


  • Location: The Gorge
  • Date Registered: Feb 2009
  • Posts: 697
I'm thinking it's about time myself...

Fred "True" Trujillo
"This above all: to thine own self, be true, and it must follow, as the day the night, thou canst not then be false to any man."


snopro

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  • Location: HR
  • Date Registered: Jun 2008
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I'm thinking it's about time myself...

Fred "True" Trujillo

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I haven't looked at them in awhile.  Any other strong contenders in the new models?


  • Location: The Gorge
  • Date Registered: Feb 2009
  • Posts: 697
"This above all: to thine own self, be true, and it must follow, as the day the night, thou canst not then be false to any man."


hdpwipmonkey

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  • Location: Cornelius, OR
  • Date Registered: Nov 2014
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I'll probably go with a NRS Chinook again.  I like the Chinook OS with the VHF radio pocket.  That's my one complaint with the current Chinook that I have.

https://www.outdoorplay.com/nrs-fishing-lifejacket-pfd
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  • Location: The Gorge
  • Date Registered: Feb 2009
  • Posts: 697
I gotta say, I like that orange and VHF radio pocket option...

Fred "True" Trujillo
"This above all: to thine own self, be true, and it must follow, as the day the night, thou canst not then be false to any man."


Shin09

  • Salmon
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  • Location: Portland
  • Date Registered: Oct 2015
  • Posts: 549
I kind of like the look of the new wilderness systems Fisher PFD: https://www.wildernesssystems.com/us/products/wildy-fisher-pfd

it solves my number one complaint of using a dry suit which is head cover in rain.


JasonM

  • Lingcod
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  • Location: Snohomish
  • Date Registered: Jun 2017
  • Posts: 282
I really like my NRS Chinook, but if I were buying again right now I'd go for the Chinook OS (off shore) that has the radio pocket on it. I get a "fitness equipment" reimbursement allowance through work, and I'm thinking about letting work buy me one of the Chinook OS PFDs so I can pass my nearly new Chinook to some new kayak fisherman/woman.


Guppy Tamer

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  • Location: Salem, Oregon
  • Date Registered: Jun 2011
  • Posts: 327
Does anyone know the dimensions of the radio pocket? I have an older nrs cvest that I got just for the radio pocket, but my radio barely fits. If the new chinook is has a bigger pocket,  I would upgrade in a heartbeat.


Ling Banger

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  • Location: Lincoln Beach, OR
  • Date Registered: Feb 2010
  • Posts: 2588
At the Next Adventure Kayak Fishing Festival the MTI rep donated a Solaris product sample to HOW. I think it's on par with the Chinook and definitely worth checking out.

https://www.mtiadventurewear.com/products/fishing/web807k-solaris-f-spec




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And that's all there is to it." - R.P. McMurphy


kingdr1300

  • Rockfish
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  • Location: Castle Rock
  • Date Registered: May 2014
  • Posts: 128
I've been very happy with my Astral Ronny Fisher.  Very comfortable and the gear that I need is always at hand with the storage compartments.


snopro

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  • Location: HR
  • Date Registered: Jun 2008
  • Posts: 1111
Only speaking to mine but it's faded to a similar degree.  The UV damage is to a point where the fabric is starting to fray a little.   I'd hate to loose some foam when I needed it because the fabric was compromised.


 

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