Even if you’re a strong swimmer, when you’re engaged in any activity on the water, you need to be wearing a life jacket. Unfortunately, many people don’t wear their foam-filled life jacket. Studies ...

It doesn’t matter how amazing a swimmer you are, going out on a boat, or kayak, or paddle board, without wearing a life jacket is a stupid idea—accidents can always happen. But convincing people to ...

National Safe Boating Week is here.”Boat smart from the start. Wear your life jacket!” is the theme for the 2000 Safe Boating Campaign, an effort by the National Safe Boating Council, the U.S. Coast ...

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Sleeping on a train, plane or car would be a hell of a lot more comfortable if your jacket had a hood that could inflate and function as a pillow. The jacket, confusingly dubbed “Never Stop a Rolling ...

When the outdoor-minded gear junkies at Klymit posed the question, "How great would it be if I could control the amount of insulation in my jacket?" the answer must have been pretty great: Their ...

Which inflatable life jacket is best? The most important piece of safety equipment you need for a day of aquatic fun is a life vest. Even though most understand the importance of a flotation device ...