Astral Green Jacket Review

Just purchased the astral blue jacket and wanted to provide my first out of the box impressions.
Astral green jacket review. Astral blue vest first impressions. I have used the astral green jacket for over 1 1 2 years and own other astral jackets as well. Astral hit the nail on the head when it created the astral green jacket personal flotation device. Astral greenjacket life jacket.
I know the vest shares a lot of features with its sister green vest and i appreciate many of the features carried over into a more sea kayak specific vest. Astral green jacket pfd review. They are 100 top notch in every way. Click to play video.
A few months ago a corner of the quick release latch on the quick release belt of my astral green jacket just unexpectedly broke off while closing it. Onsite associates program. The nrs zen is a type v life jacket delivering 17 5 pounds of flotation. Based on the popular nrs ninja pfd the low profile design of the zen allows unrestricted range of motion.
Rs 17 2 side entry vest jet ski life jacket pwc jetski watercraft green xxs xs jettribe. Although this pfd won t keep your head afloat if you get knocked out only type 1 pfd s work that way it will pretty much do everything else one could ever need especially when it comes to river rescues. The green jacket is one of those iconic pieces of equipment that comes to define a generation of boaters. Videos for related products.
Astral built all the bells and whistles into the greenjacket which is rated as a uscg type v pfd. The nrs zen pfd is a low profile rescue jacket with all the features essential to assist guides and experienced paddlers in a swiftwater rescue situation. The front panel features a large clamshell style opening that can hold a rescue rope there s a quick release harness built into the side and a. Le10 was perfect in bright red le9 was boring with the color patterns le8 was le7 were great but once again a little dark for my tastes and tendency to swim some big rapids.
This is a pfd for whitewater professionals and professional river rescuers and it oozes toughness and utilitarian purpose down to the tiniest detail. This pfd is wildly popular with guides and boaters of all shapes sizes and crafts. The only other detail that would be nice is a system for water like the astral bluejacket has.