Astral Green Jacket Review

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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 nrs zen is a type v life jacket delivering 17 5 pounds of flotation. I have used the astral green jacket for over 1 1 2 years and own other astral jackets as well. Click to play video.

Astral green jacket pfd review. 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. 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. 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.

Boaters have a love hate relationship with this pfd with few people taking a middle ground approach to this pfd. The only other detail that would be nice is a system for water like the astral bluejacket has. 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. Onsite associates program.

Astral built all the bells and whistles into the greenjacket which is rated as a uscg type v pfd. Based on the popular nrs ninja pfd the low profile design of the zen allows unrestricted range of motion. Astral green jacket review. Astral greenjacket life jacket.

Astral blue vest first impressions. Videos for related products. This is a pfd for whitewater professionals and professional river rescuers and it oozes toughness and utilitarian purpose down to the tiniest detail. Astral hit the nail on the head when it created the astral green jacket personal flotation device.

The green jacket is one of those iconic pieces of equipment that comes to define a generation of boaters. Rs 17 2 side entry vest jet ski life jacket pwc jetski watercraft green xxs xs jettribe. This pfd is wildly popular with guides and boaters of all shapes sizes and crafts.