Thread: Inflatable PFD

I know mine work well because they'll go off in the dry boxes of the boat due to the humidity down here late summer. I keep extra arming kits because of this. Well, I should say, Ann keeps them. She's good at re-arming them.

Jimmy, you should have a hose in there to just blow them up to test. Blow up as tight as you can get them.

Charlie, Thank you. I didn't open it up enough to see the hose. I've got a compressor, wonder what I'll need to air the PFD up?

Originally Posted by canebreaker

Charlie, Thank you. I didn't open it up enough to see the hose. I've got a compressor, wonder what I'll need to air the PFD up?

That hose should have a black valve on the end. Should be made where you push it back to the hose to open valve. Made so you can blow it up if the canister dosnt work, safety feature. Should be able to hold the valve open and blow up bladders with a air blower. One of those with the rubber tip. Just make sure to go easy and not over inflate. And at their age I might fill the tub and put them in and hold under water to check for leaks. Also check to make sure the inflation valve does not leak.

Originally Posted by canebreaker

Charlie, Thank you. I didn't open it up enough to see the hose. I've got a compressor, wonder what I'll need to air the PFD up?

it just my way of thinking considering the age of the pfd I would fill much more safer arming it the way it would if I went overboard then manually , rather then blowing it up to see if it holds air !!! who is to say it will work the way it is design to its never been used !!! if was me I would look into buying new ones !!! just my

64 bux divided by 10 years is 6.40 per year. Get some new ones that aren't Obsolete. You're life is worth waaaay more than that. Don't gamble with it!!!!!

Oh yeah, you said they were only 5 bux on clearance. Wonder why? It's a No brainer!!!!!!!

I've bought a lot of stuff on clearance from them in the past. Try to figure out why it was reduced so much back then compared to their little bit of savings now. Why not transfer it to another store that will sell it. Why not send it back to the warehouse and back to the producer. Here's some savings I got over the years.
Rebel brand lead sinkers 0.05 per pack, reg price about $1. Could be an epa rule.
Shotgun shells 0.50, 0.75, $1 per box, reg price $4 to $10. Could be epa rule, there was lead, copper coated, steel and copper jacket slugs.
Rifle ammo $3 to $5 per box, back then it was $8 to $15.
Eagle Claw Gold Aberdeen hooks size 8 to 4/0, 100 ct plastic box 0.10 to 0.25 . Guess the plastic would break if dropped.
15 ft ladder tree stand $10.
Shakespear Contender rods 5 1/2 to 7 ft 0.75 to $1.
Malibu jigs 10 pk 0.05
Buck and other brands of knives $3 to $5. Reg $25 to $35. The $3.50 Buck knives I got had a $28 sticker on the box.
Rain-X winter windshield fluid 1 gal. 0.10. Out of season.
De-icer spray qt bottle and gal. refill 0.10 to 0.15. Out of season.
Hot Hands and Hot Feet 4 pk. 0.15. In the middle of Jan. ?
Top name brands fishing line, size 8 to 65 lb. 100 to 300 yd spools 0.10 to 0.50. Old stock? I'm still using it.
Blue plastic elect single and double boxes. 0.05 to 0.08
Metal elect add-a-box single, 0.20
4 ft shop light kit $1.50, some of the bulbs were broke.
PM brand wd-40 20 oz spray can 0.50 . They cut PM and went with Stanley tools.
250 ft of 14-2 with gd romax $5.

Jimmy.....you ought to change your handle to Bargain Hunter lol