Poker Run PFD Use

ApS · 07-27-2013, 04:37 AM

I don't know if participants are required to wear PFDs at those speeds; however, when I found a brand-new PFD floating in The Broads, I adopted it.

Distressing at the time—even though new—is that it weighed about twelve pounds due to water absorption.

Later, I dismantled my old PFD to see what constituted "flotation", and it's the same stuff that you could rip in half with your bare hands.

• Note that these off-the-shelf PFDs are not rated for a Poker Run's maximum speeds—nor for impact.

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07-27-2013, 04:37 AM	#1
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,788 Thanks: 2,085 Thanked 742 Times in 532 Posts	Poker Run PFD Use I don't know if participants are required to wear PFDs at those speeds; however, when I found a brand-new PFD floating in The Broads, I adopted it. Distressing at the time—even though new—is that it weighed about twelve pounds due to water absorption. Later, I dismantled my old PFD to see what constituted "flotation", and it's the same stuff that you could rip in half with your bare hands. • Note that these off-the-shelf PFDs are not rated for a Poker Run's maximum speeds—*nor for impact*. Pics: Attached Images