Given the wide variety of life jackets available to recreational mariners, it’s hard to come up with excuses for not wearing one when underway on the water. After all, any even modestly experienced ...

Mustang Survival’s latest addition to the inflatable PFD space is the Atlas 190 DLX Hammar, a product that has already won a slew of awards, including TIME’s Best Invention of 2024, a Red Dot Award ...

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 ...

Life jackets might be the most important safety gear you can have on board for you and your crew. But what type of life jacket do you need? There are three types of inherently buoyant life jackets ...

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This dual-flotation PFD made our 2019 Gear of the Year list for its unique design and performance on the water — here’s why. With interest in sports like kayaking and paddleboarding steadily ...

Courtesy Mustang Survival In 2025, significant changes to personal flotation device (PFD) regulations have been implemented across North America, creating a harmonized approach between the United ...

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 ...