Boating Safety

The Choice of The U.S.C.G.

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Mustang deluxe automatically-inflatable vests are the first choice of the U.S. Coast Guard for their personnel wear.

Things happen fast on boats and accidents happen. Wearing a U.S. Coast Guard-approved PFD is the first step to ensuring that you will survive a waterborne mishap. And, if you truly value your life, being cheap may not be the best choice.

Further testimony. NASA chose Mustang to design and make special inflatable life vests for the astronauts. Other national military outfits also use the company’s products. These are powerful testaments of Mustang’s quality and reliability.

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Mustang Survival designed their Elite 28 Inflatable to be comfortable for all waterborne activities and all-day use.

Hydrostatic inflator technology. With a hydrostatic actuator, the PFD will automatically inflate under water pressure, not inadvertently in rain, spray or humidity.

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Mustang Survival is in the business of producing PFDs and all sorts of survival gear for the commercial, military, and recreational markets.

What sets their hydrostatic-actuated vests apart from others made by Mustang Survival and other manufacturers is that they use the patented Hammar auto hydrostatic inflator unit on these PFDs.

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The Hammar hydrostatic inflator will not actuate by simply being wet. Here it is being demonstrated in a shower.

Water pressure. It automatically inflates when it is under 4” (10.16 cm) of water, which means that an unconscious person will have a chance to survive. The unit can also be inflated by pulling a cord.

Water sensitive. There have been other units on the market that use water-sensitive capsules to inflate and their labels usually read “This PFD may inflate prematurely when: subject to splashing, in heavy humidity, in heavy fog, or in the rain.”

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The Hammar activation unit is easy to re-arm and is maintenance-free for five years. It has an easy-to-check green (good) or red (replace) light showing through a window to tell you the unit’s status.

Superior technology. More conventional inflatable vests often have labels that say: “Install a new automatic element (Bobbin) every year, especially if used in an area of high humidity” and “Perform service each season before using this PFD.”

More conventional may mean more expensive in the long run. Sending a more conventional and less expensive PFD out every year for service and inspection is not only time consuming, and costly, but it is more likely that it won’t get done. That’s why we like the five-year service feature of the new Mustang unit.

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The patented “SecureZip” closure system keeps the bladder tightly folded up and closed during the most rigorous activity, claims the Mustang Survival.

Shaped for optimum mobility. The lightweight outer shell is made of fabric that is also used in the body armor industry.

This Mustang PFD is a Recreational Type III and Commercial Type V Inflatable PFD and is USCG-approved.

What is your life, your family and friends’ lives worth? This Mustang PFD is not cheap. List price is $239.99. However, we feel it is the Rolex of life vests.