{"id":8198,"date":"2018-07-23T10:37:07","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T15:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/?p=8198"},"modified":"2019-03-06T21:16:27","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T02:16:27","slug":"onyx-lifebelt-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/2018\/onyx-lifebelt-review","title":{"rendered":"Onyx Lifebelt Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently purchased this Onyx “Type 5” PFD<\/strong> (personal floatation device) to wear while kayaking. This type uses a CO2 cartridge<\/strong> to inflate when needed. It is Coast Guard Approved<\/strong> for non-motorized watercraft. I’m very happy with it.<\/p>\n

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I did a float test and even when only partially inflated<\/strong> it was very effective.<\/p>\n

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Once deployed you simply put the upper strap<\/strong> over your head and it becomes very stable with your chin resting comfortably on the top. I could float for hours this way if necessary.<\/p>\n

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My only complaint is the lack of a small pocket<\/strong> for must-have gear I always want with me. To that end I added a very small belt pouch used by EMTs.<\/p>\n

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I carry a flashlight, a rescue whistle, and a small folding knife. The pouch slides freely on the belt as needed.<\/p>\n

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I recently purchased this Onyx “Type 5” PFD (personal floatation device) to wear while kayaking. This type uses a CO2 cartridge to inflate when needed. It is Coast Guard Approved for non-motorized watercraft. I’m very happy with it. I did a float test and even when only partially inflated it was very effective. Once deployed … Continue reading “Onyx Lifebelt Review”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[409,47],"tags":[235,427],"class_list":["post-8198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to","category-reviews","tag-kayak","tag-pfd-personal-floatation-device"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8198"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8208,"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8198\/revisions\/8208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}