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Astral YTV PFD
$119.95
Astral has created the YTV PFD to be the essential next-generation whitewater life jacket. Its lightweight, body-wrapping fit stays securely in place if you go for that unplanned swim.
- The Zero Lift™ foam platform holds the jacket snugly to your upper torso to prevent ride up.
- The YTV uses a combination of PE and Gaia® foams for comfortable and earth-friendly flotation.
- Six adjustment points ensure a custom fit for a wide range of paddlers.
- Two generous zippered front pockets provide plenty of handy storage.
- Includes a shoulder strap stash pocket for excess shoulder strap webbing or light storage and a lash tab for your knife.
- US Coast Guard Type: III
- Profile: Low
- Design Flotation: minimum 15.5 lbs.
- Outer Fabric: 200 x 400-denier ripstop nylon
- Lining: 200-denier high-tenacity nylon
- Entry System: Pullover
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Pockets:
- 2 - Side
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Lash Tabs:
- 1 - Front
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Adjustment System:
- 2 - Side
- 2 - Shoulder
- 2 - Waist
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Would this work for rowing? Is it a newer product than the Ninja?Asked on 4/5/2013 by Poppy from Potomac, MD3 answers
VERIFIED BUYER
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I am using it for whitewater, I see no reason why it would not work for rowing!
It fits great and you have lots of arm room.
Dave
Sent from my iPadAnswered on 4/5/2013 by AnonymousVERIFIED BUYER
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I would say this would be a much better PFD than the Ninja for rowing although I've not seen the Ninja first hand it looks like a much heavier PFD. Short of going to an inflatable PFD, which some waterways don't allow, it's the lightest weight, least restrictive PFD I've ever seen. I use it for everything from paddling a surf ski to whitewater kayaking. This PFD reminds me of the old Lotus Low Rider except it's lighter, more comfortable, and has pockets the perfect size for a digital camera. I like the integrated foam on the front moreso than the Astral Willis which might be another option worth looking at.Answered on 4/5/2013 by Anonymous
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Poppy, the YTV is new this year. It is a low-profile jacket with generous arm holes that give great mobility. It will be excellent for rowing. It is an Astral product. The Ninja is an NRS life jacket.Answered on 4/5/2013 by Clyde from NRS
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what is the thickness of the foam in the chest panel, i have been looking for a low profile vest for riverboarding for years but it is incredibly difficult to find one that isnt too thick and cumbersome.Asked on 3/21/2013 by N/A from Truckee/Coloma, CA2 answers
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The front chest panel is 3" thick. Most life jacket makers, including NRS, describe a jacket as "low profile" when the foam panels are shorter, top to bottom, so they don't occupy a lot of the torso area. Type III jackets have to have a minimum of 15.5 pounds of flotation, the foam has to go somewhere and the panels on low profile models tend to be thicker. A "medium profile" jacket will have the foam spread out more and the panels will likely be thinner.Answered on 3/21/2013 by Clyde from NRSVERIFIED BUYER
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I probably wouldn't recommend this jacket for riverboarding. While the foam in the front panel is more integrated than a jacket like the Willis it still has a very thick belt section (almost 3") and there is a hard edge in the foam in the top portion of the front panel that is only 1". I was somewhat disappointed in that the foam in the front panel wasn't more smoothly contoured from top to bottom. That would have made the jacket far more comfortable and possibly more suitable for your purposes. All in all it's still an improvement in weight and movement over most jackets on the market. The the hard edge in the foam in the front panel was really my only complaint.Answered on 3/21/2013 by Anonymous
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