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Originally Posted by Sliver
I don't get this. Whenever I go boating with my friends, they look at me like I'm a complete nerd when I put on a life jacket. I know how to swim just fine, but I still don't trust myself to make it back to shore if something happened or if I was injured in a boating accident. It seems really stupid to get into a boat without a life jacket no matter how well you can swim.
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I agree with you.
I will say that lifejacket and PFD are two different things.
In short, a lifejacket provides a great chance to keep you alive if you are passed out. IIRC, a lifejacket is designed to keep the wearer's head about water and flip them on their back. You can be knocked out and stay alive in a lifejacket.
A PFD will not do this, the wear of the PFD needs to remain awake to make full use of the PFD.