When I first saw Paul’s photo (below) I initially thought that the PFD looked like a FX or FX R in a funky new colour. But there is clearly a different zip and an additional zipped side pocket.
The jacket looks new as well!
Tag: FXR
Some of Palm Equipment’s whitewater PFDs have shipped with an incorrect sized chest harness attached.
This potentially affects:
FXr PFDs
Extrem men’s PFDs purchased from 2014 onwards.
The FX PFD from Palm Equipment has been around in one form or another for years and has been one of Palm’s top sellers throughout its lifetime. In 2013 Palm took the FX and totally overhauled its fit and the material used.
The new FX has been such a success that it seemed to make sense to move things up a gear and develop a rescue vest using the same platform. Palm have done exactly this and have released the FXr in early 2014.
Palm Equipment hooked me up with one of their new FXr PFDs for test the other week and subsequent review on Unsponsored.
Palm Equipment hooked me up with one of their new FXr PFDs for test the other week.
I currently have one of Palm’s FXr rescue PFDs in for review. The FXr is based upon the platform of the FX PFD. Here are my thoughts on this piece of kit:
The FX PFD from Palm Equipment has been around in one form or another for years and has been one of Palm’s top sellers throughout its lifetime. The new 2013 FX has really ramped up the design in terms of its looks, but how does it perform? Read on…
How do you improve one of the best selling PFDs on the market? How about adding a chest harness and additional knife storage.
Check out the new FXr from Palm. Presumably the R must stand for rescue or may be “really good”.
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