We had an original YTV PFD a few years ago and were really impressed with both the weight and fit of it. Astral have made some changes to the design. At present the YTV is still not approved for watersports use in the UK or EU but is US Coast Guard Approved.
Although being a UK based and Nookie being a UK based company you wouldn’t have seen a great deal of Nookie gear on the site. This is something that is set to change with some new Nookie gear landing at Unsponsored HQ for review.
First up is the Nookie Rockhopper. It is designed to be at home on the sea, lake, river or play wave. It is an over the head slab style PFD with QR buckles on the right hand side to make it nice and easy to get on.
Continue readingAstral have created a one-of-a-kind BlueJacket PFD by using leftover scraps of their Realtree MAX-5® Camo material.
This probably the best shot we’ve seen of the new Palm Equipment PFD as worn by Bren Orton in a number of videos.
This shot is from Dewerstone. The production version could be dropping soon.
There have been a number of new PFDs on show at Paddle Expo 2018 and Peak UK have the new River Wrap PFD. This really stands out as a pretty innovative design.
Check it out.
What are your thoughts on adding gear onto the outside of your PFD?
Do you keep it clean?
Astral’s Limted Edition Greenjackets have been around for 10 years marked by the release of the latest LE10 for 2018/2019.
Here they are in one place. With the exception of a couple.
Which one is your favourite?
Can you fill in the gaps?
LE10 – River Roots
For the last nine years Astral have released a special (limited) edition of their Greenjacket PFD. 2018/19 is no exception.
Designed for use with kayak/canoes with high backrests the Palm Equipment Meander Highback PFD looks very different to the PFDs we normally see.
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