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Astral has always been a firm favourite here at Unsponsored HQ. The Indus PFD takes many of the features of the Astral Greenjacket and takes it up a notch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Astral:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Whitewater athletes continue to progress the sport on larger volumes and higher flows. With 22 lbs of flotation sculpted into Astral’s industry leading FoamTectonics™️ architecture, the Indus™️ is the world’s first freestyle-inspired high float life jacket. That\u2019s a 33% increase in flotation over the legendary GreenJacket™️ for those drawn to big water. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

We have one in for review and will be giving it some use and abuse during the winter. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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