Astral Blue Jacket Review

Astral blue vest first impressions.

Astral blue jacket review.

Learn more about the astral bluejacket on amazon at http amzn to 2bwfrma. I know the vest shares a lot of features with its sister green vest and i appreciate many of the features carried over into a more sea kayak specific vest. Just purchased the astral blue jacket and wanted to provide my first out of the box impressions. In 2009 astral introduced three new swim vests.

The astral blue jacket is a sea kayak inspired pfd that also performs at an extremely high level in various whitewater angling and sailing applications. Now astral is widely known as the most innovative life jackets for paddling in whitewater calm water or across oceans. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Founded in 2002 our first products were life jackets that were known to promote calm confidence in the most extreme whitewater.

The blue vest fit the bill. To quote a youtube reviewer astral won the pocket wars but it s still not perfect. All three vests share an unique chassis design. The clam shell design is arguably the best designed pocket on the market.

Astral green jacket pfd review. Why i love the 220 astral bluejacket pfd with a hydration sleeve clamshell zipper pocket and rescue compatible features this is the future of pfds. It s a fantastic comfortable pfd and a makes a world of difference when paddling. Although this pfd won t keep your head afloat if you get knocked out only type 1 pfd s work that way it will pretty much do everything else one could ever need especially when it comes to river rescues.

Astral men s brewer 2 0 everyday minimalist outdoor sneakers grippy and quick drying made for water sports travel and rock scrambling 4 4 out of 5 stars 74 82 46 110 00. The front panel of the vest is split into two separate sections of foam. Astral built all the bells and whistles into the greenjacket which is rated as a uscg type v pfd.