Mustang MIT 70 Admiral Grey Manual Inflatable PFD

The Mustang Survival MIT 70 is a manual inflatable PFD in Admiral Gray with 15.7 lb of buoyancy, in a low profile design.

Manual rather than automatic inflation is a deliberate choice rather than a cheaper option. An automatic vest fires on contact with water, which is wrong for kayaking, dinghy sailing or anything where going in the water is expected. A manual handle means the wearer decides, which matters when surfacing under an overturned hull.

The low profile is what gets an inflatable worn at all. A foam vest is bulky enough that people take it off, and a vest in a locker protects nobody. Fifteen point seven pounds of buoyancy is well above the foam equivalent, which is the trade inflatables make for their bulk. Explore more life jackets and PFDs.

• Manual inflation, so the wearer chooses when
• Automatic firing is wrong where immersion is expected
• Low profile is what gets a vest actually worn
• 15.7 lb buoyancy, above a foam equivalent