PFD for the ladies

[Neil Gustafson]

Originally Posted by Redpaddle

Short athletic girl with ~C cups, short dark hair and fetching brown eyes. She likes long walks on the beach and NPR podcasts. Fan of the ambers and wheat beers but nothing too stout or hoppy. Anything else you want to know?

Yea, you asked, how do you look in a pair of chaps?
What dose your mother look like? Dose she have them fetchin eyes?
What size are your feet?

[TJGoSurf]

Astral Buoyancy



I believe that is the female version of mine. A woman this weekend wore mine and she said it was great because she could adjust the chest area without losing anything around her stomach.

[BrianK]

Evan,
I don't know anything about womens pfd's, but i am coming up to oregon in March to see my brother and you should introduce me to these fetching brown eyes and some of the local creeking fare.
brian

[storm11]

The Astral Bella and the Kokatat MsFit are the two that I've fit most endowed ladies into. My gf paddles in the MsFit and loves it (and is a solid D cup). I've had mixed results with the BetSea... some love it, some don't.

[Kendi]

I'm very busty and none of the ones mentioned fit me at all. I finally found the Stolquist TowMotion for women and I absolutely love it! I've had it for one season now and it is so comfortable!

Factors to consider: Chest space of course, but also where it hits on her torso, and arm movement (does it rub or restrict movement?) Basically, in order to get the most comfortable fit, she'll have to try it on. No one PFD will fit every woman.

Good luck!

[baggins424]

I got my wife the Astral ABBA, she loves it. Used soley for rafting. Large fleece pockets come in really handy.
Astral Women's Abba PFD

[Redpaddle]

Thanks for all the helpful replies! this has been a more productive thread than I thought. I think I am going to have to plan a trip to Portland to check out some of these options....

Brian: Joe and Becky are talking about coming out for their Spring Break, your brother will obviously have the lay of the land by then. Last year all the stuff up in the Gorge area was running early, with the more southern Cascades (Opal etc.) holding off a few weeks. Let me know when you are coming out and I can try and get some time off. I live on the coast and the surf should start to get good by then too...

[Neil Gustafson]

Originally Posted by Kendi

I'm very busty and none of the ones mentioned fit me at all. I finally found the Stolquist TowMotion for women and I absolutely love it! I've had it for one season now and it is so comfortable!

Factors to consider: Chest space of course, but also where it hits on her torso, and arm movement (does it rub or restrict movement?) Basically, in order to get the most comfortable fit, she'll have to try it on. No one PFD will fit every woman.

Good luck!

[sea hag]

My wife has the PF Diva, and loves it... 36 C/D 5'7".. fits her well. But it was a touch over 100 bucks. But she uses it strictly for rafting.