During a flight-attendant safety talk, I noticed that the plane’s inflatable life jackets are manual only. That is, a passenger needs pull a cord to inflate one. Yet most passengers have no training ...

Which inflatable life jacket is best? The most important piece of safety equipment you need for a day of aquatic fun is a life vest. Even though most understand the importance of a flotation device ...

Life jackets are the single most important piece of safety gear on any boat for one simple reason — they save lives. The catch? They only work if you wear them, which is why the old saying still holds ...

Recreational time on the water is meant to be relaxing and fun. Bulky life jackets that are cast aside to avoid discomfort aren’t likely to save anyone in a true emergency, but forcing people to wear ...

Before I retired from being a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park ranger, I once talked to two men at a boat ramp as they were getting ready to launch their Jon boat to go duck hunting. Their boat ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Experts share their tips for choosing the safest life jacket — and when you should be wearing one. (Getty Images) (Lisa5201 via ...

Inflatable life jackets come with trigger mechanisms that include automatic with manual override and manual-only. Courtesy Mustang Survival During a flight-attendant safety talk, I noticed that the ...