Thought you fellas might find this amusing
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"I can't breathe," she shouts. In med school, one of the things we learned is that if they are still talking, they can breathe. 
I don't think CO2 vests are as common as they used to be.
SeaRat
I don't think CO2 vests are as common as they used to be.
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Turns out I shouldn't of googled searat."I can't breathe," she shouts. In med school, one of the things we learned is that if they are still talking, they can breathe.
I don't think CO2 vests are as common as they used to be.
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Do you know where I may be able to find a co2 vest? May go swim in the surf zone of panama city beach in a few months.
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This is one possibility. There are others, but they don't feature an Overpressure relief valve or large oral inflation hose.
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This is one possibility. There are others, but they don't feature an Overpressure relief valve or large oral inflation hose.
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Sorry for all the questions, but how would I buy it? I see the price just not the buy button.
I don't know; talk to a LDS and see whether they can order it.
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We had those on the destroyer I served on (Claude V Ricketts DDG-5). We got bored once and decided to try exploding some of the older ones. We would pull the co2 charge cord to inflate it then load another co2 charge and pull the cord again. It took a couple seconds to pop. They were pretty loud.
Now you know what the USN does with your tax dollars.
Now you know what the USN does with your tax dollars.
The older U.S. Navy CO2 vests would pop. But the one I linked to won't as it has an overpressure relief valve. This is exactly why I recommend one with the ORV.
These are the ones which will pop! (U.S. Navy School for Underwater Swimmers, 1967.)
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These are the ones which will pop! (U.S. Navy School for Underwater Swimmers, 1967.)
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My ship was put in service around 1958 or so. A lot of the stuff on it was even older than that. I was on it from 1983 until 1986. We were still using B&L binoculars that were dated 1944 and a lot of the stuff in the arms locker was WWII issue too. The inflatable life vests were probably Vietnam war issue. They were green with the small oral inflator tube. We reprovisioned the lifeboats when I was onboard and a lot of the stuff we replaced had late 1960s dates on them. Stale green Chicklets and old green cans of water to name a few. One could only hope to be rescued quickly before you had to resort to actually using the provisions. I still have a signal mirror and one of the stainless steel utility knives dated 1967. Those were some of the better things that we would scavenge from the provisions. There were also waterproof strobe lights that attached to life vests. They were painfully bright and could probably be seen for miles on a clear night. I wish I would have grabbed one of those. I have no doubt you could be seen flashing for miles on a clear night. They would be a good addition along with a whistle and signal mirror for a bcd in the open ocean.
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