Survival Products 4 person one, with a canopy. About 10kg. I posted the details here a few times, but there is only one sort which IIRC comes with and without the seasickness pills etc package.
The RFD one at 13kg should be good.
AF wrote:
Will report back if it really arrives. :)
BTW, it did arrive, and did have some useful insight in it.
Thanks for the post.
BTW,I sell mine.See classifieds.
I have a Winslow with a double floor the works. I used it to travel across the Atlantic and a trip to Panama from the Caymens. We did the ditching course and there is no other raft I would want. The most important consideration is the ability to get into it. If you dont or cant get in its useless to get one. So if you have a low wing you just have to hope you can step into it. With a high wing your sure to have to climb in from the water. In a low or high wing with fix gear hope you dont flip cause then your climbing in from the water. Yes we practiced that an even with a boarding ladder raft it was fun.
If we go down to the islands in Greece I will bring it even though it is very heavy. Amazingly it floats. I will wear the survival dry suit the Coast Guard Wears all the time. If its good for them its good enough for me.
Looking to buy a (2nd hand) liferaft (3 person)
Forum,
For a trip across the Med in September, we are looking to buy a (2nd hand) liferaft (3p).
Thanks
Have you considered renting? Buying second hand might require a check.i
Yes, why not renting indeed.
We just need to find an outlet in Belgium / North France. Any ideas?
I have a used 4-6 people raft for sale, it is very sturdy and as a result it is also heavy., also, if memory works it comes with a canopy. Last time it was serviced was (I think) 7 years ago. Manufacturer id Baufort (spelling?)
Ben
Thanks. PM sent
Having recently made a considerable outlay for a 4-man raft from Survival I was disappointed to read a less than positive review in an impressive survey of life rafts (albeit a few years old now): http://www.equipped.org/avraft2.htm, concluding that the Winslow models are the only ones worth thinking about.
Any thoughts/experiences on this?
This also made me wonder about the whole concept of survival and how little GA pilots a) know about it or b) are prepared for it – be that land or sea. Should we not also carry survival bags armed with waterproof matches, firelighters, mirrors, knives and blankets?
