I have had and still use a west marine inflatable.
I own the auto inflate which I don't recommend. I was doing a surf launch and ate crap. Swimming after stuff with my life vest in 3 ft of water and POP here comes the air. Grabbing for your stuff fully inflated in the surf zone... priceless.
Fitted same vest with new co canister. I always wonder if it's gonna work when needed. there is a manual inflate feature, but that may be difficult to do in cold water swimming for dear life.
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