Rrtizan Snorkel Vest, Adults Portable Inflatable Swim Vest Jackets for Snorkeling Swimming Diving Safety (New Pink)

As the packaging reads, this product is not intended to be a life preserver. We did find it to be very beneficial to our experiences of snorkeling and swimming. These activities, particularly in open waters are very tiring. The vests allowed us to enjoy more time in the water because we weren't wearing ourselves out. Secondly, because it helps you float, and because you can inflate it as much or as little as you like, it helped me more safely snorkel areas with shallow reefs. If you do not know, standing on areas where Coral is growing, or even touching it, can be very dangerous to the habitat. Coral is a living being that takes hundreds of years to grow. I was able to safely navigate through more underwater habitats by increasing the inflation of my vest, and therby increasing my buoyancy. I was able to enjoy seeing diverse Marine Wildlife without creating a risk to the plants and animals. Finally the bright colors of the vests helped my partner and I always keep track of each other in the water so that we were close by each other and could keep each other safe.

Exactly as described

We had bought a similar vest from 11 years ago and it still worked well. This purchase was purchased in Aug 2023 and used a few brief periods. It has suddenly sprung a leak near the neckline where the 2 pieces of material are fused together. A blown up vest at night would be pretty flat by morning. Definitely a defective product