RESTUBE Basic Inflatable Water Safety Device

I liked this product very much. I am planning to use it as an auxiliary item on trip to a beach resort. I am not confident on my swimming skills at all, and I bought this item to help me if I can't keep up with the activities. I tested the product in the local pool and it worked perfectly. It deployed within 5 secs. and it gave me enough buoyancy to float without any effort on my back. I am 6 foot and weight 260 lbs. And was able to keep me afloat. I continued to swim and it never got on my way. When I needed a break a just grabbed it back and was able to rest. I used it for an hour and didn't notice deflation.The only one problem I have with it was the little attachment use to deflate it came loose and sinked to the bottom of the pool and I had to dive in to retrieve it. Other than that this product worked perfectly and I am buying another one for my wife.

This is perfect for paddlesurfing. Sometimes you want something, but not a PFD. There are times when your leash breaks and you find yourself in the surf with a paddle and the prospect of backstroking all the way in. What's nice about this item is that it uses an ordinary C02 cartridge that you can find in Walmart.Note: 3 years later, I found out today that the CO2 trigger was not functioning...not sure how long this has been the case, but bottom line...check it out from time to time and don't 100% depend that it will always inflate..I do not think I can fix this one, but I will probably have to keep some extra cartridges around and test it frequently before I can count on it being worth wearing in a surf session again..

It is easy to deploy