"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Wearing a life jacket does not have to be a chore, though. Most people hate them because they're ...

Back in 2009, Utah-based company Klymit came up with a wild idea for cold-weather clothing: replace traditional insulation with gas. Its NobleTek inflatable clothing earned plenty of attention from ...

Which inflatable life jacket is best? The most important piece of safety equipment you need for a day of aquatic fun is a life vest. Even though most understand the importance of a flotation device ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 20, 2012 – Inflatable Life Jackets – which automatically or manually inflate with the tug of a pull cord – have been around over 25 years, but there are still quite a few ...

Beyond the well-known Mylar emergency blanket, there's a healthy market of light, portable emergency gear and wearables built for fending off hypothermia and providing insulation in cold-weather ...

Interestingly, the flak jacket traveled the same path of development that the inflatable air vest seems to be taking, going from eventing to jump races and finally into flat racing, and moving from ...