Featuring severe weather design, premature inflation prevention and ease of maintenance, the award-winning MD3183 Deluxe Inflatable Personal Flotation Device (PFD) with Hydrostatic Inflator Technology (HIT) is Mustang Survival's top-of-the-line inflatable PFD. Designed for serious users with exclusive technology that enhances safety and minimizes maintenance, this is Mustangs most popular inflatable PFD.
HIT offers reliable inflation in a low maintenance design that will only automatically inflate when submerged in 4 or more inches of water, and not inadvertently due to rain, spray or humidity. Maintenance-free for 5 years or until inflated, the MD3183 Deluxe Inflatable PFD with HIT will meet the challenges of the most demanding users. It also features the patented SecureZip closure system to ensure the PFD will stay closed during even the most rigorous activity, and still open upon inflation.
This lightweight and comfortable PFD can be worn over a T-shirt on warm days or over thicker garments in colder conditions. Low profile and allowing for maximum mobility, the neoprene Comfort Collar is soft on your neck and is part of a sleek and comfortable design.
Features: - 1F auto hydrostatic inflator technology
- 5-year maintenance-free inflator unless inflated
- SecureZip closure
- Lightweight and comfortable design
- Neoprene Comfort Collar
- Provides 35 lb of buoyancy when inflated
- Status indicator window; green means it's ready to go
- Cylinder contained inside bladder to protect against corrosion
- Durable 420d nylon and heavy-duty polyurethane coated nylon
- Strobe light holder, safety whistle and SOLAS reflective tape on bladder
- Backup oral inflation tube
- D-ring for kill-switch attachment
Manufacturer's Warranty Mustang Survival products are warranted to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year after the date of purchase
Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
I have tried on several self-inflating life jackets at West Marine and Cabelas, but no one stocks this Mustang model MD3183. All vests that I tried on were tight around the neck and seemed bulky. This model got good reviews at a sailing website, so I decided to take a chance. It arrived today and surprisingly it didn't squeeze my neck and was less bulky than most others. It can not be activated by rain or humidity. It must be submerged at least 4" to inflate. The inflation mechanism is good for 5 years, but it costs $80 to replace. I am 60 years old, 6'4" and 230lb. I do lots of fishing and had a close call this spring. Also, a local grandpa drowned when he went in after a grandchild that fell overboard. (the kid was OK) So this should be a requirement for us old folks.
