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mick063

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7. Here is the pants version

Reply to Tx4obama (Reply #6)

Thu Jul 25, 2013, 11:39 PM

Jul 2013

You periodically need to "slap" the pants down as the air will slowly leak out. They stay filled long enough to make the effort more than worthwhile. Slap them hard and retry if they don't sufficiently fill.

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NY Lobsterman falls overboard; uses boots for raft, found floating 40 miles from boat [View all] cali Jul 2013 OP

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #1

Oh my gawd, how lucky he was to be found! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #2

Tough and lucky guy - and great work by the USCG petronius Jul 2013 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Lugal Zaggesi Jul 2013 #4

Don't know if they still teach it mick063 Jul 2013 #5

How do you turn shirts and pants into flotation devices? Tx4obama Jul 2013 #6

Here is the pants version mick063 Jul 2013 #7

I can't swim or dog paddle... Tx4obama Jul 2013 #8

The shirt is actually easier and quicker mick063 Jul 2013 #9

Hell, the sharks'd probably get you first, anyway :) pinboy3niner Jul 2013 #10

More boot camp instruction mick063 Jul 2013 #11

Definitely worth a shot pinboy3niner Jul 2013 #13

Actually mick063 Jul 2013 #14

I remember in high school... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #15

Everybody sing: "These boots are made for floatin', and that's just what they'll do..." Common Sense Party Jul 2013 #12

Sir, I knew Nancy Sinatra. Nancy Sinatra was a friend of mine. Sir, you're no Nancy Sinatra. pinboy3niner Jul 2013 #16