Yes, the label matters.
Read the CFR I linked to above. “Readily accessible”. Maybe one of our resident green jeans can link us to the state law that overrides the above referenced federal law.
The impact resistance that Bad Habit alluded to is important, especially for duck hunters. Rarely are we in clean water and the inflatable bladder is thin and when you lose the air you lose the buoyancy.
The throwable must be “immediately accessible”. Now, I wear an inflatable, but I have a non-inflatable stowed on the boat also.
My throwable stays close by and in hairy situations it will be clipped to my belt. I can swim like a fish, but I’d rather KNOW I have the ability to float and evaluate if need be.
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