Gear
PFDs, VHF radios, flares, float coats. Big water is not forgiving.
In this category
6
From
$22
Up to
$339
A Coast Guard approved coat you will actually wear, which is the only meaningful difference between a PFD that saves you and one stowed under a seat.
A floating, submersible six-watt handheld that reaches the Coast Guard when a cell phone has no bars, which offshore on Superior and Huron is most of the time.
A satellite personal locator beacon that puts your GPS position in front of search and rescue from anywhere on the lakes, with no subscription and no cell signal.
A low-bulk inflatable that is comfortable enough to wear in August heat, so summer anglers stop leaving the PFD in the bow.
The legally required throwable on boats sixteen feet and over, and the thing you throw to someone in the water while you turn the boat around.
The visual distress signals the Coast Guard requires on most boats, in a kit that covers day and night without picking each piece separately.
