Make Your Swimming Experience a Safe One With Life Jackets

It does not matter who you are or what age you are, everyone must have their own life jacket when in a boat. It is the main safety device requirement.

Life jackets are also referred to as life vest, life preserver or personal flotation device. This is used to assist a person either unconscious or conscious to his/her face above the water’s surface. Life vests are available in different sizes and designs different levels of protection. These are used in swimming pools, air-planes, boats, yachts, large ships and they are easily available for the civilians or the crew members. Life vests are available in a variety of designs. This ensures that they provide complete protection to you while you carry on your water and boating activities.

It is equally important to wear a life jacket while participating in adventure water sports such as white water rafting. The life jackets are buoyant in nature, which means, they float in water without any action from the wearer.

Boaters use PD F’s mostly for crafts such as speed boats, wet biking, water skiing, canoeing, sailing..Etc. They are sold in many colors but the best colors to buy are red, orange or yellow. These colors are better because you are found faster in the water by rescuers.

Life jackets are usually made of tough synthetic fiber covering a source that provides buoyancy such as a chamber or air or foam. These jackets are available in bright colors such as yellow or orange, which help rescue personnel easily spot them in case of emergencies.

Here are some life jacket tips: Life jackets must fit snugly and according to a person’s weight. All of the straps are adjustable.

Each year, you need to inspect the life jackets for rips/tears and worn out areas.

Give all the straps a tug to make sure they are all still sturdy. Also never use a life jacket to kneel on in a boat. It can change the fit, comfort and how well it floats.

Setting Up Your Intex Pool

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Planning Your Camping Food

Camping food for many people has come to mean granola, oatmeal, and more granola. Camping food can range anywhere from veggies or hot dogs - great for roasting over an open fire - to a steak-and-baked-potato dinner and one-pot meals. Freeze-dried camping food is great for hiking, backpacking, or camping meals because you don't have to keep it cold to avoid spoiling. Camping food such as Mountain House Brand or Backpackers Country brands can be a very convenient way to eat. Camping food benefits include your meals can be already. Camping food downsides include cost as meals can be more expensive, and you can lose your creativity for cooking while camping.


Overnight summer camp is also known as a sleepaway camp when campers spend their nights at the camp; some camps do allow both daytime and overnight campers. There are four basic types of camps to choose from for your child: day programs, sleepaway or overnight summer camp, day programs with trips, and special needs camps. Planning early is important; you should be diligent in your efforts to visit camps during the peak season to make plans in advance of the next camping year.

Children love to get involved, and the beauty of camping is that the recipes are usually simple, easy and fun. The kids will enjoy them even more if you let them modify the camp recipes and have some cooking fun. Before your next family camping trip, gather up some kid-friendly camping recipes. Camping dessert recipes are fun and easy for kids to make, and the whole family enjoys eating them.

Latest Outdoor Sports Clothing

There is a new clothing trend sweeping the UK these days. As the trends show an increased inclination towards fitness, of the British public, the clothing and accessory business for this segment has gone through a sea change as well. Now, youngsters are into extreme sports and outdoor gaming is enjoying an all time popularity high. Needless to say that the sports apparel manufacturers are loving it all.

Outdoor sports in UK has had a long history. Boys have always been encouraged into sports like Soccer. Our national culture has integrated sports in our daily life’s fabric. Therefore, outdoor equipment have always been on the must-have list of every British teenager.
As such, this makes the UK the ideal place for the pursuit of outdoor activities, giving those with a love of energetic and adrenalin-charged activity every opportunity to indulge their passions. Likewise, those with a desire to try something new or dip their feet in so to speak can try their hand at a new sport.
Water, land and air-based activities are all available in the UK, with certain areas offering better conditions than others for the pursuit of specialized sports. Wales and Northern Ireland, for example, have coastal regions more suited to the pursuit of sea sports. England’s Lake District is well suited to water sports such as sailing and windsurfing while areas of the Scottish highlands present good conditions for skiing in winter.
But it’s in recent years that outdoor clothing has received so much attention. Stress on having ‘just the right’ clothing is increasingly evident. Big brands have made the coveted factor even bigger than ever. Current breed of teenagers have grown up with the idea that if you don’t have branded outdoor clothing and accessories, your peer position becomes lowered considerably.
In the sixties, outdoor biking enthusiasts had made leather jacket, biking leathers and a black helmet a standard gear for themselves and their tribe. Today there are about 50 choices available in the market targeting specific segments including women bikers. This is the degree to which the market has become segmented.
Needless to say, the trends will not only continue but will also spread like a wildfire. The need of the hour for the manufacturers and retailers is to catch the pulse of the market. Target marketing will find higher revenue generation for Outdoor sports equipment manufacturers.

Airbeds Make the Holidays Merrier and More Comfortable

Back in the day, air beds were used primarily in hospitals, as support for those that were mostly bed-ridden. Things have changed since then and nowadays airbeds are just as popular than traditional mattresses as preferred sleeping arrangements. Airbeds are made from heavy duty plastic, which means airbeds are tough and strong but they also have a soft suede top layer which not only keeps you cosy, snug and warm but also keeps your sheets in place.
It only takes a matter of moments for your air bed to be inflated, normally by a small pump (included with most models). With the credit crunch now hitting everyone, what happens when family or friends come to stay? People can't afford to spend hundreds on spare beds that sit unused in guest bedrooms most of the year. However, an air bed is the perfect solution to the problem.
The holidays can be a time filled with stress (shopping amid hundreds of other stressed-out shoppers, entertaining the above-mentioned family, etc.) Therefore, it is very important that you get a good night sleep. An airbed will give you firm and even support. Air mattresses conform to the shape of your body. You can easily adjust the firmness/softness of your airbed so that it is just perfect for you to get some much-needed sleep.
The bed inflates in about four minutes at the touch of a button. There's no foot pump to use and you certainly don't have to inflate it by blowing into it! To let the air out of the bed, all that is required is to twist a valve and then the air escapes from a fairly large hole. Again, this entire process takes just about four minutes. There is no need to stand on the bed and try to push the air out of it. Almost all air will come out by itself.

The Full Wetsuit - Right for Everyone

Babies Wrap Wetsuit for 6-12 Months

People who enjoy water sports like wake-boarding, surfing, or scuba diving cannot live without their wetsuits, but they don't depend on just any type of wetsuit. Proper wetsuits will guarantee total fun and mobility in the waters while maintaining a comfortable body temperature. A full wetsuit is perfect for these activities as it helps retain body temperature to normal level even if you stay for long periods of time in cold waters. However, you have to be aware that not all wetsuits are the same. There are different types of wetsuits and each type is designed for a variety of activities and water temperatures. Wetsuits come in various sizes and colors as well. There are wetsuits specially made for adults and kids.
Women who love to participate in water sports and activities such as kayaking, surfing, and diving need a women's wetsuit. A quality wetsuit, commonly made of 60% neoprene, prevents body heat loss and can come in various designs and material compositions for different water temperature conditions. Wetsuits trap body heat, especially when the water temperature is 68 degrees Fahrenheit or below. A good wetsuit should follow the contours of the body correctly for a comfortable feel. A perfect wetsuit fit allows the wearer to move as naturally and freely as possible while a loose wetsuit collects water inside it and can have diminished insulating ability when submerged underwater. There is no such thing as a wetsuit that is meant to be baggy.
A children's wetsuit these days is not just about protecting the kids from the chilly waters and icy sea spray, it has also become a fashion item at the beach. Not only outside at the surf, but you can now even find junior wearing a wetsuit in the indoor swimming pool.
Adult wetsuits are available in a wide variety of designs, styles and colours, and the children's wetsuits is no different. Wetsuits were once only connected to extreme water sports such as cold water surfing, free diving, scuba diving, etc, but now they have become commonplace on the sandy beaches in any season.
Wetsuits are accepted for their protection properties from the cold water and other features, but sometimes the children just like wearing them, because they look trendy.
Before spending your money on a new men wetsuit, you should gain some basic knowledge about what to look for.
Neoprene is the primary choice of material for wetsuits, because of it's superb insulating properties. Wetsuit panels are often different thicknesses; thicker around the torso, and thinner on the limbs. The thickness of the material is measured in millimeters and described in numbers; a 3/2 wetsuit will be 3mm on the torso and 2mm on the limbs. The panels are welded or stitched together.
Many manufacturers chose to substitute neoprene with other materials to save costs, as it is an expensive material. Also, other materials (like merino wool) are often added to add additional insulating layers.
The first stage in wetsuit selection would be determined as to what sport you pursue as well as the conditions within which you intend to participate in. The colder conditions would call for a thicker suit and perhaps a full wetsuit, often times referred to as a steamer wetsuit. By covering the entire body, you will be able to retain a large amount of the body heat that is often lost to the surrounding water. The thickness of the suit will also provide more protection in colder water conditions.
If you require more freedom of movement, many people opt for the shorty wetsuit within the wetsuit selection process, which essentially covers the torso of the body, which incidentally is the most important part of the body to cover, as the body will draw heat away from the rest of the body to ensure that the vital organs remain at the right temperature. The shorty suit also allows for more movement of the arms and legs which is especially helpful when surfing, water skiing or body boarding.

Swimming Pool Maintenance Kit

This swimming pool maintenance kit comes with a net to clear mess from the water and a pool cleaner which you can attach a garden hose to, to clear the bottom of the pool.
It is perfect for 8ft, 10ft, 12ft and 18ft swimming pools. The cleaner has a length of 239cm.
This Swimming Pool Maintenance Kit is made by Intex.
We have a video guide to setting up your Intex Swimming Pool.