Introducing the Stohlquist Cruiser Recreational PFD, a life jacket that prioritizes comfort and safety for women. With exclusive Graded Sizing and a higher mesh-back design, this PFD is tailored to fit women’s bodies perfectly. The Cruiser PFD features a smaller cut, shortened torso, and supportive inner cups, as well as a WRAPTURE shaped torso to provide maximum comfort. Its cross-chest cinch harness ensures zero ride-up while the ventilated shoulder and back pads, adjustable webbing shoulder pulls, and open sides provide ample ventilation.
This PFD is not only comfortable but also highly functional. It comes with a 4-way accessory lash tab on the back, a #10 YKK zipper with a non-corroding slider, and 3M reflective material on the front and back for added safety. The large zippered pockets provide ample storage space, and the entry grip tab at the zipper base makes it easy to put on and take off.
Specification-wise, the Cruiser PFD is a USCG Type III approved recreational PFD with a buoyancy of 16 lbs. 4 oz. The shell fabric is made of 400D shell and 200D nylon liner, and it is designed for adult women.
If you’re looking for a life jacket that is comfortable, functional, and tailored to fit women’s bodies, the Stohlquist Cruiser Recreational PFD is an excellent choice.
Key features include:
- Graded sizing and higher mesh-back design
- Women-specific features: smaller cut, shortened torso, supportive inner cups, and WRAPTURE shaped torso
- Comfort features: cross-chest cinch harness, ventilated shoulder and back pads, adjustable webbing shoulder pulls, and open sides for ventilation
- Functional features: 4-way accessory lash tab on back, #10 YKK zipper with non-corroding slider, 3M reflective material, large zippered pockets, and entry grip tab at zipper base
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Emily F. –
I purchased this life vest and absolutely love it. I wanted to write this review to help other people with the sizing since the size chart to me was a bit confusing. My daughter has the exact life vest and wears a x-small/small. She is 5’6″ and weighs 135 pounds (chest size 33). I tried my daughters x-small-small on for sizing. I’m 5’8″ and 170 pounds (chest size 41.5) and with all straps fully extended, it fit very snugly.I ordered medium/large for myself (5’8″, 170 pounds, chest size 41.5) It fits me perfectly and comfortably. I have full movement of my arms, I can bend, stretch and move about without a problem. All the straps are 1/2 way extended and I can tighten or loosen them more if needed. I chose NOT to order the Plus size (as the sizing chart suggested) because I would have needed to tighten the straps fully in order for it to fit. I didn’t want the long straps hanging off the life vest and in my way. I hope this review is helpful.
Keeping It Real –
Once the kids moved out, me & the hubs got pedal Hobie kayaks. So it was time to double down & buy a pfd that fits me & stop wearing the ill fitting, generic made for men ones from the past. It’s important to note, I am a size 16- 18, C cup woman, so pfd’s from the past always flattened the girls & were uncomfortable to say the least. I went on an Amazon quest to fix that problem. Which brings us to this life jacket. It has truly been a game changer! Finally a pfd that fits a real woman! I love the way it hugs my body without actually hurting. I love the front pockets. The only improvement I would make to it is add a few tabs for attachments such as an emergency whistle or etc.
Cat Lover –
This was the only women’s PFD I could find that actually fits petite women in the smallest size. On the life vest itself it says it goes down to a 28 inch chest, which I believe. The back padded section also doesn’t ride up and puff out weirdly as it did with other kayaking life vests. Had no problems paddling with this for 2 hours yesterday; highly recommend!
BethF –
Great quality construction; super comfortable to wear—well designed for ease of paddling. Love the color and ease of fine tuning the fit. My only complaint is that it didn’t come with a whistle and has no hook to hang it up on a hook, which often comes in handy.
Scriv –
Paddling requires a certain type of vest other wise you won’t wear it, and then, what’s the point. These are designed from the ground up for that activity. My wife has tried several vests, but hasn’t found one that didn’t ride up. I like my Stohlquist, so I convinced her to try this Cruiser. She loves everything about it.