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teatrea
teatrea
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3 Apr 2013 3:20pm




The Hero Inflatable Shirt is a close fitting shirt that is designed to be used in water activities where protection or buoyancy is required. The shirt is ideal for all water sports. The patented zip up front makes the shirt easy to wear and take off. Hero inflatable shirts are designed for maximum comfort and support. The shirts are double lined eliminating itching, chaffing and scratching.

The embedded and adjustable waist band ensures the shirt stays snug to the body in all conditions. It won't fill up with water or ride up like a wet t-shirt, or even worse, be pulled off in rough surf conditions. Some of the more frequent uses of the shirt include: swimming, surfing, body surfing, body boarding, water skiing, surf skiing, snorkeling, canoeing and kite surfing. If it involves water, then a "Hero" should be considered. The Hero is available in all sizes and suitable for all ages from 2 to 92. Hero inflatable shirts are available in a variety of colors and can be made with matching company logos and other options. Optional configurations include, but not limited to: short, long or no sleeves, strobe lights, whistles for attracting attention, and many many more.





HERO Inflatable Wetsuits


The Hero Inflatable Wetsuit is the first of its kind anywhere in the world. With a patent pending design, inflation chambers are located in the front and rear of the suit to help ensure the user's face remains well out of the water. The wetsuit design allows you to dive under threatening surf conditions, and when it's time to resurface, the inflation chamber ensures an assisted steady rise to the top again. Deflation of the built in bladder and re-arming can be completed in less than 2 minutes, and there is no need to remove the wetsuit to do so. Our wetsuits are available as a short or long suit or just the vest, if required. These suits are a must have for anyone who enjoys surfing.



HERO Dry Vests (Coming Soon)


The Hero Dry Vest is designed to give the user complete freedom of movement while still offering the protection that wearing a buoyancy garment affords. Perfect for situations where you need protection but intends on staying dry. This style of vest is primarily used for situations like boating and sailing, deep sea fishing, working around water, or fishing from rock platforms. The Hero Dry Vest is a one size fits all design, so almost any member of a family will be able to wear the vest.


DavidJohn
DavidJohn
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4 Apr 2013 1:30am
Does it look anything like this when it's inflated? ..

DJ

PTWoody
PTWoody
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4 Apr 2013 9:30am
This looks like a great product. Does it have a PFD rating to make it compliant with marine safety regulations around the country?
62mac
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HumanCartoon
HumanCartoon
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4 Apr 2013 12:27pm
PTWoody said...
This looks like a great product. Does it have a PFD rating to make it compliant with marine safety regulations around the country?


From the Rashie specs page of the website:

"All components used in the inflation process of the bladders are certified for use in PFD 1 status life jackets"

doesn't say the same thing on the wetsuits page, and nothing specific about standards compliance that I could find.

also nothing about pricing or where to get one, other than an email enquiry form
teatrea
teatrea
QLD
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QLD, 4177 posts
4 Apr 2013 3:53pm
DavidJohn said...
Does it look anything like this when it's inflated? ..

DJ




Thanks , that made my day
GalahOnTheBay
GalahOnTheBay
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4 Apr 2013 5:08pm
DavidJohn I'm not convinced it would look like that at all when inflated.

By my reckoning the expanding air pockets within the rashie would cause it to rip / dislodge from your shoulders, and it would end up looking something like this:

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