GILL US Coast Guard Approved Side Zip Personal Flotation Device PFD - Ideal for use with All Watersports Sailing, Paddle Sports, Paddleboard, Kayaking & Canoeing

Solid side-zip life jacket. Delivered on time, quality is fine. Front zippered pocket for carrying needed items.

It’s bey nice I was used before buying it.

Would give it 5 stars if it had a loop in the middle of the back of the lifejacket for my hat. Fits well I normally wear XL Tall or XXL Tall

High quality.

too tight fitting feels like you are wearing a bullit proof vest, I would not recommend this vest.

OK, granted you can tell it's going to be bulky just by looking at the web listing. But ladies, if you have anything going on up top, think twice about this. I bought mine to wear on mini sailboats, like lasers and sunfish, because a PFD is required, per my boating club - who owns the boats. I found this difficult to get on and off, and if you're in the water for any reason it has to be cinched down so tightly you can basically not breathe in order to keep it from popping up around your head, blocking off air and visibility - both of which become quite important when you have idiots on jet skis and power boats zipping around in the near vicinity. Cinching appropriately is difficult to do with -- a-hem --some body shapes. But it's a Gill product, so it's obviously sturdily constructed.

The life jacket is fantastic once I cut off the Velcro flap that is designed to stop the zipper on the side from making noise. It would pull fabric on any synthetic long-sleeve that I would wear with it.