You need the right gear for any sport, including paddling. Wearing the right life jacket and other equipment that is designed for your particular type of water recreational activity can make your time in and on the water even more fun, so #PleaseWearIt

Ronda Garnettfrom Iowa shares her reason why she wears a life jacket. Please wear your life jacket to stay alive too. #LifeJacketsWornNobodyMourns

Always wear an engine cutoff device and a life jacket. If you capsize, stay with your boat, unless the shore is very close. The lake’s shore may look easy to reach, but often cold water, waves, current, exhaustion, or injury can make the swim deadly. #LifeJacketsWornNobodyMourns

Take this brief boating quiz at this link to learn some life-saving information that could help prevent your family, friends, and you from becoming a water-related fatality statistic. medium.com/@pleasewearita…

Please make sure that every life jacket fits its wearer and water activity they are doing. It must fit snugly, yet comfortable. After putting it on, pull up on the shoulders to ensure it doesn’t slip above your chin or ears. #LifeJacketsWornNobodyWorns

Have a Happy Halloween by cheating death! Wearing a life jacket is the best way to prevent your loved ones from worrying and being scared every time you go boating, fishing, or hunting on or near the water. #LifeJacketsWornNobodyMourns

The 2024 Life Jacket Video Contest has launched! You could win up to $8,000! Create a 55- and/or 25-second video that encourages adults to wear life jackets. The deadline is August 18, 2024. Visit LifeJacketVideoContest.com for all the details including rules, tips, and more.

Suddenly entering cold water can cause you to gasp and inhale water. Dress in layers to help insulate your body from cold water temperatures. Wet clothes will not weigh you down in the water and can help you float, especially if you’re wearing a life jacket.

More hunters die from drowning each year than from gunshot wounds, but surprisingly some don’t consider themselves boaters. Wearing a life jacket and engine cutoff device is critical for those who use boats in pursuit of any activity on the water. #LifeJacketsWornNobodyMourns

Falls are a major cause of boating deaths. In the past 3 years, according to U.S. Coast Guard recreational boating statistics, 32% of deaths are from falls, either in a vessel, overboard, or being ejected from a vessel. Expect the Unexpected, #PleaseWearIt.

Volunteers demonstrate the 1-10-1 rule for cold water survival and why it’s vital to wear a life jacket. For more advice, watch the full-length video called Cold Water Boot Camp USA at youtube.com/watch?v=4ZBqQe… #LifeJacketsWornNobodyMourns

Veterans, THANK YOU for your service to our country and protecting our freedom. If you are going out on the water this weekend, please wear a life jacket and dress for the water temperature not the air temperature.

The image says it all. #PleaseWearIt

How does a life jacket float a 180 lb person when it says 22 lbs of buoyancy on it? In this short video, we’ve done the math for you. #LifeJacketsWornNobodyMourns

To honor David while enjoying your paddling adventures, please dress for the water temperature, not the air temperature, and wear a life jacket. #WavesofHope BoatingCampaign

Don’t miss your chance to enter the 2024 Life Jacket Video Contest! You could win up to $8,000! Create a 55- and/or 25-second video PSA that encourages adults to wear life jackets. The deadline is August 18, 2024. Visit LifeJacketVideoContest.com for all the details.

Happy Thanksgiving! Stay safe by wearing your life jacket in, on, and near water so you can come home and enjoy time with your family and friends during the holiday season. #PleaseWearIt

A comfortable life jacket is the ultimate gift. This blog explains some styles of comfortable life jackets for you to choose from, based on the type of water-based recreation your loved ones enjoy. medium.com/@pleasewearita…

Even strong swimmers struggle to survive after falling into cold water. Ensure that you return home to those you love by wearing a properly-fitted life jacket when in, on, or near the water. #PleaseWearIt!

To honor Brandon please wear a properly-fitted life jacket when in, on, or near the water. Love Life, Live Big! #WavesofHope The BMF Project thebmfproject.org Families United BoatingCampaign