-- Last Updated: Feb-13-13 1:01 PM EST --
Did the article represent PFDs as life preservers, or do you paddle in one?
How many sea kayakers of your skill level or better paddle with a "life preserver"?
If you find yourself in the water unconscious in cold temps, chances are that the conditions that put you there in the first place aren't going to harmonize well with your notion of keeping one's head "above" water.