Inflatable life jackets

What do you guys do with your inflatable life jackets over winter? Is hanging it in the basement good enough, or should I remove the charging cylinder?

The correct answer is to “follow the manufacturer’s recommendations”.

I place mine on a hanger.
Wash the outer shell.
Wipe down the vests.
Remove the Co2 cartridge.
Check to see if I have enough “pills” still sealed for next year, order some if I don’t.

In the spring, they are manually blow up and watched for 24 hours to ensure there isn’t a leak before being put back into service.

Brian Klawitter wrote:

The correct answer is to “follow the manufacturer’s recommendation

In the spring, they are manually blow up and watched for 24 hours to ensure there isn’t a leak before being put back into service.

Just curious Brian… who watches yours for the 24 hours come spring ?

Thanks Brian, my paper work’s around here somewhere just haven’t looked too hard yet. I can skip steps 2 and 3, I didn’t catch any catfish.