How to tell a rescue tube good or not?

1.There a different types of rescue tube in the market

1.1  EVA touch softly type, which was wildly used in North American Market

Foiled, red or yellow in high glossary

Non-foiled, material original color

1.2  XPE types, the material touch a bit hard than that of EVA, there are 2 groups

Group A: Standard types, shall fully complied to ILS Standard, for lifeguard usage in surfing, seashore, river, swimming pool etc.,

Refer to LB-07-2

Group B: Simplified types for general economical types

Refer to LB-07-2

1.3  Air inflated rescue tube

2.     Normal failure for a rescue tube in service

2.1 Safety related fail: tube body broken, taping sewing/rope broken

2.2 Function related fail: no enough buoyancy, or buoyancy missing more than expected due to water absorbed, too hard for bending for protecting a drowning person, too soft without enough strength

2.3 Appearance related fail: do not have a neat outlook, color difference, marks comes off

3.     How to make a choice for getting suitable rescue tube for you?

3.1  Check your needs, professional lifesaving and mandatory regulation accomplishment, or normal backup as safety tools?

3.2  Sample evaluation, or check with the type already been used, to know about what’s their performance

3.3  Check the budget for these tools

3.4  Check the source, for individual needs, try to find a shop, and normally for large whole sale, try to directly find the manufacturers, who is also be in capability in international business service