Once or twice during the summer our older kids enjoy a float trip down the local river. Instead of purchasing expensive life jackets to only be used a few times a year, we use our cities free life jacket rental system. Each of our local fire departments loans out life jackets in all sizes to community members for floating/boating trips. They are easy to pick up and there are drop off boxes all over town for them to dropped off after you finish using them. If there is something you won't use on a regular basis, why not see if you can borrow it from someone, rather than spend money for it and then have to find the space to store it?
Borrow, not Buy
July 4th, 2008 at 04:38 pm
July 4th, 2008 at 07:06 pm 1215198406
And I'd love to see the commercial marinas on the Mississippi make some life jackets available for rent. I've never noticed that they do. I've bought jackets for the little ones who come with us once in a while, but I'd rather not even own them. Rather rent, whether for free or fee.