Kayaking is a great way to stay active and enjoy the outdoors. Kayaking not only benefits your physical health, but also your mental health too as spending time in nature has been shown to have numerous mental health benefits, including reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression. 

All life jackets are designed to be reusable. Life jackets use a carbon dioxide (CO2) canister to inflate when activated, and after inflation, the CO2 canister can be replaced using a re-arming kit and the life jacket can be reused.

Life jackets and buoyancy aids are both designed to serve the same purpose - keep the wearer afloat, but that is where the similarities end. They're two very different pieces of safety equipment that work in very different ways.

With so much choice and a wealth of information available, choosing the right life jacket for your requirements can be a tricky task. In this blog post, we'll look at the best life jackets for 2024 - whether you're new to sailing and looking for an entry level life jacket, or an experienced sailor looking for one of the best life jackets on the market, we'll reveal our favourites below.