Customer Reviews

Absolute Outdoor, Inc Cushion,Throw Red Cloth

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Back when the coast guard in Canada and the USA allowed these to fill in as a floatation device, they were used by the hundreds of thousands and were made with real closed cell foam inside. Now that they are only legal as a class IV throwable many people must have stopped buying them just to sit on and the 'make it cheaper' line of thinking has caused a major change in the way they are made. Now you can get them for less because instead of using real durable foam, they substitute about 15 sheets of 1/8 inch thick white packing foam and a few thick plastic stiffener sheets instead. This is fine for use as a never used emergency throw but it does not work to sit on. In one month of daily use the foam crushes down from over 2 inches thick to less than 1/2 inch and worst of all the sheets scoot around, curl up and the cushion is uncomfortable even before it is trash.

There are still a few quality type IV cushions out there like the Stearns brand which still have the real closed cell foam in a cloth cover and even commercial quality for fire departments and such which are made by Jim-Buoy and you will only need to buy them once... for life. They cost on average about $35 to $40 retail and are available online so if you plan to use it to sit on instead of stowed as an emergency throw, then spend the extra money and don't buy the cheaper quality product!

The item that I ordered which was described as a blue CANVAS boat cushion turned out to be a blue NYLON boat cushion that I could have purchased at Wal-Mart for $7.00. After payin shipping I paid over $16.00 for the same thing. This is a boat cushion that I have been looking for and have been unable to find and I thought that I had found it here. I thought that after reading the description that I would get what was decribed... Not so

Therefore I am Not happy with this service and will not use it again.

This cushion seems cheaply made. The innards consist of individual 1/8" foam sheets, which result in the cushion lacking any substantive structure. Technically, it qualifies as a Type IV PFD. However, I only plan to use it as a last resort in emergencies. Doesn't look like it would hold up well as a seat cushion though.