Astral Buoyancy Wonderjacket

The WonderJacket was one of a number of PFDs I brought home to wear for awhile before deciding which to keep. I tried on nearly every PFD under the sun: men's &women's in astral and many other brands. My take on this jacket is that it is made with exceptional attention to detail. Very high quality materials. For me though, the molded foam fell midway on my breasts and just rubbed and rubbed and rubbed. (I am 5'8" and wear a 34 D or 32DD.) Pulling the jacket down and cinching up tighter did not help - if the jacket got at all out of position, the rubbing was even worse.

If you want a women's jacket that MOLDS to YOUR body whatever your shape - definitely check out the Astral Abba. The fill is natural kapok which is AMAZING. Standard foam just doesn't compare. The Abba was the vest I ended up buying. The fill kind of feels like a dense rubbery lumpy pillow - you really do have to feel it to understand. I would suggest that before you buy the WonderJacket you check out the Abba. The Abba is even less expensive @ around $100!