THE RISE OF

FL TATION

ON THE

FL TATION

RISE

By: Ice Team Pro, Shelly Holland

For those of us who are chomping at the bit to get out on the ice and fish why wouldn’t we wear flotation, no matter if it’s early ice or mid-season ice, not all ice can be determined 100% safe at all times and as much as we don’t like to hear it, it is an important fact that we all must stay aware of whenever we are on the ice. I think to myself why didn’t we have this 20 years ago?

And I guess the simple answer is not enough people who were ice fishing then to have a suit like this in production for the mainstream market, these days everyone can get out and enjoy a beautiful winters day, and ice fishing has become very mainstream. With the times as they are, #covid or #2020. Getting outside is more popular than it’s ever been, and I suspect this will continue into the winter months #notsobad.

Both the Ice Armor Rise suit and women’s Glacier suit have built in buoyancy to help assist if you were to break through the ice, everyone should understand that this is not a Coast Guard approved flotation device, however it does give you a buoyancy that you would otherwise not have making it much easier to get back up on top of the ice.

No matter what you’re wearing, breaking through the ice is always a very dangerous situation so standard protocol is to always be checking the thickness of the ice with a chisel or an auger and have a throwable rope with you at all times. So yeah it’s great that these suits give you an extra buoyancy if you become victim to falling through the ice, however I love these suits for more reasons than that, I would even say that my favorite feature of the suits is the warmth and comfort, that built in buoyancy is also assisting in keeping me warm, and the motion float means I have tons of maneuverability with ease because it is also lighter in weight then warm suits from the past. Being able to freely bend down, twist around, get up, sit down, squat, and kneel on the ice in extremely cold conditions are things that I am constantly doing on the ice are done with ease in my Ice Armor motion float suit. While I have no problem wearing the men’s Ice Armor suits I really do love the women’s Glacier suit, basically the color and stretch panels throughout the suit gives it a more womanly appearance, it is very comfortable and sometimes it’s just fun not to look like one of the guys.

As we get our ice fishing gear ready for the winter season, knowing I have protection from extreme winter elements, including breaking through the ice frees up the much-needed space in my brain so I can set my mind on other things, like how I’m going to get those fish to bite! n

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