Does anyone know if there is a "use by date" for the gas cannisters  in inflatable life jackets?

I couldn't get that link to work.

Coast guard , jacket manufactures recommend to change/ check on regular basis.
 Gas cylinder AND the bag
I remove and check mine.. no sign of corrosion, then weight them...Then manually blow up the bags and leave over night with a bit of weight on them.  generally in practice a couple days.
I also check trailer bearings and stuff like that at the same time.

Thanks for the pointers here :-)

inflatable jackets do seem to be the popular choice these days - but who else is like me, and prefers to stay with the old type because they dont fully trust the reliability of the inflating mech.?

inflatable jackets do seem to be the popular choice these days - but who else is like me, and prefers to stay with the old type because they dont fully trust the reliability of the inflating mech.?

East coast , had inflatables for yrs.
 Come to the west coast, bars, regardless how flat one chooses to go, gone for the full hutchwilco Mariner classic.
Plus crotch straps added to ALL the jackets, including in spare inflatables, spare block, and the Grandchildrens  full jackets .


Plus have very sharp knife, epirb and water proof vhf on my belt.

Made the change after a wave climbed in front of us...went ok, but opened eyes up a bit more.
Then chatting to a few locals at the ramp, turns out quite a few will ONLY have full jackets allowed on their boats...these a high end 7 /8/9 m offshore guys.
Always listen to local knowledge, espec those who actually do it right

I thought at 1st would get in the way/ be hot in summer .. the usual justifications for going inflatable.
 Reality...IF get the right size doesn't matter if have thick warm clothing in winter, or a T shirt in summer...and even with knife, vhf and eirp hanging off
Zero issues.
A few small advantages..

Yes I do wonder at times too. However an inflatable being worn is better than a full jacket sitting on the seat because someone thinks its too cumbersome. 

However an inflatable being worn is better than a full jacket sitting on the seat because someone thinks its too cumbersome.

"thinks"

 Hence why got fiitted and brought one to try... there is even an old thread here me asking about this, what to get etc etc..

And Since brought, after yrs of an inflatable, I put on in the boat, head to the bar.. we come in, and 9 times out of 10, only relaise still got it on when jump in the truck to reverse down the ramp  , sitting bit closer to the steering wheel than normal.

 
"...often considered...."


"Yes I do wonder..."

With all due respect, I really do , why not borrow, buy , try, find out...like I do with so much stuff... and then KNOW.

Even forget jackets....
I wonder how many have put crotch straps on their jackets, even after so many tragedies, including the Kaiparia one because no crotch straps..
 They still in the consider / wonder basket so many yrs on?
This is not the most diplomatic of posts...but I find it hard to be when its such bottom line stuff.

So those who have crotch straps on all their inflatables, hands up.
 And those who gone back to jackets hands up
And jackets with crotch straps?
 

interesting read

Smudge..
There was no offense meant.
I dont understand why you got upset.
 I would have thought a response along the lines of " some good advice there,  maybe more of us should follow some of it.." be far more appropriate, IF you thought  some at least  is right.