LIFE JACKETS—Outdoor fashion that will keep you safe on 
the water—we explain ahead on Passport to Texas. 

This is Passport to Texas

We’re on the threshold of summer; and what goes well 
with summer in Texas? Boating, of course. But before you 
get on the water, Tim Spice says: put on a life jacket.

07—A life jacket is something you wear that provides buoyancy 
if you jumped in the water or fell in the water. 

Spice oversees boater education for Texas Parks and 
Wildlife. People make excuses to avoid wearing life 
jackets—including that they’re ugly—says Spice. But ask 
yourself this: is your street cred as a fashionista really 
more important than your life?

10—It’s one of the key components of drowning prevention. 
The Coast Guard estimates that 70% to 80% of the people who 
drown would be alive if they just wore a life jacket.

Tim Spice says, today’s life jackets are not the awkward, 
ill-fitting, boxy garments of a generation ago.

17—There are lots of new life jacket designs out there now. 
They don’t get in the way; they’re lightweight. Just really neat 
technology used today. Inflatable life jackets. And if you get 
into an emergency, or you’re not familiar with your 
surroundings—a lifejacket will be there to save your life.

“Life” is in the name, for goodness sake. Find information 
on choosing the right lifejacket for you and your family 
on the TPW website.

The Sport Fish Restoration program supports our series.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife, Cecilia Nasti.







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