Adapt inflatable tender as life raft?

[c2518]

Saw this on EBlag might be of interest

This pilots life raft is for sale in the US but willing to ship internationally and he is selling a couple of them. It might be something that could be refurbished
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USN-USMC-...032?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item336f2d93d0

 

[sam_uk]

I happened across this today. A couple of reports on using a tinker as a liferaft

http://www.mahdee.com/tinker.pdf

 

[Jabs]

Tinker Tramp 'hood' on ebay.

Another ebay possibility

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Liferaft-...ps=63&clkid=6718438309333163628#ht_500wt_1163

 

[Vamoose]

I was thinking about one of those personal life rafts military pilots have, designed for one person and thinking how nice it would be to have one of those and it would stow in a locker until needed. A four person life raft, just for one person seems like overkill and takes up an awful lot of room on a 22 foot boat. So I wondered if the Avon inflatable which I carry could do double duty, in an emergency. I am sure I had read about ocean voyagers equipping their inflatables for just this purpose, but I might be mistaken.

Mmm ... There was also a version that was incorporated into a backpack for helicopter aircrew.. I had the pleasure of sitting in one for 14 hours on a cold December day / night in a flat calm gravel pit back in 1969 on a aircrew survival training course.. My advice is for open sea use dont even think about it !