They don't make 'em like they used to!

Long-time followers of the blog may recall when we inflated one of the life-rafts that came with Kamalii, back in California. The two rafts (serial numbers 100A and 100B) were manufactured in 1978, and last serviced in 1994.

Well, we still had the other raft, so we thought rather than just dump it (it's beyond ancient as far as life-rafts are concerned) we would use it as an educational experience. We arranged to take it to the kid's school and inflate it there, so they can see what a life-raft is all about. It all went very well; bloody amazed the raft inflated, and even more amazed when the rather ancient smoke flare that was packed inside actually went off.

Now the kids have got the raft in the lobby outside their classroom!