Few tests that PBR has carried out recently have so exasperated our testers as our comparison of infants’ and children’s life jackets. No wonder 2-year-olds loathe these things. In our opinion, too many of these jackets are either too expensive, cheaply made, or poor fitting. Vest makers seem to be paying more attention to accessories or cutting production costs than focusing on what matters: proper flotation and quality construc-tion. With the exception of four life jackets—those by Mustang Survival, Sospenders, and MTI—in the large test field of 13, we were disappointed with what we found. …