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4keys
04/11/2025 10:01PM
  
sns: "It does not.



I have Frankensteined a serviceable example of what you are after, and it's the cat's meow. Bad metaphor...however it works and works well.



There are a couple postings on the DIY subforum about V1 and V2.
V1



V2



Bottom line is you can break out the sewing machine or take pfd + saddlebags (removed from a harness) and buckles to a tailor/sewing shop and have them do the


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Those look great, and the bags are waterproof too! I’m not sure my machine would be able to get through the thickness of a pfd. I’ll have to do some experimenting. Thanks for the idea.
 
4keys
04/11/2025 10:22PM
  
Tomcat: "Google search came up with this , there may be others."


I did try a few searches, but didn’t come up with anything. I too, am not sure about the bag size or water resistance, but at under $45 it might be worth ordering to try it. Thanks,

 
sns
04/10/2025 09:14PM
  
It does not.


I have Frankensteined a serviceable example of what you are after, and it's the cat's meow. Bad metaphor...however it works and works well.


There are a couple postings on the DIY subforum about V1 and V2.
V1


V2


Bottom line is you can break out the sewing machine or take pfd + saddlebags (removed from a harness) and buckles to a tailor/sewing shop and have them do the finish work.



 
4keys
04/10/2025 08:08PM
  
I have a 75 pound dog who likes to eat so we make her carry some of her food when we portage. She wears a pack with removable bags, so we remove the bags while she is in the canoe. While I would like her to wear a PFD, especially on big rough water, my husband just says, she’s a dog and can swim. And there’s the huge hassle of changing between the PFD and pack repeatedly.

So what I’m looking for is dog PFD with removable pack bags. Does it exist???

 
Tomcat
04/10/2025 10:13PM
  

 
sns
04/11/2025 07:09AM
  
Tomcat: "Google search came up with this , there may be others."


I stand corrected!

However to my eye the sadddlebags look very small. The measurements they give are clearly not for the bags, but rather the whole contraption.