BALTIC FORCE 190N
Price £229 or £264.95 when supplied with light and sprayhood baltic.se
Pros: larger/longer bladder gives higher buoyancy, smart outer casing looks stylish.
Cons: no sprayhood or light as standard which would be essential for offshore or coastal use after dark.
The Baltic Force is somewhat of an outlier here with the lack of offshore provision as standard so this makes it more difficult to compare side by side with our other higher-buoyancy offshore lifejackets on test. Baltic does provide this lifejacket with those essential items but at extra cost, making this the most expensive lifejacket on test if they were fitted. As we have been unable to test those components we haven’t been able to score on those items, which gives the lifejacket an artificially low score.
This ergonomically-designed jacket is stitched together to a high standard using quality fittings and materials. The Light & Hood model suitable for ocean use also has AIS beacon access and a beacon inspection window.
Tester Phil commented from the pool: “This didn’t right me, which was a surprise as this is a higher capacity bladder. It felt
