When those juvenile delinquents at the GetOutdoors blog posted news of this avalanche safety air bag, we wept openly, knowing we’d seen the future of fly fishing.

Ladies, Gentlemen and Undergrounders, we give you the Wading Safety Air Bag:

No fly fishermen will want to be without a wading air bag

No fly fishermen will want to be without a wading air bag. No one.

Imagine this baby fast-deploying to protect your thick head sensitive brain pan the next time you stumble and fall in a rock-strewn river. Or imagine pulling the strap the split-second you realize your (ex)buddy in the back of the boat is about to cast his double-bead stonefly nymph right at your head. (Now imagine it all happening in slow motion, which is frankly a hell of a lot scarier, which also happens to be our goal.)

Sure, it costs $750. But damnit, safety isn’t cheap.

And yes, we realize you’ll look so ridiculous after it deploys, you’ll wish you were in a coma instead of enduring the public shame of wearing someone’s bright-orange inflatable pants on your head.

But over time, you’ll come to appreciate the fact your brain still functions instead  of the obvious alternative, which involves sitting in the front room staring vacantly out the window while repeatedly soiling the carpets.

“Wow” you’re probably saying. “How could I possibly repay the Underground for bringing this important new safety product to my attention?”

In truth, we don’t know. We’re like the Albert Schweitzer of fly fishing blogs or something. It’s just what we do.

So you (safely) on the river, Tom [safety first] Chandler.

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