2026 Product of the Year: APPAREL & EQUIPMENT

Brand: NRS | Product: Vector PFD

With the Vector, NRS has poured all of their PFD-making expertise into creating a truly innovative jacket that serves the needs of pro athletes, enthusiasts, and rescue professionals around the world, and at a price point that can’t be beat.

The NRS Vector is a certified game-changer. This enthusiast-minded rescue vest is built around NRS’s revolutionary Orbit Fit System™ which creates a unique, flexible shape that effortlessly conforms to the paddler’s movement. Combined with Every Body Design™, it’s impossibly comfortable and an easy choice for everything from quick backyard excursions to extended multiday missions. PVC-free Ethafoam and recycled ripstop nylon make for a rugged, sustainable construction, and two built-in RECCO® reflectors enhance searchability and give paddlers that extra peace of mind when they’re out there pushing the limits.

NRS

100% employee-owned NRS is the world’s leading provider of paddlesports equipment and apparel. Born on the river in 1972, NRS has become a major force in the outdoor industry, inspiring and equipping countless paddlers, rafters and anglers in the U.S. and around the world from its headquarters in Moscow, Idaho USA.
 
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