I wear an inflatable all the time but a word of advice from experience. If you buy one go for the more expensive one that doen't inflate with moisure alone and has the hydrolic pressure sensor. The cheaper auto inflatables will inflate in you storage boxes when the humidity gets high like during a heavy rain and inflate which will then scare the crap out of you. Oh and they are almost impossible to get out till they deflate some.

I have been wearing a Mustang hydrostatic model for 4-5 years. I bought the HIT model so I could wear it an all weather conditions. I wear it all the time and will literally forget I have it on. When I get out of the drivers seat, I pull the kill switch lanyard and leave it hanging from the vest. I was thrown out of my boat 2 years ago due to a steering malfunction. I was running around 45. The vest worked perfectly and literally saved my life in the 45 degree water. There are pros and cons about the inflatable vests. All I know is I can vouch for the one I have.