Emergency self-rescue float
The flotation device you'll actually be wearing
A lifejacket only works if it's on you. This one is the size of a watch and inflates in a second.
See the band — £39Measured, not claimed
Three numbers
1sTo inflate
24hUnder a van
0Claims we can't prove
Every figure on this site came off our own bench — scales, stopwatch, and a van. We'll show you the photos.
Why we exist
Somebody had to measure it
These bands are sold everywhere, by dozens of stores, all using the same supplier photos and the same spec sheet. That sheet says the device holds 120kg.
It doesn't. That's the heaviest person it fits — not what it lifts. Nobody selling them seemed willing to say so.
So we tested one properly and put the real numbers on the page, including the ones that don't flatter it. That's the whole company.
LukeFounder, Topside
What we sell
One product, for now
We'd rather do one thing properly than list forty things we've never opened.
Topside Float Band
Inflates in 1 second · whistle and hi-vis bladder · reusable
Before you buy
What it isn't
Easier to say up front than to argue about later.
- ×Not a lifejacket, and not a replacement for one
- ×Not certified
- ×Not for children, and no substitute for watching them
- ×Not for non-swimmers
- ×Won't help someone already unconscious — it's manual
Full detail, including what it is → read the product page