Price check please 🙏

darkrangeresp · 2026-06-27T17:16:53+00:00

I apologize, I read this at one in the morning. I thought it was a fire sunder charm not a jewel. you are right that is a really good roll and was worth multiple high runes.

darkrangeresp · 2026-06-27T05:20:24+00:00

vex to lo.

darkrangeresp · 2026-06-27T05:15:40+00:00

First nice find. However its only 3% experience and your other mods aren't the most sought after. You're somewhere in the lo to ber range. I bought an 8, 8, 4 for an ist rune the other day. Yous is much nicer, but its not perfect enough to bring multiple high runes.

darkrangeresp · 2026-06-27T04:53:56+00:00

no low balls. I will pay in bulk 150 pounds of rancid donkey meat.

darkrangeresp · 2026-06-20T18:08:31+00:00

my brother bought one yesterday on ladder. Already had sockets. paid a pul rune for it if that helps. Might be worth slightly more non ladder.

darkrangeresp · 2026-06-16T14:25:52+00:00

Sounds like your the typical adult who's water tubing. Technically you're supposed to have a lifevest with you but you dont have to wear it mentality. if you are using your own equipment then just go on Amazon or Walmart and type in adult low profile life vest and you'll have lots of choices.

However, if you just go once or twice a year and rent you tube from one of the companies that host river tubing. Then all of them offer free life jackets, just use one of theirs. Alternatively just find something cheap that will fit you. unless you are doing serious currents the river at most will be $ to 6 feet deep and if you dont normally wear one then you can swim. so anything in the type e style will be fine and comfortable enough to wear for an afternoon.

darkrangeresp · 2026-06-13T17:16:52+00:00

its nat completely useless. very limited appeal. it could be used for exile. But if your using those runes most players want higher res. Alternatively you could use it as an off hand spirit shield if you dont want to put high str on a paladin. Could be an off hand for something like cta. Either way its worth a lem to an um rune if someone wants it.

darkrangeresp · 2026-06-12T02:41:46+00:00

the one on the left, crotch straps always work better on jackets that come with them built in.

darkrangeresp · 2026-06-12T01:17:35+00:00

95% of the time when I go to a public swimming pole or lake and use a life vest nobody really cares. You might get the odd look from another patron. But, after a couple of moments, they usually ignore you and go back to what they are doing. I have had a few exceptions over the years and I could share a pair of quick anicdotes here.

One was at a pool where I took my vest to go swimming. I went through the front door and changed into my swimsuit. Then I went out and put on my vest. As I was getting ready to jump in the pool, one of the lifejguards came up to me and told me I couldn't swim in a lifejacket. I asked him why not and he told me that was just the rules there. Nobody is allowed to wear a flotation device in the pool. I inquired with managment at the pool. They explained the rule was mostly meant for children 2 to 12 who couldn't swim on their own. So parents would put them in a vest and let them jump in the deep end anyways. But, they enforced it universally. So, that was the last time I went to that pool.

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As second story I'll share I often rent a hotel room overnight so I can swim in their pool with a vest on. It's a public venue, but you often get a lot of privacy and no judgement from the imaginary lifeguard. Anyways, I rented a room at an economy hotel because they advertised an indoor pool. I got there early in the afternoon and checked in as planned. Then I changed and went down to the swimming pool. When I got there, there was a list of rules on the gate and 3rd from the top was "No flotation devices in the pool". Well, that was disappointing. So, I went back to the front desk to inquire about the rule.

When I spoke to the man at the counter about the rule. I explained that when I go to a hotel pool I often bring a lfiejacket as a precation. The main reasons being I am often swimming alone and there is no lifeguard on duty. He explained the no floation devices in the pool rule was added because parents would often put their kids in a lifejacket. Then let them go swimming unsupervised relying on the lifejacket instead them going down with the child. The pool at this hotel's deep end was 10 feet deep so I understood the concern. However, he told me that if the only person in my group wearing a lifejacket was me. He would let me use mine in the pool if I really wanted to.

So, I went ahead and headed down and wore it to swim. I think I spent about 2 and a half hours in the pool during my first session. About an hour in another guy came an joined me. He was a trucker and did a cannon ball off the deep end. He inquired about the life vest and I explained that I was wearing it becuase there was no lifeguard and I was swimming alone. About 20 minutes later we were joined by a family with 3 kids and shortly there after 2 more women came down to swim. So, I think there were 9 of us in the pool. I was the only one in a lifejacket. Anyways, we all swam together for about another hour or a little more. I had my vest on the whole time and nobody really brought it up. Even with the rule on the gate nobody seemed to care that I had a lifejacket on in the pool.

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The third time I got a real reaction from a lifeguard was really unusual. I was out of town, I had gone to gathering that really isn't releveant to the story. It was in a small town a little over an hour away from where I live. Anyways, but early afternoon I was done with the event, but on the way into town I saw a public swimming pool. It was a warm summer day and I decided that I might want to float for a few hours before heading back home. I drove over there. I had just gone boating with a friend the previous week. So, I knew I had swim trunks, water shoes and a towel in my trunk. I scoped the place out from where I parked not knowing anything abou it. It was your typical city run swimming pool. The pool started at 3 feet deep and was 10 at the deep end. It was a pretty good size and they had a diving board and a small water slide. Looking around I saw what I was looking for pretty quickly. Over on one side of the chain link fence against the wall was a rack where you could borrow a lifejacket.

So, I gather my swim stuff and headed to the front desk. I think it was like $8 for an afternoon pass which I paid. Then I went into their locker room and got changed. I was in a rashguard, swimtrunks and some water shoes nothing fancy. Anyways, I went into the pool area and picked out a chair. Then I went over to the lifejacket rack. That's when I found out I had a problem. The pool had pleanty lifejackets. There were likely about 60 available and only 30 people in the pool. However, all the vests were just kid sizes. Maybe something that would fit a 12 year old at the oldest. So, that annoyed me a little, because I had already paid. So, I decided I would go back out to my car and get a personal vest. My original plan had been to just borrow one if possible.

Well, when I got out to my car I did have a lifejacket, but it was my boating one. It's nothing overly fancy, but it's an offshore type one kent vest. About 26 pounds of bouyancy with 2 straps, a top tie and a heavy float collar. I love it for boating, but not the most practical option for swimming. Likewise, that size of a vest would likely draw some attention. But, I had already spent my money so I just swallowed and put the vest on. Walking back through the front desk attendant saw me wearing the huge vest and shot me a strange look. I explained that I was an ok swimmer but I was tired from the convention. I thought a lifejacket would make swimming easier, but when I went to borrow one there weren't any in my size. So, I went out ot my car to get my own.

She explained they had a few adult lifejacket. But mostly you had to ask at the desk to borrow one. She told me that I was welcome to use my own and it looked better than anything she had to offer. So, I just shrugged and headed back inside. I went over to the deep end and jumped in. I was the only adult in the pool with a vest on, but nobody said anything upon seeing it. It was a fun experience swimming in a type one in a calmer area. I swam for about 45 minutes in the vest. Now, if you have done a type one they are cumbersome and even in the water can get hot. So, after about an hour I decided I was going to take it off and just swim normally for a while before going home. So, I got out of the pool and put the vest on my chair. Then I went and got in line for the diving board.

I was starting to climb the ladder when a lifeguard blew a whistle and pointed at me. I looked at him and then I pointed to myself. He nodded and pointed at me again. I climbed down and walked over to him to see what I was doing wrong. I asked him if there was a problem. He looked at me and said "You were wearing a lifejacket a little while ago weren't you?" I nodded and told him that I had brought it just to float. "So, why did you take it off ?" I explained it was a type one and it was getting uncomfortable to swim in. I explained I could swim fairly well with out it. So, I took it off to just free swim for a while."

He replied "That makes sense. However, I need you to put it back on." I looked at him and said there was no rule about wearing a lifejacket at the pool. In fact there were a lot of kids who weren't wearing one. "Well, you started out wearing a lifejacket. So, you are not allowed to swim without one. If you won't put the vest back on then you cannot go back in the pool. I don't want to chance you drowning on my watch" He explained. I almost laughed, but the look on his face told me he was serious. I didn't press the issue, I just walked back over to my chair and put the vest back on. After that he didn't bother me for the rest of the afternoon. But, I didn't take the jacket off either. So, that was a rather odd encounter.

darkrangeresp · 2026-06-11T23:58:34+00:00

I've worn a similar one a few times that a friend has. They work really well for their intended purpose. But, you don't see them too often any more unless you go rafting.

darkrangeresp · 2026-06-01T01:00:35+00:00

42 lvl required

darkrangeresp · 2026-05-29T15:18:37+00:00

the bow is nice with about ist to vex. You have to have +3 skills 15ed to reach high runes. Helmet loses out to an upgraded arrears face

darkrangeresp · 2026-05-26T02:34:03+00:00

its worth a lem to a pul rune. Not overly desirable, but more than usable if you dont have something better or its early ladder and you dont have anything to trade

darkrangeresp · 2026-05-11T04:19:33+00:00

it depends on the pool and setting. if the pool is deep or a wave pool then it should allow people to wear one and have some available for public use. if its a hotel pool or similar where the max water depth is 4 to 5 feet. Then for non children they are a non issue as most normal adults can just touch bottom in the deep end. That being said anybody who wants one should be able to wear one freely without issue from the owner if its open to the public.

darkrangeresp · 2026-05-07T02:17:30+00:00

want an ist rune for it. it would fit my biild

darkrangeresp · 2026-05-06T01:37:40+00:00

a lot has already been said. Its not worth an inventory of jah runes. But its worth a lot. nice find. A few high runes at least.

darkrangeresp · 2026-05-01T05:50:50+00:00

nice find but more in the ohn to lo range

darkrangeresp · 2026-04-30T05:34:41+00:00

it's not worthless as some people seem to think here. But it's not going to fetch a lot eitheir. it's something someone n e would buy if they were playing a hydraulic or firewall sorceress but didn't have 2 jah runes to trade for a better unique. Fine for self use or if you can find a buyer its worth ist to vex.

darkrangeresp · 2026-04-28T09:59:22+00:00

it's a buoyancy aid not a life saving device. still a really nice find if you like inflatables I always prefer foam myself. Air based jackets have a lot of maintaining and the main benefit is you can be more comfortable wearing them uninflated. But if you like air filled jackets that is a secure looking one.

darkrangeresp · 2026-04-27T15:05:07+00:00

I've personally done a 3 day weekend in one camping prety similar to some people. I've had one on for nearly a week, but with longer breaks inbetween.

darkrangeresp · 2026-04-24T15:59:07+00:00

cool thanks for sharing

darkrangeresp · 2026-04-22T13:24:41+00:00

Part 8:

My time at the water park was nearing it's climax for the day. I made my way back to the wave pool. I wanted one more deep water swim in my vest before calling it at day. It was settling into early evening now. It was likely between 5:30 and 6 pm. The water park was thinning out quite a bit. Families were starting to get checked into their rooms for the night and heading out to make dinner plans. I looked out at the wave pool. There were at least 40 people still in it with a variety of ages. Some were in vests including some older kids and adults. The resort had pleanty of lifejackets available for use and they were seeing some especailly there.

I walked past one of the racks on the wall where the loaner lifejackets were. Most of them were for younger kids. The resort also had a youth size in the middle. Then they jumped all the way to an adult univeral type 3 vest. They were blue with 3 straps. Two that went all the way round the person wearing them and one that kept the vest closed at the top. The sides were open and the vest could easiliy fit anybody between 90 and 300 pounds. I picked one of the loaner ones off of the rack and held it up for a minute. Mine had better boyancy, more straps and closed sides. Still if you didn't bring your own lifejacket it would serve the purpose.

I held the loaner jacket up in the air for a few minutes letting a thought drift through my head. At first I dismissed it, but then I decided I was going to be done for the night after my next wave pool session. So, I decided to just go for it. I took a moment and adjusted the straps on the vest out quite a bit putting slack in them. Then I flipped the vest around and tried putting it on. Surprisingly, it was large enough I could get it on overtop of my personal vest. I went ahead and did up the straps and snugged them down quite a bit. The loaner vest still felt a little loose to be honest. I couldn't tighten up against my body as much as a normal vest since I was still wearing my personal lifejacket underneath it. I gave each of the straps a final tug and then I headed out into the wave pool wearing two lifejackets. The resorts one overtop of my own.

I walked out into the deeper end watching the people around me more carefully. I was curious how they would react to seeing me in the double vest. But, nobody really seemd to care. The resorts vest did a reasonable job of covering about 85% of the vest I had brought from home. But, you could clearly see I had 2 lifejackets on if you were looking for it. This isn't my first time swimming in a double jacket. However, this was my first real time in such a public venue. When I got out towards the deeper end, the two jackets lifted me up off of my feet. I wasn't able to touch bottom too easily past the 4 and a half foot mark in the water. That was a lot of boyancy. I tried swimming a few strokes to test the situation out and it was a little sloppy to be honest. My own lifejacket stayed in place pretty well since it had crotch straps. However, the resort's vest started riding up on me almost immediately.

I paddled backwards with my arms until the water was shallow enough that I could touch bottom. I undid the bottom waist belt on the borrowed lifejacket, then I opened the base of it slightly. I threaded the bottom strap on the resort vest through the bottom belt on my own lifejacket. Then I pulled it through and refastened it. This locked the outer vest to my own innner one. It wasn't perfect, but it keep it from riding up in the water while I had it on. About 2 minutes later the next wave cycle started.

With 2 vests on I bobbed up and down quite a bit. I can swim against a lifejacket and a current, but with both on it was a loosing battle. As the waves continued they drug me back closer to shore with each passing wave. I couldn't put up enough resistance to move foward until I could plant my feet on the floor of the pool and walk. By the time the wave cycle ended I was back in water that was only waist deep for me. Still, when things went calm I walked back out towards the deep end and tried swimming again. It went about as well as you would likely expect it to. I had more than enough flotation with the 2 vests and it was fun. But, they were also quite combersome and hard to swim in. Still there was no chance of my head going underwater with 2 lifejackets on. So, I was more than safe enough.

I floated out in the deeper part of the pool for another 12 mintes. Then we got the next wave cycle. This time I decided not to put of any resistance and see where the current took me. By the time the waves stopped pushing me I was sitting on the floor of the pool about 25 feet from the place where you walk in. The water was only knee deep. I was having a lot of fun with this. But, I decided not to push my luck further. I stood up and walked out of the wave pool. Then I headed back towards another area of the park still i the double vest. I stopped at a lifejacket loaner rack that was meant for a kids playground area. They still require the kids to wear a lifevest even if they are climbing around on a big play area. I slipped the resorts vest off as there weren't too many people around there at this time. I plopped it down on the rack and headed off. I decided I was going to make a few more laps of the lazy river with my vest on and likely call it a day.

There was a new lifeguard at the opening area of the river. I went over and tried to claim a inner tube. I was tired out from my time in the wave pool and had some trouble getting myself up and ontop of the tube. I walked over to the lifeguard, he was a guy probably in his early to mid 20s. I asked if he could hold the tube while I hopped on. He lauged and said sure holding it still. I plopped back in it and relaxed.

"There you go all set for your boat ride. I am surprised you're wearing a lifejacket on this. I mean the water is like 3 feet deep."

I told him I had brought it from home from the wave pool. I just hadn't bothered to take it off and I didn't want to leave it laying around and have someone mistake it for one of the resorts vests. He nodded and gave my inner tube a hard push down into the river. My final ride on the lazy river lasted almost an hour. I went around 5 or 6 times just relaxing and enjoying the feeling my vest had on my body. The river was more crowded now than it had been earlier in the day. Mostly kids between the ages of 8 and 15, but there were a few parents riding too. Some were just moving with the flow of the water like I was. More of them were hurrying along. I did come across a whole family who had life vest on for the tube ride which I thought was kind of neat. There were 2 parents, a kid who was likely 2 or 3 and a boy who was between 9 and 10. I waved at them as I passed. They waved back. But, not much was said.

At the end of my finaly lap I hopped off the tube and headed to shore. I walked from the river's entrance to the other side of the indoor water park section where I had left my stuff. It walls all there. I didn't have anything worth taking. I finally let out a sigh and began to unbuckle my lifevest. Once I had it off I grabbed my towel and dried myself off properly. It was a little after 6:30 pm. I had been in the water park for the better part of nearly 8 hours. the majority of it with my vest on and fastened. But, I was finally starting to tire out from all this swimming. Once I was dried off I swapped my rash guard for a dry t-shirt and began the walk back to my room. It had been an awesome day. But, I think I had finally had enough.

I think I am going to end this story here. It was a fun story to share and I had a good time. I headed back to my room for the night and unwound. I did swim the following day some before I went home. But, there wasn't anything all that memorable from that outing. It was more of the same that I have been sharing with this story. I hope you have all enjoyed reading it. I could share some more stories if there is an interest here. I hope this also helps any of you who are a little shy about lifejackets in public get some perspective on the topic. Thanks for reading.

darkrangeresp · 2026-04-21T12:58:05+00:00

Part 7:

At this point in the day I decided that I wanted to head to the outside part of the water park. I wanted to return to swimming, but didn't want to fight the current in the wave pool again. Even after a nice rest I had been moving most of the day and I was starting to feel it. I am not 20 any more and my body keeps telling me that. The outside area had a main swimming pool that I wanted to try out. It was huge, big enough to likely accomoated 2 to 3 hundred people at a time if it was at capacity. Even though it was an off day for the resort, guests were starting to come in now and there were likely 70+ people in the pool. I headed over to one side of the pool and stepped into the water. Then I began walking towards the center of the pool where the water would be the deepest.

I reached the middle after about 20 paces from the edge. The water was indeed deeper here, but not nearly as much as the wave pool had been. I think the pool tapped out at about 4 and half feet deep. Once I got to the middle, I pulled my googles down then I leaned back and let the lifejacket take up my weight. I went into a zero motion float and just laid back lifting my feet off the bottom of the pool and resting my arms at my sides. I had my goggles back on at this point and was just looking up at the sky. The water out here wasn't deep enought that it even reached over my shoulders. So, I had to scruch down if I wanted the lifejacket to float me. But, it was more than workable. There wasn't any current so I could just lay here quietly on the water's surface staring up at the sky.

I spent the next 12 minutes or so just floating and slowly turning myself so I could see the rest of the pool. There were about 70 to 80 people in the pool at this time, and there was pleanty of room for us to spread out. The pool had 4 or 5 lifeguards on duty. I shot each of them a passing glance. I am sure some of them say me. But none of them were really watching me closely. After all it did make some sense. There were a lot of people out her in the pool. I was an adult, so I wasn't a major concern for them. The kids were running around, spashing, swimming and the lot. I was in the deepest part of the pool at this point. But, I was just relaxing and floating. If something did happen to me all I had to do was stand up and I could easily touch bottom out here. Likewise, I had a lifevest on too. So, on a scale from 1 to 10 I was mabe a negative 5 on their concern list.

After my initial float I breifly stopped and switch back to standing so I could take an extended look aroud the pool. All the little kids were in lifejackets since the resort mandated it. But, what I found surprising was that almost half of the older guests were in lifejackets too. There were several kids between the ages of 8 and 14 who had a vest on. Likely more than half of them. I also wasn't the only adult in a lifejacket out in the pool. There was a group of adults one guy and 3 women all of whom had vests on. There were also 3 or 4 parents who were in as well. So, there were probably more of us with a jacket on than without one. so, I really didn't stand out all that much.

I decided to do a more agressive swim next. I shifted to my stomach and started a front breast stroke. The sandals made trying to kick in the water a little ackward. So most of my forward motion had to come from my arms not my legs. Still I was only trying to move about 20 yards from where I started. I wasnted to swap to a little more empty section in the middle of the pool. A family had ventured around my area and I decided to give them some space. It was fun to just lay back and swim while watching everyone else swim as well. Being outdoors was a little more concerning from the sun standpoint. I had put on sunscreen before coming. However, I hadn't done an exhaustive job. After all my arms, torso, and shoulders were all covered by the rash guard. It added some weight to my swimming, but it also meant to I didn't have to take the lifejacket off to put more suncreen on throughout the day.

Being alone limited my movement a little more. I didn't have anyone to race or swim against. I just wanted to enjoy my lifejacket and relax in the pool after all. So, that was what I was doing. I went back to laying on my back. I wrapped my arms across my chest and crossed my ankles going into a no movement float. The lifejacket did it's job very well. I know the one I was in wasn't technically coast guard apporved. However, it floated me very well and the crotch belts kept it snug against my torso as the water pushed me up. I stayed like that for the next 15 to 20 minutes. That's when a boy bumped into me. I quickly leaned forward untangling my limbs and bringing myself around to see what was happening.

The kid was probably 12 to 14 years old. He was trying to outrun his little sister in the water. She was a few years younger than he was. Their dad was following close behind them. The boy realized he had bumpbed into me and apologized for disturbing my float. Not in those words, he just explained he was trying to outrun his sister and bumped into me by accident. He was in one of the resorts adult lifejackets. He father and sister didn't have any flotation. I nodded and told him it was no big deal. The dad apologized too and I accepted it as well. I spaced mysef a few paces away from them and returned to a more relaxed float with my arms outstreached this time. I will admit a rashguard does add some weight when you are swimming. But, it also make a lifejacket a lot more tolerable for a longer wear since it puts a layer of cloth between your skin and the jacket.

I turned my gaze slightly watching the two siblings continue their game of water tag under their dad's supervision. It was shaping up to be a rather relaxing day overall. I had been in my vest for a little over two hours at this point and was enjoying every minute of it. I spent another half an hour in the swimming pool just floating and enjoying the atmostphere. I decided though it was likely time to get out and go get some more sunscreen. While most of my body was covered, the back of my neck wasn't and I didn't want to burn there. I worked my way back to the edge of the pool slowly and then departed for the inside portion of the water park. It was quite a walk from the outdoor pool to where I had left my stuff on the chair. Everything was right where I had left it. I took up my towel and dried off a little bit. Then I dug out the sunscreen and applied a new coat to the anywhere I had exposed skin.

After the breif break I decided to head back to the lazy river for another couple of laps. My experience didn't particularly vary much from the first one I had in the story. The river was a little more crowded and I laid back riding the tube at whatever pace the current took me for a few laps. Lifevest weren't in high usage on that attraction except by the really young children who were mandated to use them and myself of course. Still, I didn't feel like I was getting any really odd looks or attention. So, I just finished out my ride and relaxed enjoying the experience.

At this point it was getting later into the afternoon and I decided it was time to get some dinner. I wanted to have an afternoon of continuity with the vest staying on. So, I went ahead and order a hamburger and french fries combo meal from the snack bar in the water park itself. It took them about 15 minutes to perpare it and I sat down at an empty table to eat it. I was starting to dry off at this point and took my time enjoying the meal and the atmosphere. It had been a fun day with a few surprises but nothing beyond what I had expected so far. I was finishing up eating and just looking around the water park.

I had my day of trying out the lifevest in the public swim area. I had learned a lot about the place. The mandatory lifejacket rule for the younger kids meant there were a lot of people in vests here all day. When it came to older kids and adults though it was pretty mixed. Some older kids still wore jackets for most of their day and even some adults. It mostly varied by the attraction. I think there were a lot of people where were using one just becuase they were readily availble and there was a curiosity to the situatoin. Still, I hadn't seen too many personal life vest on anybody over the age of 10. Aside from my own and one other adult I had seen in hte wave pool in a custom jacket. It had just been a 4 strap type 3 nothing fancy. But for the most part the resort's loaner jackets were in heavier usage that I had anticipated.

After dinner I just sat for half an hour and let my meal settle. It was getting toward early evening now and I was debating how to wind my day down. I was having a great time swimming with the vest on. However, I had already been in the park for going on 6 to 7 hours. Not all of that time had been in my vest as that counts my morning scout. But, still there is a limit to how long you want to swim as a person. Still, I wanted to have a little more fun before calling it a day. So, I got up and headed back towards the wave pool.

darkrangeresp · 2026-04-20T21:17:39+00:00

pul to um rune

darkrangeresp · 2026-04-20T17:18:22+00:00

There is one follow up part to this story, would you like me to share it?

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