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Abstract

An outdoor survival garment having front and back portions and an integral connection including a pair of shoulder connectors extending across the shoulders of the wearer to define a neck opening; a connecting strap to connect the front and back portions over each side of-the wearer; a first solid flotation layer within the front and back portions to float a wearer of the garment in a body of water; an inflatable bladder within the front and back portions to supplement the solid flotation layer; the inflatable bladder being disposed within the garment and extending from the front to the back portions; compressed gas carried within the garment to selectively inflate the bladder; an outermost compartment disposed in the front portion of the jacket that houses a fiber optic lead inside of the outermost compartment, and which houses a LED underneath a fiber optic lead, to collectively provide lighting; at least one battery in a lowermost section of the back portion of the garment to supply power to the fiber optic and LED lighting; an array of solar element conductors or photovoltaic solar cells in a solar panel or fiber optic container in a top most section of the back portion of the garment in electrical connection to repower the fiber optic and LED lighting; at least one electrical heating element within a layer within a lining next removed from an inner most lining or compartment that extends from the front and the back portions of the garment and includes heating coil wires.

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