Vests!

counterpart · Frontside 180 Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 266 City: 661

Well i searched and didnt find much.. so here it goes..

I just ordered a Helium SWAT Paisley vest! I used to just have a HO sports generic vest that was surprisingly comfy...

Whats your guess favorite vest/vests? CGA or Non.. If non how well does it float? If CGA, is it comfy? Idk how many of you actually wear them but i was just wondering!

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

I always wore whatever we had...I never had an option of not wearing a vest. I used to ride with one of those solid foam jobbies (which was actually pretty good), then a stearns, and now some shiznackle HO vest that I hate because the foam shifts...among other personal reasons. I guess one difference is because of my climate, I'm always wearing neoprene or something on my upper body, so I don't get too irritated by vests. I think that's one of many reasons people use to not wear vests...whatever.

oh, and cga...always cga. I know wakeskating isn't wakeboarding, but when you've come through an era of losing one of the most charismatic wakeboarders (cordell kraut), vest excuses seem like bulljive, and you hope that nothing like that ever happens to the riders you care about. but I am completely sassy and I won't hold anyone's hand on the vest issue. Laughing

counterpart · Frontside 180 Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 266 City: 661

Yeah i always wear a CGA vest! Always! After breaking 3 bones in my face and almost loosing my eye wakeboarding, i realized theres no reason not to wear a CGA... If the board had hit about an inch higher i would have lost my eye, and an inch above that i would have been completely knocked out! I also blacked out when i did it so i have no clue if the vest saved me or not... but i think it helped for sure!

yookyle · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 1002 City: Reno

GOORU =)

paulmc · Posted: Jun 01, 2010 7:17 am Post subject:

I have a gooru, they just seem to fall apart!

a friend of mine got one of these, the build quality is so much better!

http://catalog.jetpilot.com/product.html?catID=46&prodID=515

paulmc · Posted: Jun 01, 2010 7:18 am Post subject:

for CGA, go for one of the core vests, or somthing like that!

RC · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 1033

Raven · Posted: Jun 01, 2010 8:19 pm Post subject:

my non-cga oneill boost has pretty much thrown in the towel. she has got me through 3 years of heavy riding and is oh so comfortable......if anyone knows where i can pick up a large one lemme know. i found one down under but i'm looking for a new vest as well.

it floats me just enough and gives me armor against the elements......sickest vest i've met.

counterpart · Frontside 180 Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 266 City: 661

--X-- · Faceplant Joined: 16 Oct 2009 Posts: 42 City: New Lenox

I've had an old Hyperlite crash vest since I started riding about 10 years ago. It's still in decent shape. I also have a Jet Pilot neo CGA side entry that rubs me raw, and I don't like the way it fits either. Then my brother has a Nevin/Helium swat neo cga that I have always liked, except that it's purple, but whatever. It fits great.

I just ordered a 4 new Helium vests. One CGA vest for me, so I can ride at the cable park in Ohio (cga required), one non-cga for my home lake, 1 for my daughter and one in case she has a friend out at the lake.

Seems like a ton of people are jumping on these deals.... can't beat them: http://www.stearnsflotation.com/Mens-Wake-Vests-C34.aspx

counterpart · Frontside 180 Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 266 City: 661

Quick Q... I ordered a helium vest from Stearns the other day and got a size small(32-35)... I measured and got 31-31... Im 15 and weigh 135-140lbs.. does that sound pretty acurate? i tried on a couple of our own old neo vests and i cant tell if the sizing is off or what.. The mediums we have are tight, but the large is way loose... im lost

texasT · Posted: Jun 06, 2010 12:39 am Post subject:

though i'm new to the sport i just bought a Oneill TNT and i love it. looks badass and it floats me at 160lbs.

it's not cga though so w/e

nickl011 · Posted: Jun 06, 2010 1:58 am Post subject:

I have the plaid Helium Devision, which is non CGA. It floats the best out of all the Non CGA vests so I'm told. Floats me just fine.

Wake and Wake · Posted: Jun 06, 2010 10:23 am Post subject:

my friends got a Oneil TNT that is CGA approved. its weird cuz u can only get em non cga but he found this one after some winchers left this spot and on the inside in huge letters it says CGA Approved. we think maybe it was a prototype or somethin