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Jim.Branton · Guest

tjmac, ur screwed either way and you shouldnt be doin raleys on a skate

tjmac · Backside 180 Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 780 City: valley

985wakeskater985, ya i though with a cga one it flips you over so ur floatin on ur back. with a comp vest it doesnt

nickl011 · Posted: Sep 28, 2008 9:51 pm Post subject:

tjmac, neither flips you over. My helium floats pretty well, even if I completely exhale, my head is still above water.

kornhouse · Posted: Sep 29, 2008 9:49 am Post subject:

as long as it keeps you near the surface you should be good if your buddies in the boat are smart enough to realize you didnt surface and they come grab you out of the water

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

people have died from wearing non-cga vests. http://forums.wakeboarder.com/viewtopic.php?t=72277 This link is a story about a guy who drowned while wearing the jet pilot a-10 vest. A guy took a fall, and never came back up to the surface. I myself do not always wear a cga vest. sorry about being a debbie downer, but its something that everyone should be aware of.

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10735 City: Jefferton

chriscut's link is really powerful...it's completely sad and unfortunate. it's actually really crazy to read about the information exchanges between that guy's brother and JP. Oh, and you're not being a debbie downer--it's a reality.

Debbie downer-ish being at disney world, going on the "it's a small world ride" while discussing world poverty, etc.

Wahhh, wawwww....(that's the debbie downer horn sound--if you've seen it, you know) (oh, and the example was kind of inspired by an old debbie downer skit)

anyway, normal coastguard approved vests won't flip you over, but they will keep you on the surface so people can pull you out of the water. At least you have a chance of being found. I don't know that you can fully replicate being knocked unconscious, and I will admit that some Non CGA vests float better than others.

dylo · Posted: Sep 29, 2008 12:15 pm Post subject:

so why do magazines continue to promote not wearing a vest? someone needs to stepup and set an example

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

dylo, most mags wont publish shots where riders aren't wearing vests. I've been denied a couple times because of this.

bromfutter · Posted: Sep 29, 2008 12:46 pm Post subject:

dylo, lets be real here. they have already tried to premote wearing vest but do you expect people to start wearing vest winching just so they can send it in to a mag....

skate at your own risk.

i would like to see sick pics when looking thru mags (vest or not) not some crappy photo that made it in just because the rider is wearing a vest.

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10735 City: Jefferton

dylo, wakeboarding magazine originally tried that, but it really didn't work because I know some really good shots were sort of snuck in (or whatever) because of that rule. the thing is, people need to be wearing an approved vest. Again, a lot of the non approved vests aren't going to float you if you knock yourself out, so I think it's kind of like promoting a false sense of hope. I know they have been publishing shots of riders without vests, but they also have disclaimers and things of that nature, which let people know that they really should have a vest on.

i think with winching, most people can accept riders aren't going to wear a vest if the water is shallow and things like that. the asterisk trip was in WBM in 2004 and I don't think anyone wore a vest during that trip (minus the lake mead stuff?), and this was when they had their vest policy.

wakemitch · Posted: Sep 29, 2008 3:17 pm Post subject:

people die from non cga vests

but did you know that feline AIDS is the number one killer of all domestic cats?

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Tross Wakeskates · Frontside 180 Joined: 06 Jul 2008 Posts: 287 City: The 941

eat some fatty foods once in a while, get a fat pack instead of that 6 pack and results are instant

YOU WILL FLOAT Crazy Eyes

conspiracies i know

mr.foonis · Posted: Sep 29, 2008 7:35 pm Post subject:

wow, since i need a new vest, i might just have to get a CGA. that gave me alot to think about

tjmac · Backside 180 Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 780 City: valley

nickl011, i didnt even know that. i always heard the cga would flip you over.

Addicted · Faceplant Joined: 20 Jul 2008 Posts: 25 City: St. Louis

bah, just don't fall Laughing

EJazzle · Posted: Sep 29, 2008 10:42 pm Post subject:

i have been unconious, face down with a CGA vest, If im going w2w im always wearing a CGA vest, but just cruzin usually just a white T. I used to be so anti not wearing a life jacket. But it has infact saved mine and a few of my freinds lives, whether its gettting impailed by a tree branch or the board hitting you in the head, a CGA life jacket has always came in handy. Some oniell's could pass as CGA's but the jet pilots etc arent worth a sh*t imo. maybe its just cause im fat Question

It isnt really worth not wearing a life jacket no matter how many people are around or how deep the water is. You could drown in 4 inches of water just as easily as you can in 14 feet of water. One gulp of water into your lungs, kiss everything goodbye (unless some one around knows CPR)

just my $0.02

tjmac · Backside 180 Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 780 City: valley

EJazzle,dam I Might start usin a cga life jacket. And while were on the subject I heard a non cga floats as much as a full wetsuit. Is this true