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PostPosted: Jun 20, 2005 6:14 pm    Post subject: Non-USCG Vests Reply with quote

Im looking into buying a non-USCG vest. Do these vests provide enough flotation for a deepwater start on a wakeskate, or will I struggle to stay afloat? I've never used one before... thats why im asking. My regular Galyans vest is way too bulky and gives me mad rashes around the arms (and it just looks gay Smash). Thanks. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Jun 20, 2005 6:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

u don't need a vest for a deepwater start Smash I mean you could deepwater start naked lol. You can stay afloat by just standing on your deck in the water with your knees bent.

just check if the vest keeps you at the surface if you empty your lungs completely... That's what vests are for Smile

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PostPosted: Jun 20, 2005 6:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nekkie wrote:
you could deepwater start naked

LOL... I uesed the wrong "term" there... I basically just ment will I be able to float on my back or somthing like that.
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PostPosted: Jun 20, 2005 6:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i have a jet pilt baller and iits fine for flotation and i even took the pad outta the back. but i ride vestless most of the time
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PostPosted: Jun 20, 2005 6:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

O'Neill Vapor
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PostPosted: Jun 20, 2005 7:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Jun 20, 2005 7:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nekkie, fresh water is less floaty or less dense, wen i ride vestless i have a hard time getting up, but yah non USCG will get u up fine.
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PostPosted: Jun 20, 2005 7:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just talked to the parents... That say that I can't use our boat or jetskis unless I have a USCG approved vest Bang Head. Any suggesions on really slim, nice looking vests that ARE USCG approved? Im looking for somthing that looks like a Jet Pilot A-10 or somthing of the same design.
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PostPosted: Jun 20, 2005 7:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

u can float on your back without a vest 2...... uhh i have a stealth it owns, but vestless is more comfy Smile
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PostPosted: Jun 20, 2005 7:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

-=AlexXx=-, yea the stealth rawx, i just got it and it is so comfy and nice
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PostPosted: Jun 20, 2005 8:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

SnoSk8er10, My friend has the O'neill Law and its pretty nice for a USCG Vest.
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PostPosted: Jun 20, 2005 8:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

if i exhale all my air then i start to sink but it will float you enough to deep water start.

nevin swat jacket here
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PostPosted: Jun 20, 2005 8:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

well the real diff. between the uscg and nonuscg is the way it hold up your head and supports you. even if the vest can keep you afloat it doesnt mean its safe, thats why its NON-uscg approved. so theres no point in debating that. i have a non coast guard cause i know if i do go unconscience i will have someone on the boat to save me before i go down. because it will hold me afloat. i would just probably have my head under water Sad
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PostPosted: Jun 20, 2005 9:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

the Nevin Collin Wright sig is CGA approved, but still designed to be comfy check it out see what you think
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PostPosted: Jun 21, 2005 12:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have a liquid for CGA vest that is as thin and light as any non CGA I have tried on. It is very comfortable.

I think a non CGA is just a waste of money. They do not count as a floatation device in your boat, so then you have to have a CGA item for you plus your non CGA vest. Secondly, that mad cool non CGA vest cannot be worn when you go rida a PWC . . .

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PostPosted: Jun 21, 2005 2:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i just got an a-10 attack today. I'm hoping to get to try it out this weekend. from teh looks it doesnt look liek it wouldnt float me, thereis plenty of padding.
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PostPosted: Jun 21, 2005 2:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

oneil vapor.... i can do deepwater starts on mine..... its a damn nice vest
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PostPosted: Jun 21, 2005 2:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i got a rip curl stealth vest and its real nice. plenty of float, but lately ive just been riding with my liquid force wetsuit top. and by lately i mean LAST summer, because times are rough around here and oppurtuniities to ride are few and far between.
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PostPosted: Jun 21, 2005 2:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i got a rip curl stealth vest and its real nice. plenty of float, but lately ive just been riding with my liquid force wetsuit top. and by lately i mean LAST summer, because times are rough around here and oppurtuniities to ride are few and far between.
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