best vest for infant

slidin_out · Soul Rider Joined: 05 Mar 2010 Posts: 353 City: Pearl

Any of you guys/gals with little ones which infant vest did you use? We'll be taking our little one out for his first boat ride in a few weeks so I need to get one ordered.

noga88 · Newbie Joined: 08 Jul 2010 Posts: 6

the best thing to do with little ones is to take them to the store and try on a few different ones.
They make a few different shapes and depeding on their build some fit better than others.

intotheflats · Posted: Aug 30, 2010 11:46 am Post subject:

Their kinda expensive but if you want the best get a mustang infant vest. They are built really well and have the softest nylon of any I have seen which will make it more comfortable for him rather than having some rough nylon rubbing on him the whole time.

http://mustangsurvival.com/products/product.php?id=638&mc=3

pet575 · Posted: Aug 30, 2010 12:01 pm Post subject:

When our little dude was a baby we found him a neoprene vest that had that little head support on it as well. We got it at Bart's and it was the best. The nylon one we tried rubbed him pretty bad on the fact, but the neoprene one was great.

http://www.bartswatersports.com/catalog/Childrens_Life_Jackets/Childrens_Life_Jackets/InfantLifeJackets/Barts_Infant_Neo_Life_Vest_KN9V31BLU/index.asp

b33nine · Soul Rider Joined: 04 Sep 2008 Posts: 311 City: Salem-ish

I can't imagine any kid would like wearing one of these life jackets, but hers doesn't seem to bother her all that much when we take her.

slidin_out · Soul Rider Joined: 05 Mar 2010 Posts: 353 City: Pearl

he will be less than two months most likely when he takes his first afternoon cruise, i'll just have to get the smallest one and hope it doesn't swallow him whole, i was looking at the liquid force jacket above, all of them seem like they will be too big for him, he will probably only weight about 10lbs at the time

bjeremi · Soul Rider Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 433 City: Owasso

Slidin out, went through this debate about a year ago. Took us a while but we finally found this one. I have recommended it on the other board a few times and every ones seems to like it. LIttle guy loved it and still uses it this year. First few pics are from first time out at 4-5weeks I believe.

Original thread

http://www.wakeworld.com/forum/showthread.php?t=728796&highlight=newest+member+crew

One more pics of him in the vest on there and some suggestions on where people have found the vest. Please ignore the pics of me trying to get the little guy to work on his "ground game" it's pretty weak right now lol.

ray4man · Newbie Joined: 23 Jun 2009 Posts: 45 City: Joplin

Cute pics, bjeremi! We have a new grandson this year and found one at the local Ski Shack. It was actually less than the same ones we found on the internet. It's infant size and neopreme, he doesn't mind it too much but make sure to get the little swimmers diapers. Riley did NOT like the 5 pounds of water he gained on his first swim.

da Liks · Addict Joined: 22 Aug 2010 Posts: 594

4-5 weeks o'ld and already out on the boat? holy stuff, that's great..

slidin_out · Soul Rider Joined: 05 Mar 2010 Posts: 353 City: Pearl

4 weeks huh??? guess i better that vest here in a hurry then, not sure the wife will go for that but i'll try

vette74 · Posted: Aug 31, 2010 7:55 am Post subject:

I used/ use a swimming vest you get at walmart or target. It is not CGA vest but my little due was only 10 or so lbs and the vest swallowed him. However, we do not cross large bodies of water either we only ride in rivers where the shore is always 100 yds or less away.

slidin_out · Soul Rider Joined: 05 Mar 2010 Posts: 353 City: Pearl

yeah i'm sure it will swallow him whole, i'm going for a cga vest for little dude, we'll be in both a river and a large lake, might be able to talk her into a boat ride this weekend with the little guy

bjeremi · Soul Rider Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 433 City: Owasso

Slidinout the thing I really like about the stearns vest is if you look at it close it's basically a swimsuit with floaty s on the front and around the back of the head. The mustang vest is a good vest but it only has one small "through the legs' strap and as small as these guys are they can slide out of something like that pretty easily.

bjeremi · Soul Rider Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 433 City: Owasso

Here are the pics from the bathtub test.

slidin_out · Soul Rider Joined: 05 Mar 2010 Posts: 353 City: Pearl

thanks for the "proof" that he will be able to wear one of these and not disappear inside it

bjeremi · Soul Rider Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 433 City: Owasso

Alot of vests he did slide ride out or could have slid right out. Took us quite a while to find this one and sometimes they aren't the easiest to come by.

LaynDoor · Outlaw Joined: 26 Feb 2010 Posts: 152 City: Meriden CT

And its side entry!

We just had my 6 week old daughter out on the boat yesterday... We'll be looking for a new vest for her.... the one we have is waaaaay too bulky... it basically chokes her... This one looks like it might be a winner

chawk610 · Addict Joined: 06 Jul 2010 Posts: 668 City: Fort Worth

Man... babies have it made... don't they!

Schmo · Posted: Sep 07, 2010 4:15 am Post subject:

Ours is a Body Glove neoprene infant life jacket. Here is a picture when he was only a little over a month old for his first dip of his feet in the lake with mommy. It was a little big on him then but he has grown into it nicely at 3 months now (no picture available right this moment). We had him on the boat with us from 8am to 1pm with the lift jacket on laying down in his baby basket and he slept most of the time so it couldn't be that uncomfortable.

slidin_out · Soul Rider Joined: 05 Mar 2010 Posts: 353 City: Pearl

bought the yellow one, now i just have to get the wife out of the house

bjeremi · Soul Rider Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 433 City: Owasso

Sweet!

Craig-R · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 19 Dec 2008 Posts: 1676

bjeremi, lol! bathroom test is awesome!

bjeremi · Soul Rider Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 433 City: Owasso

Lol had to convince the wifey somehow