Impact vest

vinspin · Newbie Joined: 29 Apr 2011 Posts: 26

does impact vests really absorb impact the vest is pretty thin and soft? im only using a life vest.

GnarShredd · Posted: May 26, 2011 5:18 am Post subject:

"Impact Vests" honestly don't really do that much. It's more of another term for a non-coast guard approved vest.

Regular life vests offer the same if not more protection beacuse there's more padding.

DeloBoarder · Outlaw Joined: 18 Jun 2006 Posts: 131 City: Knoxville

yeah an impact vest really just provides more flexibility because the padding is less thick and, therefore, less restrictive. They most likely will not be CGA and will not typically float well as a result. If you don't mind the loss of the safety factor, they sure are comfortable though

vinspin · Newbie Joined: 29 Apr 2011 Posts: 26

i just need protection from falls. after every ride my body hurts like hell.

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

yea, so they arent like body armor or anything... they only call them impact vests because the arent "life" vests... they take the sting away from hitting the water... thats it... a good neoprene CGA "life" vest will do much more to protect you from "impact" with the water.

vinspin · Newbie Joined: 29 Apr 2011 Posts: 26

they should just have called them "vest" or "comfort vest" hehehe

hyperlite11 · Newbie Joined: 20 May 2011 Posts: 13 City: Athens

They are worth wearing just to get the flexibility though. Cuts down so much of the bulk from the CGA jackets

kartman · Posted: May 28, 2011 2:06 pm Post subject:

i would never ride behind the boat without a cga vest on. i have a buddy who knocked himself out. i want that extra floatation.

vinspin · Newbie Joined: 29 Apr 2011 Posts: 26

should the vest be tight fit? my friends says that the vest should be body fit because it will loosen up in the water.

DeloBoarder · Outlaw Joined: 18 Jun 2006 Posts: 131 City: Knoxville

yes, all vests will loosen up some once used. You want a pretty snug fit when trying it on dry, but not so much that it's a struggle to get zipped/buckled. Nobody wants to feel like they need to lose weight every time they strap up to ride Laughing

vinspin · Newbie Joined: 29 Apr 2011 Posts: 26

hey guys ill be buying the billabong modernism

http://www.activewake.com/billabong-modernizm-comp-vest-white.html?utm_source=shopzilla&utm_medium=cse&utm_term=bil_mod_vest_09_white&utm_content=Vests

anyone tried this vest?

cubbies017 · Posted: Jun 22, 2011 4:03 am Post subject:

The Impact vests are just for if you don't want the added bulk of a regular vest.

anw7405 · Outlaw Joined: 10 Sep 2010 Posts: 188 City: edmond

One more comment. If the water patrol really want to get you they will check your lifejacket you are wearing in the water. I got a ticket for wakeboarding with a "impact vest" and not a CGA lifejacket.

GnarShredd · Posted: Jun 22, 2011 10:14 am Post subject: