vests

LakeErie · Pop Shuvit Joined: 30 Sep 2003 Posts: 224 City: sandtown

What vest do you wear when on the lake?
CGA?, NCGA?

I was thinking of getting a NCGA vest like the oneill vapor or the baller vest. The only problem is, I ride behiond a jetski. So I am kinda concerned that if i got pulled over the lake cops would notice? Also anyone know what kind of fine you would get?

x2xwakegurlx2x · Frontside 180 Joined: 12 Oct 2003 Posts: 270

I ride with a Non CGA, but then again I also ride on a private lake. So I dont know, its all up to you.

seven11dmd · Posted: May 16, 2004 11:13 pm Post subject:

I wouldnt get caught riding on a jetski without the coast gaurd whatever vest. I skate with one and i never thought of it as a pain. if ur on a jet ski, those water police know whats up and they can be real dicks....fines are pretty hefty on the water too, i got fined $250 dollars just for not having my fishing license with me

scott a · "a" is for angel Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 4126

i wear a very comfortable oneill CGA that i got several years ago. whats weird is that i find it just as comfortable as some of the new non-cga vests that claim to have larger armholes for more maneuverability...whatever. i guess the vest has stretched/broken in to the shape of my body...

if i had to get a new vest, i'd probably get a cga. no reason not to. i dont find the non-cga vests all THAT more comfy on my body than the newer CGA's (and ive ridden with them, not just tried them on in stores). id rather not pay $$$ to the po-po's for not wearing an approved vest.

xboard32x · Posted: May 17, 2004 12:16 am Post subject:

scott a, well you wrote what i was gonna.... so i second what scott said

wakesk8ordie · Posted: May 17, 2004 1:22 am Post subject:

ha ha, as sad as it is, I just think the molded vests look rad, pssh who cares about drowning.... Shocked

xboard32x · Posted: May 17, 2004 11:49 am Post subject:

wake-till-i-die · Pop Shuvit Joined: 16 Sep 2003 Posts: 166 City: orlando

i ride with the onei vapor thew cool thing is it looks like a cga vest bcause it is alil thiker. this is the most comfortable vest i have ever put on> i love the bak zip thing too

wakeriderof87 · Frontside 180 Joined: 02 Oct 2003 Posts: 495 City: cen fla

I ride with a jet pilot molded vest, i love it it floats me just fine, head out of the water and everything, and its so comfortable, I doubt the po po are gonna notice that your vest isn't coast gaurd approved unless you have one of those super thin touney vests or you get pulled over for something else and they decide to check.

hpdvs · Frontside 180 Joined: 05 Jan 2004 Posts: 288 City: Dallas

If your gonna get a CGA vest get an O'neill Mental vest, don't look any further. If you want a non CGA vest try them all out, it's just personal opinion. I would just rather be riding with a legal vest that has good flotation, is comfortable, and is a protective vest.

Travis · Faceplant Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 43

I usually wear my CGA vest on the lake but the last time i was wearin my friends NCGA vest and we got pulled over by tha... whatever he is i guess some kind of cop or somethin cuz he has the lights on top of his boat... and they checked all the stuff like the fire extenguisher and the throw out thinggy and he checked for the # of lifevests in the boat, but he never checks if they are NCGA or CGA... he hasn't checked them ever.. which is i think 3 times now that hes done that..
i dunno if its just this lake cuz its really not that BIG or if none of the copz check them.. but im guessing the fine would prolly be $50 if not just a warning the first time(s)

Steven M · Posted: May 17, 2004 5:32 pm Post subject:

this dude came down from new mexico last year and his lake doesnt make him wear CGA. so we get pulled over and hes gettin ready to ride. so the cop/sherif person ask him if he has a CGA vest on andhe says no. the cop ask why and the guy says "cause on my lake in new mexico we dot need them" all the cop did was make him get a CGA on . didnt say nething elese jus left

wakesk8ordie · Posted: May 17, 2004 5:55 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I live in Wisconsin, and not only have I never been stopped by DNR I am willing to bet that they don't know that Non CGA vests exist. I totally understand the justification behind having a CGA though, I definitely get more of a workout having a molded vest. At least I am not like those fools that skate without a vest on, I will float if I get knocked out so somebody can find me, ha ha.

ty540 · Posted: May 17, 2004 7:48 pm Post subject:

I've found that most CGA vests are comfortable, don't restrict movement at all, and it's just not worth the risk of getting a ticket or (this is a little bit more extreme) dying.

seven11dmd · Posted: May 17, 2004 8:14 pm Post subject:

ty540, i agree, and i reallllly wouldnt wanna be caught on a jetski (since u said u need one for that too) w/o one, i ride on a seadoo so i need one that i can be legal riding on the seadoo also, when im not skating. I think the fine is more then 50 bucks and its not worth getting the water cops to be paying attention to ya anymore then they need to.

gorath112 · Posted: May 17, 2004 8:49 pm Post subject:

I ve worn a jet pilot non-cga and i could'nt tell the difference between that and a normal vest, but i am getting the 5-10 hyperlite vest i could care less if it was approved i tried it on in the store and i love it