Life Jackets

[skatermike24]

Does anyone know of life jackets other then Lifeline that look good for pleasure boating, let me know please. Don't want to re mortgage the house if you know what I mean, thanks:cool:

[Gordie Miller]

Lifeline builds a hi-perf plearsure jacket now at about 295.00, roughly half of a full race jacket. Good bang for the buck.

[skatermike24]

Still kinda more then I wanna spend, thanks

[Gordie Miller]

that's the middle ground for what were doing. Your choices are, full on race jacket, the hi-perf as listed previous or junk. Look for something used in a race jacket. The pleasure ones are still pretty new, so you won't find many used. good luck

[Daytona19]

Mike if you dont mind a logo on them The Kawasaki web site had some great deals on jackets of all types. I bought two matching vest and they had great deals on wet suits & so on

[MTCM]

Gordie's right............


$2 Helmet for a $2 Head
$10 Life Jacket for a $10 Body

I know ya noggin worth more than $2 and ya body worth more than $10.

Get a new one, or find a good used one. Lifeline or Security Race Products.

Check Security Race Products website and see what they have. I think they have some decent "lower cost" jackets.

www.securityrace.com

[MTCM]

One like this is $275.00 from SRP.............

[Daytona19]

Mike I didnt realize you were speaking of a race jacket or full performance type. The jackets I mentioned are recreation type only, for sking & such.

[Q-Shot-T3R]

Mike, the mercury jackets are nice, neck support and stuff, they were like $80.00 if they still have them. also a company called slipery and Jet pilot make race jacket for jetskis that are verry good and rate for 100 plus mph.

[stevek]

There was a pretty good discussion about lifejackets a month or so ago.

here is the link http://forums.screamandfly.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=28257

[skatermike24]

Thanks to all, I had Lifeline jackets on before, there nothing better for racing , just want to get a few good vests for buzzing around the lakes, like to get something under 100.00each , thanks again

[Techno]

How fast are you buzzing the lake?
If it's at high speed then physics don't change for your use.
I believe at the $100 level these will be good for staying on and keeping you afloat, but they don't provide any protection at all.
Consider it like wiping out on a bike (fill in the speed) but being thrown up too instead of only forward.
Asphalt is as hard as Concrete at these speeds.

[lyle]

www.stayaliveinc.com comes with safty equiment

[Instigator]

crotch straps!
If not and you are spit out, and hit the water feet first, the jacket will come off.
I bought a spare a while back that I think I may have gooten from Overtons and was only about $80. or $90.
Very nice jacket especailly for the money.
Not quite as restrictive to omvement as a "real" vest but still had a skid collar, crotch straps and I think either 3 or 4 heavy duty straps.
(rated at 100 MPH's too)
A $40. ski vest at anything above about 40 is next to worthless depending how you hit the water.

[CDave]

If you looking for a nonrace jacket here is a good "100MPH" jacket made by Stearns and it has crotch straps.

http://www.basspro-shops.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=16159&hvarDept=200&hvarEvent=&hvarClassCode=6&hvarSubCode=1&hvarTarget=browse

[Instigator]

those are even nicer with the pockets on them
great for running around

[Brad Zastrow]

I have the Mercury vest from Mercury (same as any other inexpensive jackets) and they are nothing more than ski vests with leg straps. I think bass fisherman could use them. I wear them in a boat with a full 5 point seat belt harness. Crash, unbuckle harness and float is all those vests are good for. Go fast get a really good jacket such as Lifeline. How much was your prop??? Don't cheap out on your own life.

[Techno]

C guy, the problem with that concept is you may not die. Could just get injured.
Broken ribs or punctured pancrease parts.