if your going to go through the trouble to where a comp vest why not just where a shirt or nothing

for padding I guess

i just think its kinda stupid why spend 50$ on a composit vest when u can just use a shirt

they do help you float to an extent.. some better than others... but they dont meet the USCG standards for keeping a certain weight afloat or pulling a submerged weight in a certain amount of time to the surface

'comp' = competition not composite

it hurts when you fall vestless. the water slaps. also it still floats you so you dont have to swim. much more comfortable

opps sorry about that so is the extra comfort and mobility worth the occassional ticket

a sherrif isnt going to pull you over if you have any vest on. how would he know if it was or not unless he saw tag. ive never gotten a ticket for it.

ive herd of people getting pulled over i was just wondering

for the most part you're not going to get a ticket unless it's some crazy a$$ that has nothing better to do than check to see if all your vests are CGA or not. The I wear a Jet Pilot Core which is the thinnest CGA vest I could find and it floats perfectly. I don't wear comp vests because I usually ride at the lake and with a comp vest on (at least the ones I've worn) I barely float at all. I don't mind wearing one when I'm winching though but I usually winch in 3-6' deep water so it's not that bad <BR> <BR>(Message edited by lovin_the_wake on July 20, 2008)

the dont squeeze you as much as cga vests will they are soo much more comfortable, and riding without a vest can be a hassle. if the board floats away on a fall or something along those lines swimming to it is much easier in any vest.