parents are getting me an impact vest, but dos any1 actually wear them or are they more trouble than they are good? do they make it hard to bodydrag upwind? make u less flexible or even help you float much better? can any1 recomend a brand/modle ? i wear a seat harnest weigh 52kg 168cm tall and am a skinny little sh** so they will have to be in a small size. cheers!

hey
i have been riding 4 a year now and weigh 60kg, my parents as well insist that i should get a PFD/impact vest and now i use an o'neill reactor impact vest which provides heaps of flotation(i am wearing it as i am typing now). They also warm u up, and gives you that piece of mind when u crash ur kite 2km offshore. they dnt get in the way and they dnt look to gay(i hope),
in regards to body dragging the vest sits very close to your body so body dragging upwind is still easy.i recon get one

Try a Liquid Force Impact vest. Very well made and protected. www.liquidforce.com . If you are in Brissy, welcome to try one out in the water.

snoidberg said...

parents are getting me an impact vest, but dos any1 actually wear them or are they more trouble than they are good? do they make it hard to bodydrag upwind? make u less flexible or even help you float much better? can any1 recomend a brand/modle ? i wear a seat harnest weigh 52kg 168cm tall and am a skinny little sh** so they will have to be in a small size. cheers!

thanks for all your help guys, i'll check out some wakeboard & kite shops this week and try some on then. cheers!