Small compact inflatsble life vests.

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I’ve posted on some other forums but decided to get the most I can as for as opinions. Besides, you guys might be into tube fiishing stuff a little more. :slight_smile: Any opinions on waist vs, vest inflatables?

I’ve decided to smarten up and get myself a birthday present, especially with bouncing around on UT. Lake and other shallow reservoirs in high winds. I’m a tuber and am in the market for a “best buy” inexpensive inflatable life vest that I can wear while tubing that ain’t going to be big and cumbersome so I can still do my fishing unencumbered, or reasonably so and won’t cost me a leg and an arm. Haven’t bought one to date because they just don’t seem to be very inexpensive and I am short on $. Any suggestions as to sources, brands, etc.??

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I really hate wearing a life jacket but I recently tried one of the new neoprene ones, It wasn’t half bad not real big and bulky maybe a tad warm on those hot days. check out some of the outlet stores like

http://www.rei.com/outlet/

http://www.fogdog.com/outlet/index.jsp?categoryId=534691

Ive seen the inflatable life vests and there neat but have always wondered who would pull the cord if i got conked on the head. the price has also kept me away

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I use the noninflatable for the same reasons price and I figure that if I went in the water it would be for some catastrophic reason and I didn’t want to have to remember to do one more thing.
This is the one I wear.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?id=0022992942246a&navCount=1&podId=0022992&parentId=cat21312&masterpathid=&navAction=jump&cmCat=MainCatcat21276-cat601113-cat21312&catalogCode=9IS&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat21312&hasJS=true&hasJS=true

It is comfortable, but I don’t snap it all the way up. I only put on the leg straps so that I don’t go out the bottom.

You might look at Cabela’s inflatables.
http://www.cabelas.com/…subcategory&rid=

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and for it being on sale for only $29.99 i just may go pick me up one thanks for the info… Sorry leaky didnt mean to jump in on your thread…

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This seat cushion is another option. I am getting one to put on my float tube seat. I want to be a little higher out of the water. Might work for you too.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?id=0000157940953a&navCount=9&podId=0000157&parentId=cat21312&masterpathid=&navAction=jump&cmCat=MainCatcat21276-cat601113-cat21312&catalogCode=IK&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat21312&hasJS=true

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Had a buddy order one of these yesterday 79.00 didnt seem too bad http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0043183943617a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&No=18&Ntt=life+vest+\&Ntk=Products&sort=all&_D%3AhasJS=+&N=0&_D%3Asort=+&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form1&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1

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I wear an automatic inflatable made by Sospenders and love it. I actually wear it 90% of the time it’s so comfrotable. It has a back-up manual pull if needed. I usually test it out every couple of years and it works perfect. I figure for the cost of a recharge cyclinder it is worth testing once and a while. Only problem with Sospenders is the price. I think the run $160~180 now, in '01 I paid $80.