We each use a Crewsaver Crewfit 40 Pro. Nice comfortable vests so we wear them all the time. USCG certified. They have soft d-rings to attach a tether to These do not have crotch straps, though. I believe their Ergofit Pro series does. They also have a series of vests certified for off shore racing. Like the sight glass indicator for the cartridge on the vests. Green is good, red time to replace.
Life Jacket with Harness reviews/recommendations
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For those complaining about dyneema's lack of stretch, do you have a problem with clipping in to hard points? That's a fallacy. The jackline is your anchor. If you want stretch it needs to come from the tether. Reduced jackline stretch also helps keep you on the small boat!
If you're concerned about it rolling under foot you can put webbing over it. I haven't had a problem with this as, a) dyneema flattens when you step on it, and b) I'm not doing a lot of upright walking on my little boat! Most of the time it's crawling or sitting! If I do stand there are plenty of other lines to watch out for anyway.
A BIG advantage of dyneema is UV resistance. I leave mine rigged all the time. If you had to bolt on the seatbelts in your car each time you went for a drive how often would you buckle up? Just for long trips? Only if the weather's bad? The truth is convenience impacts usage of safety devices more than we'd like to admit. The same goes for the comfort of the life vest. The only advantage of inflatables is people are more likely to wear them.
If you're concerned about it rolling under foot you can put webbing over it. I haven't had a problem with this as, a) dyneema flattens when you step on it, and b) I'm not doing a lot of upright walking on my little boat! Most of the time it's crawling or sitting! If I do stand there are plenty of other lines to watch out for anyway.
A BIG advantage of dyneema is UV resistance. I leave mine rigged all the time. If you had to bolt on the seatbelts in your car each time you went for a drive how often would you buckle up? Just for long trips? Only if the weather's bad? The truth is convenience impacts usage of safety devices more than we'd like to admit. The same goes for the comfort of the life vest. The only advantage of inflatables is people are more likely to wear them.
The issue is the fall distance. When clipped to a hard point the greatest distance that you can fall is the length of the tether, roughly 6 feet. When clipped to a jackline the maximum fall distance is twice the tether length, or about 12 feet. Stretch helps to dampen the forces in that fall. The folks who have done a lot of research on falls and forces generated in them are the climbing folks. The lines they use all have stretch built into them.
