Life Vests - general use

[ctsmith]

I need to stock up on life vests of all sizes (youth, adult women, adult men) for general use at the lake (skiing........ and dare I say tubing). They need to be CGA. Order of priority is comfort, longevity, price. We bought a bunch last year from Dicks (I can't remember the brand) and by the end of the year the foam was moving around and clumping up. They need trashing already. Any suggestions?

[A_B]

I have had good luck with HO and O'Brien vests found on sale.

They have held up really well, even while doing the dare you say it.

 

The stuff you find at sports stores always seems to fall apart fast.

 

And I hang my stuff up to dry everytime.

[travnews]

I agree with brent. I've bought a few HO's from costco cheap.

[bdougherty]

Sam's club sells Body Glove jackets for infants to adults. These jackets are great for general use and reasonably price, if you can catch an end of the year sale even better.