IMO dont worry about price when shopping for a life jacket.you buy a boat that cost alot of money,spend alot on motor to go fast ,probably get an expensive truck to tow it but skimp on the one thing that can save your life????
I have seen a flatbottom crash that was my booses and driven by another driver the chute jacket DID SAVE HIS LIFE OR FROM SERIOUS INJURY.When i drive my flat i do wear a chute jacket vs the standard race lifeline wheter i go for a 25mph cruise or a 130mph pass.
My suggestion is call lifeline talk to bill or ken and tell them what kind of boat you drive the speed you plan on going and get what they recomend.When i bought mine i was going to get the standard jaket bill said i should get a chute jacket i wanted to save money too my boss said no way "you are going to drive my boat you will get the recomended jacket"
IMO a chute jacket will probaly not be needed for a bigger boat but just talk to lifeline for a recomendation
yea i go for rides in alot of different boats ranging form our 24 HTM that goes 75 right now ,, up to blings 36 nor-tech witch is capable of over 160...
and i love drag boats , and i am thinking about racing