Any way to convince my dad...

[kwik surfer92...]

...that there are no frickin .5" thick life vests made for surfing? Otherwise, without one, and can't go further out than my lower chest and I/'m about 5' 9"/5' 11". This is extremely, extremely, extremely, extremely GAY!!!!

[surf patrol]

A regular wetsuit gives you added buoyancy and don't forget you will have a big floatation device strapped to your leg!

[babyboarder89]

haha. i was just wondering what flotation device you were talking about then. duh.

[kwik_surfer92]

Ya, but my dad doesn't want a bouyancy aid, he wants a flotation vest., He says if I get his in the head and I get knocked unconcious, I'll drown cuz I won't go to the top.

[coz]

hmmmmmm this is a tough one. well me and my friends have gotten hit in the head many times and we were fine. there was no swelling or anything. anyway your chances of getting hit in the head are minimal b/c the white wash pushes the board in front of you. it would take some pretty big surf to knock you unconsious. like 9 ft maybe. also when you get hit in the head it is usually b/c you were swimming back up to the top and you hit your head on your board.

[oslo]

Ya, but my dad doesn't want a bouyancy aid, he wants a flotation vest., He says if I get his in the head and I get knocked unconcious, I'll drown cuz I won't go to the top.

This is what C. Darwin called natural selection.

[hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf]

Ya, but my dad doesn't want a bouyancy aid, he wants a flotation vest., He says if I get his in the head and I get knocked unconcious, I'll drown cuz I won't go to the top.

This is what C. Darwin called natural selection.

hahaha. just wait til your 18 then. or til you have a car or something.

[kwik_surfer92]

I'm not gonna wait that long to learn how to surf. I'm 13.

[babyboarder89]

tell your dad the sea is full of wonderful caring surfers who will keep you from drowning.

[Otter]

G's if getting hit in the head is all he's worried about, get a helmet. Not alot, but some people use them here in San Diego.

[Guest]

Tell your Dad if your're out surfing in the real ocean you're much less likely to come to harm than when you're talking to nasty ole men in internet chat-rooms.

LOL !!!

[jacker-man]

that you have a big buoyancy aid strapped to your leg, that you can wear a helmet, that there are many caring surfers out there, and what the hell does he think LIFE GUARDS are for????? this may persuade him!
LOL if not unlucky dude!just read our stories and see what a great time were all having!
Sorry!
Callum.:):):):):)

[jethro-bodine]

Tell him if he won't let you surf for that reason then tell him that he cannot drive, eat meat, walk across the road, or anything like that cause you have just as much of a chance to die if not more doing that stuff.

Your dad sounds like a woman. Kick him in the nads and run out in the ocean (joking by the way).

[Inletsurfer]

nobody drowns on my watch :wink:

Nobody wants to see others introuble. A surfer will always do whatever he can to save someone. its an unwriten rule

[blackflag4456]

yea dude totaly its not like ur gonna be paddling into the line up and some guy sees a surfboard at the top and no guy on it and just sit there until the next wave comes

[WiNzA]

wtf r u talking about?
tell him to let u surf and u wont take his car out and crash it

[namino tsume]

i had this probalem when i was starting to surf. my dad is a reasonable man so when i gave him some of these reasons he let me go. but you pretty much have to tell him that surfing is not dangerous and youll be fine and no matter what he says you still gonna go anyways :D

[Oswaldolo]

are there any flotation vest who arent those big thick big wave vest , but smaller like a little thicker rash vest which give you a little flotation?

Is something like that available ?

Thanks cheers

[jaffa1949]

Wow quick surfer is now 23 instead of 13 after this resurrection. probably able to make up his own mind about his equipment.
Now the real question, if you are doing tow in surfing there are vests of this sort, and a back up on a ski.
In normal surfing you don't want increased personal buoyancy You would not be able to duck dive or penetrate the waves face in a wipeout.
Helmet if needed,

[billie_morini]

What Jaffa said immediately above. Plus, you could get yanked from the board when paddling out against breaking waves or when paddling to catch a rough wave. Then you could get hurt or hurt someone else because you lost control of your board. Board control is rule #1.