I did a ton of research before I purchased my life jacket. I went with LifeLine as well. Kent is great to deal with and yes he is always around at the races (in Parker). I spoke with numerous racers that had used both jackets and the majority were running LifeLine for a few reasons.

1) Safety, they float you face up. Kent advised me to get fully dressed as if I was ready to jump in my boat and go. Then, jump into a body of water and see what happens. It was pretty eye opening.

2) Function, the leg bands and the cut of the jacket.

3) Comfort, most everyone that I spoke with that wore both Jackets preferred the LifeLine jacket over the SRP.

Good luck Greg, and choose wisely. They are a huge investment.

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