Bootie question....
Bootie question....
Do we need sock booties to go with our fins?
I see that they are available and am wondering if people really wear them?
Thnx!!!
I see that they are available and am wondering if people really wear them?
Thnx!!!
Coden
Usually, sock booties are worn with open heel fins. It is very difficult to get the full footed fins on over booties. I have a pair of open heeled travel fins (they are shorter than the regular ones) and I like to wear the booties because they protect my feet from stones, rocky entrances for snorkeling, and hot sand.
Does that answer your question?
Does that answer your question?
The liver is evil, it must be punished!
I do the same -- booties with open heel fins. After a few years of wearing shoe type fins and dealing with stones and urchins at many beaches, I love wearing the booties to walk to the beach and into the water. Make sure you rinse them well and let them air out overnight. They can get kinda ripe if you leave them in the car for a few days.
CariBert, where did you get your travel fins? Do you like them?
CariBert, where did you get your travel fins? Do you like them?
Jan N.
I really like the shorter fins, they fit in my carry on and the underside of my suitcase rather well. They are all you really need in the Virgins, unless you run into a really strong current (I haven't yet) and then you have to work a little harder is all.
I got them on line, I just googled "snorkel fins". I don't remeber the exact place I got them, but the google search will turn them up, there is only one company making them.
I got them on line, I just googled "snorkel fins". I don't remeber the exact place I got them, but the google search will turn them up, there is only one company making them.
The liver is evil, it must be punished!
Ha! I was trying to be funny and it worked!!
Thnx for the great info. on the booties. We are Novice snorkelers and I wasn't sure about the sock booty thingies.
So we should look for shorter fins and they should be open heeled and we should buy some sock booties to go with them to cut down on the rocks hurting our heels, etc. Great info and I'm so glad I asked!!
Thnx for the great info. on the booties. We are Novice snorkelers and I wasn't sure about the sock booty thingies.
So we should look for shorter fins and they should be open heeled and we should buy some sock booties to go with them to cut down on the rocks hurting our heels, etc. Great info and I'm so glad I asked!!
Coden
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Just wear water shoes....
...Instead of diving boots, just bring water shoes. They work perfectly with open backed fins, {long or short}, and they also work with hiking sandals {Waterlemon Hike}. [/b]
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Fins...
Our family are all very strong swimmers, and we still would not snorkle without fins. The fatigue factor is real, and if you start to swim in one direction, with the current, the return trip can be very tiring, against the current. Try them on with the water shoes, though. And try to break them in at your local pool. They are stiff when new.
Fin sizes...
Another question: Just in case we get lazy and dont' want to make the 1 hour drive to the nearest sports store and want to order our fins on-line instead. Are the sizes pretty much true? I wear an 8, so I buy a fin that is in that range? My son wears a 12 1/2 or 13...but if we buy fins in that range we s/b okay?
Is there really a need to actually try them on before buying them?
Thnx and Happy Hump Day!!!!
Is there really a need to actually try them on before buying them?
Thnx and Happy Hump Day!!!!
Coden
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Fins
You really need to try them on. For fit and comfort. Width especially.
I think this is the only place you can get the travel fins: http://www.island-scuba.com/c-scuba-sno ... -fins.html
Go to that site and look at them all, the Reef Tourer is the travel ones. Sizes are S, M. Lg...I got a large and they fit fine.
Go to that site and look at them all, the Reef Tourer is the travel ones. Sizes are S, M. Lg...I got a large and they fit fine.
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