Drysuit disaster from La Jolla to DC...!

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What fins are you using? Do they have springstraps, or the adjustable rubber straps seen on old rocket/jet fins?

 

[Diverantz]

What fins are you using? Do they have springstraps, or the adjustable rubber straps seen on old rocket/jet fins?

I'm not recalling what I used the second time, but the first and third attempts I used rented springstraps-

 

[sea_ledford]

I'm not recalling what I used the second time, but the first and third attempts I used rented springstraps-

Wait a second... are you at close to 100 dives and you are renting ALL of your gear and not just a drysuit? I'd say it's time to spend some money and increase your comfort exponentially.

 

[ebaycurrency]

I'm not recalling what I used the second time, but the first and third attempts I used rented springstraps-

Wait a second... are you at close to 100 dives and you are renting ALL of your gear and not just a drysuit? I'd say it's time to spend some money and increase your comfort exponentially.

I'd have to agree with sea_ledford on this one... SCUBA is a big fit game, just about everything needs to fit you and fit you well for you to have a good time (or the best time possible I suppose...)

Were you renting fins so that they would fit in larger drysuit boots, or do you not own a pair?

 

[Diverantz]

Wait a second... are you at close to 100 dives and you are renting ALL of your gear and not just a drysuit? I'd say it's time to spend some money and increase your comfort exponentially.

Yes! I know, crazy right? But I've really stalled out knowing what to get, because I thought I would become a cold water drysuit diver and now that's gone really badly so far. Not all of it, but all the important stuff, reg and BCD. I have some of the accessories, only a 3mm wetsuit though and a sharkskin top with hood, and I heard that's not even enough to dive the chilly waters of Komodo next week-

 

[Diverantz]

I'd have to agree with sea_ledford on this one... SCUBA is a big fit game, just about everything needs to fit you and fit you well for you to have a good time (or the best time possible I suppose...)

Were you renting fins so that they would fit in larger drysuit boots, or do you not own a pair?

Yeah I've been renting gear since I got certified in 2019 (there was that long COVID break) but I've got the basic outfit and upgraded to slightly better versions of the mask, fins recently. I did use their fins in all these drysuit trainings because either I was away from home without or I didn't think mine would fit in the boots-