Question Full foot travel fins recommendation

[Kahuna.]

Also, don't bother with the Scubapro "Dolphin" model. They are trash hard plastic like the Walmart snorkelling sets and will snap/crack the first time they stumble and fold them over.

 

[jonhall]

I am considering buying them in sizes 2XS and XS for my 7- and 9-year-old kids. Do you think they will work well with kids?

Just throwing these out there if you're looking strictly for a snorkeling fin. They may work for scuba in a pinch, but having tried them on, they don't feel (to me at least) to be as sturdy as a good fin one would use diving where there is even a mild current. My son, wife, and 10 year old granddaughter all used them to snorkel in while in Cozumel and they worked really well. I got them - 3 pair - for how light and short they were, to put in a suitcase. All from Amazon.

Cressi Rocks fins for kids

Greatever Snorkel fins

 

[FLturtle]

I am looking for recommendations on full foot travel fins.

Normally I use apeks RK3 HD with boots but they are inconvenient for traveling (heavy). Add the boots and it gets worse. Opening luggage that had wet/damp neoprene boots in them for half a day is not on my list of top things to do when I get home.

So I am looking for travel fins that perform similar to what I am used to, which I can use without boots. I would maybe also like an option to use them with thin (2mm) neoprene socks (they dry quickly).
Lets take Egypt for example. The currents there are not that strong from my experience. You also use AL80 instead of the steel 15L I normally use and I even have the 232 bar one which is heavier. My preferred finning style is the frog or modified frog kick.

So far I have found Scubapro Go Travel and Tusa Travel Right. Any opinion on those? Maybe another option?
Thank you.

I recently purchased a pair of Scubapro Go Travel fins & used these drift diving in Cozumel. I was very pleased with the performance of the fins. However, they were very uncomfortable on the top of my foot. The foot pocket is pretty stiff. I’m hoping they will stretch out a little or soften some - if not, I may trim/modify them somewhat. I also purchased a pair of Scubapro Jet Club full foot fins & used them in Cozumel also. I was very pleased with these & the foot pocket was softer & more comfortable than the Go Travel fins.

 

[Landau]

I am considering buying them in sizes 2XS and XS for my 7- and 9-year-old kids. Do you think they will work well with kids?

If they fit, Yes. Especially since at that age they won’t need a larger blade to propel Scubapro gear.

On the difference between Go Sport and Go Travel - the Sport has a bigger blade and much larger foot pocket and is designed to be worn with boots. The travel foot pocket is smaller and fits bare feet or thin socks.

For my bare feet the travels are comfortable in normal diving - up to 20 dives in a week on liveaboards. I did get a bit of very minor chafing doing my timed 800m swim for dive master, but did give me a really fast time.

Your foot could of course get along with them differently. I’d definitely recommend trying out any fin you intend to wear barefoot before purchase if possible.

 

[happy-diver]

EYELINE FINS absolutely comfortable rubber not a plastic compound

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[David Wilson]

EYELINE FINS absolutely comfortable rubber not a plastic compound

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Indeed so. I can speak from experience.

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Read the Divernet article My favourite kit - Pete Atkinson. Pictured above, Pete Atkinson is an Australian underwater photography professional who refused to pay the inflated prices being charged for the fins stocked by his local dive store.

Here is what he said when interviewed about his choice of fins: "I currently use the best fins I have ever used, but no dive store in Cairns will stock them, as they aren't profitable enough. They are orange and blue, Malaysian rubber fins by Eyeline, available from a local sports shop for £20. From new, I could snorkel for a couple of hours without any hint of blisters. They are stiff enough that I can push a Seacam housing around all day. For the diving I do, such full-foot fins are by far the best. Manufacturers continue to dream up fancy expensive gimmicks to extract more money from us. I'll concede that a few of these might actually be useful but, offhand, I can't think of any".

Eyeline fins can be sourced from terrestrial or online sporting goods outlets and swimming supplies retailers.