Alternative to Rock Boots

[jar546]

I have a suit with turbo soles and a suit I have to use RockBoots. Looking to see what others use for their suits in place of RockBoots by DUI.

What do you use?

 

[davetowz]

Converse
Custom chuck's..or
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Off the shelf.
I use Converse Chuck Taylors and love them, not to mention the price They also fit in my normal fin pocket..+1

 

[TSandM]

I've used a bunch of different things. I've used Scubapro wetsuit booties (worked okay, but didn't allow any air in my feet, and they got cold). I've used Bare boots, which I like quite a bit for boots. I've used Gill Marine boat shoes -- the tall ones with the velcro strap around the ankle are pretty nice, but don't have thick enough soles for entries over rocks. I don't want to use any kind of overboot of any sort at all for any high-risk diving -- I have kicked a boot (and the attached fin) off 1500 feet back in a cave. I do not ever want to do that again.

 

[davetowz]

Converse
Custom chuck's..or
Target: Baby, Bedding, Furniture, Electronics, Clothing, ...
Off the shelf.
I use Converse Chuck Taylors and love them, not to mention the price They also fit in my normal fin pocket..+1

 

[Scott]

One time I forgot to pack my rock boots for a SoCal trip, I stopped by a shoe store and purchased a pair of Chuck Taylors. They worked quite well.

 

[jar546]

Do the Chuck Taylors correspond to the same size as the Rock Boots?

I normally wear size 10-10.5 regular shoes, RockBoots I have size 11. I would assume the CTs would be the same as the RockBoots????

 

[jar546]

Bumpity bump bump

 

[Tristan.ak]

I use them for boots, and when they are dry they are clean street shoes. So I guess size them a half size larger, try them on with the suit and if they don't fit take them back.

 

[boat sju]

I wear a size 9 shoe but need a size 11 CT. I believe that differential (plus or minus) is common.

 

[David Wilson]

I have a suit with turbo soles and a suit I have to use RockBoots. Looking to see what others use for their suits in place of RockBoots by DUI.

What do you use?

If Converses are an option, I wonder whether the following kind would be better as they're all-rubber, a material that's less likely than canvas to rot with prolonged immersion:

RUBBER CRAZE « Oblea-Tan Fashionlog