Amphibian fins

[mike_s]

Has anybody seen these yet? What are your thoughts on this? Makes sense I guess but kinda funny looking.

Amphibian

I saw a pair at the springs one day. they are weird looking, but the guy was walking down to the water with his hear own and walking pretty easy. not as easy as with tennis shoes on, but more like 'ski boots'. but easier than wearing regular flat fins.


at $299 a pair, or found them online at one place for $229. I guess I won't be trying a pair anytime soon. I know they are new, but they aren't trying to sell them hard for that price.

I was talking to my lds owner about them and his opinion on them are that they aren't that good. He said there are issues with getting sand in the clips and not locking. He wasn't trying to push other fins on me, [snip]

Did he actually sell them or had he actually tried a pair of them, or was he just another LDS shop owner bad mouthing a product that he didn't sell or had never tried? I ask just because I've seen this happen WAY too much. Or had he just "heard this" through the rumor grapevine?

When a LDS tells me crap like that, I questin the origin of their 'opinion' and often find it's a full of crap as the person telling me that.

 

[sambolino44]

It seems to me that the concept is valid, for those who want something like that. I'm just concerned about the durability. Another thing not mentioned is, for all the hoo-ha about different fin designs concerning actual fin performance, these look like normal old paddle fins once you lock them into place.

Just like my earlier request for actual user input about the new Kapitol Reef snorkel, you see the ads for these things, but it seems to take a long time before anybody (on here, anyway) has actually used them.

 

[robertarak]

OK, this will be the fourth or fifth write up I have done on these. Maybe I should just link to the ones already done. Anyway, I have them, and I dive them. Though less and less these days. Here is the scoop. First of all, they do everything they say they will do, and have done so for me without any failure. I have a leg injury that makes it impossible for me to bend my right leg into a "figure 4" to get my fin on, now add all the gear you put on before finning up and there is no way I could do it alone. I always needed help to get my fins on. As bad as this in on a boat, imagine someone having to help you get your fin on in the surf zone! These fins solved that. For boat diving, or diving at Catalina where you just walk down stairs to the water, they rock! I can put my fins on FIRST, and with little or no help, then get the rest of my gear on. I just jump in, give a little kick, they lock inplace and I am good to go. Once on the boat, I take off all my gear first (after flipping up the fins in the water) and the fins come off last. They even swim well. For someone who needs them, they are GREAT! If you dan't really need them, they do what they are suppose to do...up to you if they are worth the cost. For me..worth every penny!

 

[Dive Right In Scuba]

Now the price has come down and they include spring straps and a fin bag...Price $230, can be found on sale regularly for $200 from us

Check out some pics of one of our Instructors in them....They really do work great!
Dive Right in Scuba's Gallery :: Ice Diving 2006

 

[Teamcasa]

Like Robert, I actually have and use them. They work great for diving here in SoCal. I use them exclusively when I dive at the Casino Dive Park on Catalina Island. I’ve also used them for beach diving and found no issue with sand what so ever. When boat diving, I use different fins because I climb the boat ladder the fin, in its folded position up wants to fold back to the swimming position so I end up taking them off anyway.

They are built very well, high quality and have a lifetime warranty. I love ‘em and could care less what others (who don’t own them) think of them.

 

[David P]

imagine someone having to help you get your fin on in the surf zone!

yeah right, like you could get a buddy to do that!

I must attest that Robert get the looks from the ladies while he struts around the point wearing his transformer fins.

 

[Teamcasa]

...I must attest that Robert get the looks from the ladies while he struts around the (casino) point wearing his transformer fins.

This happens to me as well when I wear them....

 

[robertarak]

Now the price has come down and they include spring straps and a fin bag...Price $230, can be found on sale regularly for $200 from us

Check out some pics of one of our Instructors in them....They really do work great!
Dive Right in Scuba's Gallery :: Ice Diving 2006

I WANT SPRINGS STAPS!

 

[robertarak]

yeah right, like you could get a buddy to do that!

I must attest that Robert get the looks from the ladies while he struts around the point wearing his transformer fins.

All this time I thought they were looking at me casue I am so damn good looking...now I find out it's just the fins! OK guys, forget everything else said...just buy them, the chicks dig 'em!

 

[Dive Right In Scuba]

I WANT SPRINGS STAPS!

DONE!!! In the mail on Monday