Benefits of a boot???

[KC2828]

I just bought a Suunto Vyper Novo and was wondering what the benefits or disadvantages of a boot are?

I ask because I was thinking of buying one but wanted pros and cons first.
Thanks

 

[loosenit2]

benefit is mostly protecting your computer from dings, scratches etc. Can add a little bulk to the computer. Sometimes boots can change the mounting style of the computer. For example

this just protects

This changes style of mount:

 

[-JD-]

If you are talking about a boot like the upper one that loosenit2 posted then, IMO you absolutely want one.

I have a Viper Novo that came with one and a Zoop Novo that didn't. The buttons on the Zoop were almost impossibly stiff to use (certainly diving with squishy neoprene gloves) while the Viper with the boot was fine. I adderd one to the Zoop.

 

[Pedro Burrito]

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[happy-diver]

Yeah I use a big boot and clip it across my chest

Did you know I can read my stuff without unclipping

and there's a spare in there, and a perdix on the side

WoW

Just like Warren with a W tattooed on each cheek


See here it is

I installed that butt dump, how's the stiff string

 

[KC2828]

benefit is mostly protecting your computer from dings, scratches etc. Can add a little bulk to the computer. Sometimes boots can change the mounting style of the computer. For example

this just protects

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This changes style of mount:
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I have the bungee strap kit from suunto already was contemplating the boot

 

[KC2828]

If you are talking about a boot like the upper one that loosenit2 posted then, IMO you absolutely want one.

I have a Viper Novo that came with one and a Zoop Novo that didn't. The buttons on the Zoop were almost impossibly stiff to use (certainly diving with squishy neoprene gloves) while the Viper with the boot was fine. I adderd one to the Zoop.

I was thinking the boot may help with button pushing

 

[Zef]

I was thinking the boot may help with button pushing

The Vyper and Zoop Novo computers' buttons are small and hard to push....the protective boot with the flaps that cover the buttons definitely provides some improvement, especially if/when diving with gloves.

-Z

 

[Streydog]

I was thinking the boot may help with button pushing

The boot does make the buttons easier to push. Mine came with the boot along with the bungee mount.

 

[d^2b]

I bought a combined boot / bungee mount from Suunto [1], but I think it was for the Zoop rather than the Zoop Novo. I had to carve it out a bit to fit the Zoop Novo. I also had some weird "refuse to go into dive mode" incidents with the Zoop Novo in the boot. It seems a bit unlikely that the boot is a cause, but I guess it's conceivable.

[1]: Suunto Dive Computer Bungee Mount