Bonaire Boots

[junkyard_dawg]

I have always used some good hard bottom boots like the SeaSoft Sunrays.

They are currently unavailable.

Any other good recommendations for a good boot for Bonaire?

Looking forward to returning in Oct been a few years.

 

[Lorenzoid]

Just looked at the Sunrays online and I’m not so sure about the Aqualungs fitting in your fins. Those are some thick soles on those puppies!!! The AL’s will probably slosh around.

I bought Sunrays and tried them in my Deep6 Eddy size L, and the Sunrays are just a bit too large. I like the Eddys, but having to own one pair especially for iron-shore diving (Bonaire) would be too much. I went back to thick-soled thin-upper booties: Bare 3mm HD Tropic Boot

 

[Marie13]

Intriguing, did you just shove the "excess" down into the shoe after tightening? Or is it short enough to ignore?

Just cut a length of bungee that would work. Get cord locks off Amazon. I tied a knot in the end (left it a bit extra long) and then shoved the tail end under the laces. Just like I do with the similar laces I use on regular shoes.

You want 1/8” bungee cord for this. About the size of spaghetti noodles. And you can get colored bungee off Amazon. Paracord Planet is who I buy from on Amazon.

 

[tursiops]

Just cut a length of bungee that would work. Get cord locks off Amazon. I tied a knot in the end (left it a bit extra long) and then shoved the tail end under the laces. Just like I do with the similar laces I use on regular shoes.

You want 1/8” bungee cord for this. About the size of spaghetti noodles. And you can get colored bungee off Amazon. Paracord Planet is who I buy from on Amazon.

Bingo!

 

[Marie13]

Bingo!
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Nice!

 

[tursiops]

Nice!

They look great with my orange D6 Eddys!

 

[Marie13]

They look great with my orange D6 Eddys!

Orange you matchy-matchy!

 

[uncfnp]

Eric has these and loves them. The only down side to laceup/bungee shoes and shore diving is sand. Gathers in all those nooks and cranies.

https://originalfootwear.com/collections/altama/products/altama-maritime-assault-mid?variant=29741769654344

 

[Hoyden]

Poseidon One Shoe - Black and White

The Poseidon One Shoe is a shoe worth wearing above and below the surface.

www.divegearexpress.com

These are my favorite dive boots, but they are not sturdy enough for rocky beach entries. They are fabulous for everything else...

 

[junkyard_dawg]

Ton of great options and ideas.....a lot of them I've never even considered.

Glad I asked!

 

[junkyard_dawg]

Bingo!
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Very cool.....how quickly do they dry out? Insoles dry pretty quick?