Buying dive gear in Bonaire?

[Diver-6873]

I think I’m going to want to pick up some good hard-sole boots and open-back fins for my dive buddy for the shore diving in Bonaire.

How is the gear selection in the shops? Will we have some decent choices? Maybe find some Scubapro Go Sport fins or something similar?

Or better to order something off Amazon when we pass through London for a few days on our way to Bonaire?

My suggestion, living here, is to get booties before you come. Yes - many shops have different brands and styles but getting the right booties for your friend, that feel right, and are the right size can be a challenge. There has been a worldwide neoprene shortage and shops have what they have …

 

[SoccerDad]

You need to try them in your fins. As you may need a low
profile boot.

 

[Paul Billingslea]

I think I’m going to want to pick up some good hard-sole boots and open-back fins for my dive buddy for the shore diving in Bonaire.

How is the gear selection in the shops? Will we have some decent choices? Maybe find some Scubapro Go Sport fins or something similar?

Or better to order something off Amazon when we pass through London for a few days on our way to Bonaire?

We bought my wife a BC at Bruce Bowker's in December, price was within $10 US of Scuba.com back in the States. I find their prices competitive with US prices, European stuff a little cheaper in Bonaire than the States.