Fin Problem

[perpet1]

OK I have a problem with my fins while using my drysuit. I can not easily get out of my fins. Here is what I have tried so far. I made sure the fins fit and they do. I was using V-Drives and they fit fine. They also had holes to break the vacuum so I figured they would work but it was a dog to get out of them.

Next I tried the Seaquest fins that come in a Giant size and these fit fine (NOT TOO SMALL) if anything a little big but fit well when I have two pairs of socks on. These too have holes to prevent a vacuum but yet I still need to work to get them off. I personally like to be able to quickly get out of my fins as I do a lot of rocky shore dives with a lot of waves so getting out of your fins quickly is ket to not getting beat up.

Even though there are holes to prevent a vacuum it almost seems that this is still the problem. I am wearing a rubber suit with rubber boots.

Any thaughts.

 

[MechDiver]

I tried a pair of IDI fins one time, and it almost took two people to get them off. I was wearing doubles at the time and invented some new dance steps the hip-hop bunch would be proud of.

Rubber against rubber is going to hang up unless you have enough room to break it apart. I use Turtle fins that have a large pocket, or Blades that are made of a slicker polymer stuff.

MD

 

[CincyBengalsFan]

perpet1 once bubbled...
OK I have a problem with my fins while using my drysuit. I can not easily get out of my fins. Here is what I have tried so far. I made sure the fins fit and they do. I was using V-Drives and they fit fine. They also had holes to break the vacuum so I figured they would work but it was a dog to get out of them.

Next I tried the Seaquest fins that come in a Giant size and these fit fine (NOT TOO SMALL) if anything a little big but fit well when I have two pairs of socks on. These too have holes to prevent a vacuum but yet I still need to work to get them off. I personally like to be able to quickly get out of my fins as I do a lot of rocky shore dives with a lot of waves so getting out of your fins quickly is ket to not getting beat up.

Even though there are holes to prevent a vacuum it almost seems that this is still the problem. I am wearing a rubber suit with rubber boots.

Any thaughts.

Have you thought about some lubesuit boots of footies? I used to own some V-drives and they come in the HUGE size. I know what you talking about.

 

[perpet1]

CincyBengalsFan once bubbled...


Have you thought about some lubesuit boots of footies? I used to own some V-drives and they come in the HUGE size. I know what you talking about.

How do you mean? I have drysuit rubber boots. Lube suits go on under everything and I fail to see how that would help.

;-0

 

[SubMariner]

We put a couple of squirts of silicon spray (Dacor in a pump bottle) into the foot pockets of our fins that seems to help aleviate this problem. Works with everything from wetsuit booties to DUI Rock Boots.

 

[theskull]

SubMariner is on the right track, but it is not a good idea to use silicone products anywhere around your drysuit.

You want to spray the inside of your foot pocket with a good dry teflon-based lube. It will last longer than silicone, also.

Happy diving,

theskull

 

[perpet1]

I am very aware that silicone and a rubber drysuit do not go well together but the I like the idea of a teflon spray.

 

[CincyBengalsFan]

perpet1 once bubbled...


How do you mean? I have drysuit rubber boots. Lube suits go on under everything and I fail to see how that would help.

;-0

Silicone spray sounds like a great idea. You can buy that at any embroidery store for about 1/10 the price of a dive shop.

You can also buy LUBE SUIT booties that are oversized to fit on your drysuit boots. Just a thought, that's what I mean.