Fold up fins, so you can easily walk into the water

[phillyrob]

Are these fins DIR ?

HAHAHAHAHAHA !!! That was a good one.

 

[dlndavid]

Are these fins DIR ?

only if you use them right

 

[Kim]

A hal fassed solution in search of a problem.

That was pretty much my impression when I saw a picture of them a while back. They looked as if they might be quite heavy too.... and I've just moved to lighter fins as I was starting to get leg cramps on longer dive days.

Still - it's just an impression, as I haven't actually tried them. They didn't make me go "Ooooh.....must have!!!" though.

Different strokes for different folks I guess.....

If they work for some peoples needs....great.

 

[Teamcasa]

..They looked as if they might be quite heavy too.... and I've just moved to lighter fins as I was starting to get leg cramps on longer dive days.

Still - it's just an impression, as I haven't actually tried them..

Just a note, they are not at all heavy. Significantly lighter than turtles, a few ounces more that my Cressi Reactions.

 

[SeaLevelScuba]

Iceguy, in short the fins are great. My wife wanted to try the amphibian so she ordered a pair, a bit more work than she wanted out of a fin, probably due to the size of the fin. The sizing design they have is basically 2 sizes with inserts to size down, not a bad thing other than someone with a relatively small foot will be kicking around a fin the size of a XL SCP Jet fin with about a third of the weight. The fin is really pretty light. Due to their sizing design, the fin also fit me without the inserts, being that I kick around the SCP XL Jets the required effort of a blade designed fin was no problem to shift to. We took these fins on a 7 day liveaboard trip last week along with our regular fins to see how they did in the everyday open water style diving and for the most part, these fins excelled our expectations. When I first saw them I discounted them as being gimicky and paid little attention to the sales presentation, after diving them, I was rememebered an old saying my father used to say, you judge a book by its cover. During the liveaboard trip I spent alittle over 23 hours in this fin and only find 1 issue with them, during my safety stops on the hull of the boat (16 feet) when I would use the fin to push off the blade would flip up, outside of that they worked great. When a giant stride entry was made, the impact of the water on the bottom of the fin on the leading foot would cause the fin to fold up, once you made the initial kick the fin would snap back into place. During the exiting of the water, I simply placed the blade of the fin on the rung of the ladder above the desired step and stepped up, fin folded into place and I'd climb out of the water with the fin and equipment in place. In trying to determine the effort involved in folding them up before the ladder I just used the top of the foot to snap them up. During the week of diving a few of the crew members, and other divers dove them as well, general response was they liked them outside of the additional effort to kick them. They are not splits and do not kick like splits at all.

On Wenesday & Thursday I will be using them in a drysuit shell and will be able to see the effectiveness in that format, dont think I will ever use them in a cave or wreck environment though due to the folding up when when leverage is placed on the bottom of the fin. if you haven't tried them, and you have anopportunity to do so it will be well worth your wild, you may or may not like them but you should try them. I am putting this pair into our rental program for folks to try, they're not cheap so it may help if folks if they get to try them before they buy them. As a added bonus to walking with your fins on, they come with spring heels

Schott

 

[SeaLevelScuba]

...Besides, I'm willing to bet I can put on or take off my fins within a couple of seconds as quickly as I could flip them up or down...

Have you used them yet Walter?

 

[RJP]

I can't wait to see someone wearing them on the boat this year so I can make fun of them. Hopefully it'll be on the G.B. on 5/31.

Well, I can tell you who WON'T be wearing a pair on GB on that date!

:blinking:

 

[robertarak]

10) I have the problem they are the solution for.
9) They are a quality product with a proven design.
8) They are light weight.
7) On a boat, putting the fins on before gearing up is a huge plus.
6) Getting on the boat I don't need help to remove my fins.
5) I don't loose my fins in the surf.
4) The foot pocket is the perfect size for my drysuit boot.
3) Lifetime warranty.
2) They let me do dives I could not do without them.
And number 1) Chicks dig them!

Enough said.

 

[The Chairman]

Like my hallowed (now retired) BWODs, I just love trying out gear that others hate. Especially when there seems to be absolutely no basis to their hatred!

 

[Walter]

Besides, I'm willing to bet I can put on or take off my fins within a couple of seconds as quickly as I could flip them up or down

Have you used them yet Walter?

Nope. I stated earlier I haven't used them. OTOH, since I can put on or take off my fins in a couple of seconds, I'm pretty confident of my earlier statement.

I'm trying to open my mind, so I hope someone will please explain to me why so many folks seem to think RJP and others hate these fins? I don't see that at all. I see that several folks don't see a need for them. I've expressed the opinion that how they work in the water (without expressing an opinion about how they actually work) is the most important thing about any fin. When Teamcasa said, "These fins work very well in ...........the water," I replied with, "That's what counts." I don't see the hate. I see doubt that the flip up feature is needed by many. I see that while some do desire this feature, many don't. I see that people who want fins like this, see that lack of desire as hatred of the fins. That's simply not the case. BTW, I make lots of beach dives myself.