Force Fin Community

[Bob Evans]

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This one in Marsa Shagra, Egyptian Red Sea. I like my force fins since 2015, now very hard to find in the EU.

Thank you Autrichon. What a great image. With high production costs, we have lost over 600 stores and 17 worldwide distributors. After 40 years now things are getting harder to stay in business. But Susanne and I are here to still cover the needs of over a million customers. Sadly most sales are for strap replacement kids from 1985 customers. Made Force Fin too well.

 

[NitroxSam]

Thank you Autrichon. What a great image. With high production costs, we have lost over 600 stores and 17 worldwide distributors. After 40 years now things are getting harder to stay in business. But Susanne and I are here to still cover the needs of over a million customers. Sadly most sales are for strap replacement kids from 1985 customers. Made Force Fin too well. View attachment 853729

Yes Bob, you most definitely did make a virtually indestructible fin, and your customers love you for it. I'm going on 25 years with my 1st and only pair of Pros. Replaced the bungies 1 time after over 20 years of use. The fins are scuffed and scratched but are still going strong. It seems unlikely they will ever need replacing due to becoming worn, and will most likely be passed down to my grandson, who just turned 1 last month. They will still be diving long after I can't. Thankyou for such a great product.

 

[Bob Evans]

Nice comment on the Force Fin community.
It all began with a scuba instructor my freshman year at the University of South Carolin studying Marine Biology. I bought my first pair of yellow Original Force Fins and after 36 years, guess I was one of the early days purchaser, now finally need a new pair! That is an amazing track record! They have been to many countries, rivers, lakes, seas, and oceans. Northwest Pacific, Caribbean, Sea of Abacos, Belize, Azcores, to name a few. They have survived over 700 dives, 7 years snorkel instructor/boat captain of 53′ catamaran, 2 years as dolphin instructor, and that is outside the numerous recreational adventures! I build my suitcase weight around my fins! I used to flash my yellow fins in a large sweeping loop above the water for visibility of the others in the water, and the boat to spot me. I will be getting an interim pair for now until the colors are back in. A huge thank you to you all there at Force Fin for keeping me safe and happily swimming for so many amazing adventures!! Now due to my aging back, I am going to start using them as I rebuild my muscles to hopefully return to being a terrestrial, although I am a much happier aquatic!

Cheers! See you in the water!

Cheers,
Wendy

 

[Bob Evans]

Hi bob,
Pleasure to meet you sir.
Ur fins design is great and i have 3 pairs of them…
2 force and one excellarating.
They are difficult to find in france.
Pictures where taken in Nice and Antibes area in the south of france.
Spot in nice is call grande baie.
Regards.
Gerome di spigno
Padi IDC staff instructor ( retired)

How nice to hear from France. I was born in Paris, France. No surprised to find Force Fins are hard to get. France has some nasty duties and taxes. Come join our community. COMMUNITY - Force Fins | Worlds Finest Fins for Swimming, Diving, Bellyboating

 

[autrichon gris]

Hard to find in France, and since Brexit almost impossible to get within the UE.

I was thinking recently about Force Fins Pro yellow... But where can i find these (no yellow Force Fins Pro on your website, only black?)

 

[Bob Evans]

Hard to find in France, and since Brexit almost impossible to get within the UE.

I was thinking recently about Force Fins Pro yellow... But where can i find these (no yellow Force Fins Pro on your website, only black?)

Thank you. I hope that despite the changes over the years, there might be a way to bring back some of the variety. At one point in the early 1980s, we made every color under the sun. But almost 40 years now, we have had to pull back many models and colors. So it's a beautiful Black. I will say manufacturing here in America has become a real challenge. Well, it's not over till the Fat Ladies sings, and I am tone-deaf

(years of diving).

 

[JMBL]

Hi bob,
Pleasure to meet you sir.
Ur fins design is great and i have 3 pairs of them…
2 force and one excellarating.
They are difficult to find in france.
Pictures where taken in Nice and Antibes area in the south of france.
Spot in nice is call grande baie.
Regards.
Gerome di spigno
Padi IDC staff instructor ( retired)

How nice to hear from France. I was born in Paris, France. No surprised to find Force Fins are hard to get. France has some nasty duties and taxes. Come join our community. COMMUNITY - Force Fins | Worlds Finest Fins for Swimming, Diving, Bellyboating
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Funny, I dove there myself only a couple of days ago, with my Force Fin Pros on, of course.

Discovered them in a 2000 issue of Historical Diving Magazine. Was very interested from that point, but it was some years before I could find a pair.

Now, I only dive them, even get a pair to dive with my drysuit. They're the ideal fins for me : no more cramping (even after been lost at sea for 2h30...), easy and powerful underwater, small form factor (a must when you're travelling) and as I'm getting older I've noticed less rheumatic pain after a day wearing them than with regular fins.