Henderson Hyperstretch Boots?

[JustJules]

Henderson's web site says they're now available, but of course none of our LDS carry Henderson boots at all, much less the new zipperless ones. Has anyone seen these yet? My boot zippers are one of my major annoyances, and a pull-on boot seems like the ultimate in "good idea" to me. I'm curious about whether anyone has seen them or tried them on...

Julie

 

[JT2]

I have not seen the Hyperstretch boots yet, but I do have some hyperstretch wetsuits, and I love the comfort that they give over less "stretchy" suits, however, they are not very Tough and they snag very easily, and being that most peope I know wear their booties around the boat and while milling around on shore between dives, I do not think that making booties out of the Hyperstretch material would be a good idea, I just don't think they would last very long.

 

[JustJules]

Thanks for replying. I do know about the way that the outer lining on hyperstretch wetsuits can be. I have a 7/5mm hyperstretch wetsuit, and I have noticed how suceptible it is, especially to velcro!

I'm willing to take the risk to have boots whose zippers don't quietly work their way down throughout my dive. More than once, I have pulled off my fin before reboarding the boat only to have the boot come off in the fin!

Julie

 

[JT2]

If you have a dealer that carries them you might try the Deep Sea 5mm boots made by U.S. Divers I think. They have a tab that closes over the zipper at the top. I use them in some pretty tough situations and have never had them come unzipped.