I like these,
Aloha Shore Divers
Much cheaper and easier to get my fins on and off.
I really like the idea shown in the Aloha Shore Divers link. I have a pair of jet fins with the buckles already cut off. I was wandering around Lowe's tonight looking for a solution.
In one of the spring threads I read recently someone stated they used wire ties. I am thinking they meant rebar wire ties. So anyway I decided to head over to that part of the store after spending a good bit of time in the specialty hardware drawers. I didn't want to purchase a whole bundle of rebar ties, but the rebar cradle for 38 cents really caught my eye!
It seems the cradle is very close if not the same gauge wire as the wire on my Manta springs. I think if I really wanted to I could get 8-10 pins/c clamps out of it in the same fashion and the Manta pin. I don't think the rebar cradle material would hold up to salt water very well and I am sure even in fresh it will rust. But for 38 cents I won't feel too bad if my prototype doesn't go that well or if I toss a pin or two because they don't look pretty!
I also decided to get a black bungee. I was very tempted by the pretty yellow, red, blue and green bungees, but since the tiny yellow patch on my wetsuit is looking sad I decided for the black. So for under $4 I will have a set of bungee straps. My new used fins should be here Monday. It is my third pair of Scuba Pro fins, but as a woman I feel I must have more than one pair of shoes and fins are the shoes of diving!
Actually, I decided to get a pair of Bare ice boots for colder weather and medium fin just won't accept the size boot I need. I paid $11 for the large SP jet fins and $21 to ship them to me. It just seemed wrong to pay more for the shipping than the fins and even more wrong to put a spring on them that cost several times the cost of the fin.
I think I will sew some tabs on the back like Tartullian did. That is a nice touch.
12 bucks at the do-it-center!
