Making fin straps easier to remove

[BlueTrin]

I saw pictures from @Akimbo in this thread

I would like to make the blue thing on the left fin as my jet fins do not come with a plastic bit to pull the strap.

Does anyone know where I could find this kind of fabric and how I could make loop ? This seems better than using bungee rope.

 

[Jonny Wishbone]

Maybe scavenge from an old backpack like the one kids use for school or an old duffle bag.

 

[saxman242]

Looks like 1" webbing. Strapworks.com sells a bunch, including keepers for putting it all together if you don't want to sew.

 

[JackD342]

Maybe you can make this work?
BAINBRIDGE Tubular Nylon Webbing | West Marine

 

[-JD-]

Any GOOD climbing/backpacking outfitter should have the components to make it work. In the US, REI is the go-to, unfortunately, I have no idea of UK stores. I've also had good luck with fabric/sewing supply stores.

 

[wetb4igetinthewater]

Maybe you can make this work?
BAINBRIDGE Tubular Nylon Webbing | West Marine

I've also found these in fabric stores (for cheaper). For the Seattle folks, there's Seattle Fabrics on Aurora, my go-to place for webbing.

 

[ZzzKing]

Hardware stores carry 1” webbing along with nylon tri-glides also.

You may want to sew it. The tri-glides can slip on the soft webbing.

 

[BlueTrin]

Hardware stores carry 1” webbing along with nylon tri-glides also.

You may want to sew it. The tri-glides can slip on the soft webbing.

I would sew it but webbing seems pretty hard to sew

 

[-JD-]

It is pretty ghetto, but you could easily do pretty much the same thing with some heavy-duty zip ties and maybe a short length of hose/tubing to make it more finger-friendly.

Make your pull-loop: loop one zip-tie through the hose/tubing and close it.
Attach the pull-loop to the fin-strap with 2 or 3 other zip-ties.

 

[dmaziuk]

I would sew it but webbing seems pretty hard to sew

A "shoe goo" or "sole repair" glue works too. I'm sure there's others. Although with constant pulling I'd probably want to reinforce that with a few stitches anyway: it's not that hard to sew, actually.