Open Vs. Full Foot Fins

[Scuba Brad]

Ok guys........I have to know. I am a open foot kind of a guy but have lost ONE nice Tusa velocity fin down to the merky waters of Lake Powell never to be found again.

The questions is: What do you prefer............Open or Full foot fins? Or are you an either sort of diver. When does your preference change?

Have you made modifications to the fins so they will forever stay attached?

Let me know.

Happy Diving

 

[midwayman]

Have you made modifications to the fins so they will forever stay attached?

Nailed to your foot? ouch.

 

[OE2X]

Open foot with spring straps.
When my feet in my drysuit expand, so will the springs. When I vent the DS the springs contract. I have yet to have a fin come off unless I've taken it off myself.

 

[spectrum]

Open heel with spring straps, worn with booties.

Full foot fins are just good for warm water either off a boat or pristine sandy entries.

I did include fin keepers in my spring strap desing with the matting connectors on my BC. They keep our hands free while getting in and out of the water.
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Pete

 

[archman]

For shore-based or cold water: open-heel

tropics and subtropics: full foot

 

[Jason Ooi]

Hi,

I used open heel..........free diving used full foot....

Cheer
Jason

 

[Nemrod]

I prefer full foot whenever possible. N

 

[MoonWrasse]

Open heel for several reasons.
One of which is that diving full fin on a liveaboard, many people including me develop sores on their feet which are hard to heel while repeatedly wet.

Another is that I can walk to the edge of the boat in my boots and fin up in a few seconds, quicker than with a full fin.

 

[Xizang]

Im from the Philippines. I love full foots, they are lighter and feel better. If it were not for the rocky shore entries in Anilao, I would wear them all the time.

 

[eleven]

open heal fins for sure , try the mares straps with the safety locks , i dive in some pretty hellish tides and haven't lost a fin yet.(knock on wood!)their a bit bulky but their durable.