Recommendations for thick-soled wetsuit booties for rough terrain shorediving?

[Thunder Struck]

The Henderson Aqualock booties have a pretty decent sole. I’ve been happy with mine.

 

[afieldofblue]

As a follow-up, I'm currently in the process of glueing an extra rubber sole to these - pretty comfy to wear, we'll see how the DIY holds up.

Talking to local non-Japanese divers, most people recommend booties with felt covered insoles, which I'm not familiar with - apparently the felt layer protects from urchin punctures if i understood correctly...

 

[Kimela]

I love my Hendersons. They are 5mm and I wear them all year. Good for the boat and for shore entry.

 

[afieldofblue]

These do look great but are impossible to find in Japan - no distributors.
TUSA boots, on the other hand - issue is size more than anything else, for my 28.5 / 29cm feet ^^

 

[davecampbell]

altama user here. for drysuit and wetsuit diving. Combined with neoprene socks for wetsuit diving.

 

[afieldofblue]

Interestingly enough, divers here swear by felt sole booties, like these ones:

https://item.rakuten.co.jp/aqros/30479003/?scid=af_pc_etc&sc2id=af_109_1_10000237

They're basically standard booties with a 10 to 12mm felt sole on them, super grippy on wet / algae covered rocks

 

[KenE]

The XS Thug boots have served me well on rough terrain, I also did not need to change fin size to accommodate the sole.

 

[parzdiver]

I have used both SeaSoft Sunray and Akona Fit Low Molded Sole Boot. Both worked well in Bonaire. The Seasoft are higher in the ankle with a zipper, the Akona pull on.

I have very wide feet and both of these fit well.