Shore diving question...booties?

[Lorenzoid]

These are my Bonaire booties: Bare 3 mm HD Tropic Boot

"The BARE Tropic is made from 3 mm Nylon ll Neoprene with a Reinforced Heel Cap and the Heavy Duty Ice Boot Sole for Extreme Durability."

 

[tursiops]

Tell her to look at stylish low-cut booties:

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Tell her she'll look like a water-sprite or some sort of nymph or elf-girl.

The soles on these look too flimsy for Bonaire.

These are my Bonaire booties: Bare 3 mm HD Tropic Boot

"The BARE Tropic is made from 3 mm Nylon ll Neoprene with a Reinforced Heel Cap and the Heavy Duty Ice Boot Sole for Extreme Durability."

These look good. Also, see Amazon.com : Tusa Imprex 3mm Scuba Dive Slipper - DB-0201-BK-10 - Size 10 : Sports & Outdoors, which I've seen in several shops on Bonaire.

 

[Marie13]

The Seasoft Sunray booties are warm water and comfy, with a heavy duty sole, like an athletic shoe. I have them for my pool work since the taller booties wouldn't stay zipped up on me.

Sunrays - Dive Right in Scuba

 

[The Chairman]

Those interest me as drysuit boots

They are way awesome for drysuits... if you can find them. Since New Balance bought out OTB Boots, they've become scarce. The original designer/owner of OTB is working for a uniform manufacturer, and I'm hoping for prototypes soon. I like them because they drain immediately, and dry within about an hour. Excellent ankle support and traction. I use them when fly fishing as well as for diving.

 

[Lorenzoid]

The Seasoft Sunray booties are warm water and comfy, with a heavy duty sole, like an athletic shoe. I have them for my pool work since the taller booties wouldn't stay zipped up on me.

Sunrays - Dive Right in Scuba

I like the arch support feature. I resort to putting insoles in my booties. They make a good point that a hard sole can have benefits beyond protecting your feet when you're walking on land.

 

[DustyC]

They are way awesome for drysuits... if you can find them. Since New Balance bought out OTB Boots, they've become scarce. The original designer/owner of OTB is working for a uniform manufacturer, and I'm hoping for prototypes soon. I like them because they drain immediately, and dry within about an hour. Excellent ankle support and traction. I use them when fly fishing as well as for diving.

I'll look on some fire/ems/le pages I'm on.

Tell her to look at stylish low-cut booties:

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Tell her she'll look like a water-sprite or some sort of nymph or elf-girl.

You couldn't pay me enough to dive Bonaire with soles like that.

 

[divad]

I'll look on some fire/ems/le pages I'm on.

You couldn't pay me enough to dive Bonaire with soles like that.

I wouldn't pay you to dive anywhere...

 

[DustyC]

I wouldn't pay you to dive anywhere...

Wouldn't and couldn't are very different things.

 

[diver0008]

Tell her to look at stylish low-cut booties:

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Tell her she'll look like a water-sprite or some sort of nymph or elf-girl.

Those are, in my opinion, not suitable for shore diving bonaire.

I have very similar ones for boat diving.

A hard sole is required not only for protection against sharp coral, etc., but also for stability in walking over the very jagged and uneven terrain.

Something like:

 

[dmaziuk]

Tell her to look at stylish low-cut booties:

Tell her she'll look like a water-sprite or some sort of nymph or elf-girl.

To echo the others: ours are similar and they were less than perfect for stability. They worked but harder soles would've been more comfortable. I wouldn't go so far as call them unsuitable, but she may want to hold on to someone while getting in and out in these.