Travel fins

[Khoujo1]

Everything arrived. They are beautiful. My surf shoes fit, my Bare boots fit, I can also use them with a pair of Converse Chucks. Awesome!
A little bit more flexible than expected. All the reviews imply that they are like pieces of plywood. Happy they are not

2.5kg for both (1.23 each) according to a cheap luggage scale. A bit on the heavy end and identical in weight to RK3s (non-HD).

Will try them in a couple of weeks time and share impressions.

I love my Tri force fins, but they’re a bit heavy and bulky to fit in a carry on. For lighter diving, I picked up some Go Sports. I’ll be taking my triforce with me on bigger trips. Hope you enjoy them!

 

[kdlv]

Oh... I am not a fan of Go Sport fins. Tried them as well as the Go Travel. Both are significantly weaker compared to Aqualung Storm.
RK3s are also weaker than the Storms in my experience, but they are otherwise fabulous and I can back fin with them without even thinking about it.
Triforce are identical in size to my Storms. Hopefully they are close in frog fin strength to the Supernovas.

By the way, taken apart they pack better than the Supernovas.

 

[Khoujo1]

Oh... I am not a fan of Go Sport fins. Tried them as well as the Go Travel. Both are significantly weaker compared to Aqualung Storm.
RK3s are also weaker than the Storms in my experience, but they are otherwise fabulous and I can back fin with them without even thinking about it.
Triforce are identical in size to my Storms. Hopefully they are close in frog fin strength to the Supernovas.

By the way, taken apart they pack better than the Supernovas.

I looked at the AL storm, but significantly longer than the Go sport. I’ll see how the backpack works with the Tusa fins separated, but think they might still be too bulky.

 

[Nemrod]

Just returned from Cozumel for 14 days. Got in 30 dives. Used my Go-Sport Gorrilas. Current was not terrible but typical, some, most, days mild, a few times wild. Again, nobody passed me beating against the current despite my toting a Nauticam system. I noted over the two weeks there, about, often, half the divers had Go-Sports and a good mix of Mares, RK3s and even a nice gent with Eddy Flips . I cannot help mhyself but I do notice what other divers are using and doing. I am also highly impressed with how much over the last few years I have noted how much divers are working at staying off the reef and staying horizontal and fins up when near the reef, good going fellow divers! I tell you this though, the two ladies in the yellow RK3s could give me a run for the money !

 

[kdlv]

Will try them in a couple of weeks time and share impressions.

A short update on the Tusa Triforce... with rubber straps, they are completely NEUTRAL in Mediterranean saltwater. I tried 10m down and on the surface, they stay where you left them, which was an interesting finding. These are not small fins, so during a packed night dive, it is a bit of a challenge to maneuver with a bunch of people around you, while maintaining a proper trim with bent knees. But hey... people gonna learn not to stay above me. I prefer to kick someone in the balls rather than the sand or rocks below.

Without current, they were OK. Plenty of strength with frog kick, I tried only a couple of flutter kicks and they can move me well.
Helicopter turns and maneuverability are excellent. I struggled with reverse, for some reason when I kick, my legs tend to drag the body up. This could be due to stiffness and blade angle, or I just suck a it . I didn't experience it with the angled Supernovas or with any flat fin like RK3...

A considerable design flaw for me is how far to the front is the mounting point of the heel strap. As a result, if I frog kick hard, i feel the wobble between the foot and pocket, and this is what I dislike a lot. Both with 5mm boots and surf shoes. Otherwise, they are very comfortable and fit well. But this wobble effect, I kinda anticipated it the moment I saw how the heel strap is positioned.

After 4 dives with 2 very challenging ones both on surface and under water, I feel a slight distant pain in the knees, that could be caused by the lang walk and rock climbing in full gear back to the truck, or by the strong frog kicks at one point of the dive due to sudden strong current that appeared towards the end of the dive. But I never had it immediately after dive until now. Getting older.

What's next. Don't know yet. Might try to get myself a pair of M-pocket midi blade Supernovas and give them a try. I need strong light fins to travel with. RK3s are neither strong nor light, so I still steer away from buying them, even though I like them a lot. This added weight during travels pisses me off a bit. Everything else in my dive kit is extremely light, and hey... add a pair of 5mm boots and fins and there you have 3 kg on top

 

[Khoujo1]

A short update on the Tusa Triforce... with rubber straps, they are completely NEUTRAL in Mediterranean saltwater. I tried 10m down and on the surface, they stay where you left them, which was an interesting finding. These are not small fins, so during a packed night dive, it is a bit of a challenge to maneuver with a bunch of people around you, while maintaining a proper trim with bent knees. But hey... people gonna learn not to stay above me. I prefer to kick someone in the balls rather than the sand or rocks below.

Without current, they were OK. Plenty of strength with frog kick, I tried only a couple of flutter kicks and they can move me well.
Helicopter turns and maneuverability are excellent. I struggled with reverse, for some reason when I kick, my legs tend to drag the body up. This could be due to stiffness and blade angle, or I just suck a it . I didn't experience it with the angled Supernovas or with any flat fin like RK3...

A considerable design flaw for me is how far to the front is the mounting point of the heel strap. As a result, if I frog kick hard, i feel the wobble between the foot and pocket, and this is what I dislike a lot. Both with 5mm boots and surf shoes. Otherwise, they are very comfortable and fit well. But this wobble effect, I kinda anticipated it the moment I saw how the heel strap is positioned.

After 4 dives with 2 very challenging ones both on surface and under water, I feel a slight distant pain in the knees, that could be caused by the lang walk and rock climbing in full gear back to the truck, or by the strong frog kicks at one point of the dive due to sudden strong current that appeared towards the end of the dive. But I never had it immediately after dive until now. Getting older.

What's next. Don't know yet. Might try to get myself a pair of M-pocket midi blade Supernovas and give them a try. I need strong light fins to travel with. RK3s are neither strong nor light, so I still steer away from buying them, even though I like them a lot. This added weight during travels pisses me off a bit. Everything else in my dive kit is extremely light, and hey... add a pair of 5mm boots and fins and there you have 3 kg on top

Thanks for the report. I had the Tusa Hyflex Switch pros, and added the Triforce blades to the foot pocket. The Triforce are better for me with frog kicking; perhaps lose a bit with the flutter kicks. I picked up a gently used pair of Scubapro Go Sports and will see how they compare. For travel I think the best option is to separate the Tusa foot pocket from the blades and take the Hyflex switch blades. The Go Sports and Triforce are significantly wider.