What accessories do you need for diving?

[wetb4igetinthewater]

is the look I go for.

 

[Fin Finder]

A slate.
Because there are some obscenities that don’t have a sign yet.

 

[SlugLife]

A slate.
Because there are some obscenities that don’t have a sign yet.

Just use the F-word or hand-signal (). It's one of the most versatile words in the English language.

Obscenity warning (obviously):

 

[David Wilson]

Fin grips to keep my full-foot fins secure when snorkelling in the choppy waters of the North Sea.

 

[SlugLife]

Fin grips to keep my full-foot fins secure when snorkelling in the choppy waters of the North Sea.

If anyone is looking for something like this, also try the term "fin keeper." I had some trouble getting good results with "fin grips."

The cost is about $10-$12 depending on brand, I may just have to get some for my save-a-dive kit, given most of my dives don't need them, but I might occasionally run into the dive that does.

 

[BoltSnap]

I may just have to get some for my save-a-dive kit, given most of my dives don't need them, but I might occasionally run into the dive that does.

You wear full foot fins while scuba?

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

If anyone is looking for something like this, also try the term "fin keeper." I had some trouble getting good results with "fin grips."

The cost is about $10-$12 depending on brand, I may just have to get some for my save-a-dive kit, given most of my dives don't need them, but I might occasionally run into the dive that does.

Any freediving site should have those.

 

[MAKO Spearguns]

If anyone is looking for something like this, also try the term "fin keeper." I had some trouble getting good results with "fin grips."

The cost is about $10-$12 depending on brand, I may just have to get some for my save-a-dive kit, given most of my dives don't need them, but I might occasionally run into the dive that does.

Freedive Fin Keepers

Holds your feet firmly in your fins, which are particularly useful when you wish to dive without socks. Includes a pair of Fin Keepers.

makospearguns.com

Maybe we need to charge more?

 

[David Wilson]

If anyone is looking for something like this, also try the term "fin keeper." I had some trouble getting good results with "fin grips."

The cost is about $10-$12 depending on brand, I may just have to get some for my save-a-dive kit, given most of my dives don't need them, but I might occasionally run into the dive that does.

First known as "fixe-palmes" ("fin fixers"), these three-way straps were patented by Paul Beuchat of French diving equipment manufacturer Beuchat back in 1960. The patent is reproduced below in the original French and in a rough English translation I made:

Two Beuchat advertisements. The first is dated 1959, revealing that the device was on sale a year before the publication of the patent. The second from 1961 illustrates the fixe-palmes in action in choppy waters, maintaining closed-heel fins on feet.

Now known as fin grips, fin retainers and fin keepers, they come in various sizes and are available in a spectrum of colours designed to contrast with fin colour in Japan, where the following were made by diving equipment manufacturer Ikari:

The following silicone examples are currently available at approximately $5.99 post-free on eBay:

 

[SlugLife]

You wear full foot fins while scuba?

Occasionally, though I'd prefer not to. The full-foot ScubaPro Seawing Novas are nearly identical to the scuba-version, but half the price. I'm currently watching the used market to see if a pair of the Gorilla (open-heel) version pops up.

Would they not really work for open-heel fins? I guess the bottom strap would be holding onto nothing.