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| Originally Posted by hyweldavies Having lost one of my quatros (I know, wrong sort of straps), so need a new pair - so might as well get some Jetfins. I've looked at prevous posts on this, and concensus seems to say Scubapro Jetfins or Turtle fins. Anything to chose between these ? They are the same price, but no shop seems to sell both. On some earlier posts it seemed to be a matter of sizing as much as anything. I'm size 9 (UK) shoes, so perhaps size 10+ drysuit boots and the Quatros were XL if that's any guide on that score ? Leaving aside size, is there any preference otherwise ? Also what about the various knock-offs eg Norther Diver ones, or Beaver which are perhaps half the price. I've got a bargain pair of US diver ones off ebay, which look the same and are heavy rubber, but are too small so useless for me. |
If you're interested, a mate of mine is selling a pair of XL quattros...
Regarding your original post, though, it really depends on the type of boots you have on your drysuit. If you've got the welly style drysuit boots then a pair of jetfins will fit just fine. If, however, you've got the thick, neoprene-lined boots like they have on O'three suits then you should look at a pair of Turtles. I've got size 9 boots on my O'three and I *still* need Turtles...
Personally I'm a strong believer that not all jetfins are created equally. Whilst the 'knock off' jetfins you get on ebay and the ND/Beaver/IST jetfins are perfectly adequate, they'll not as good as the real maccoy - ie. Scubapro Jetfins. Fact is, the Scubapro's are made from rubber that's *alot* heavier than the cheaper clones and they're a lot stiffer too. Now unless you're planning to go down the DIR route, this is probably something that won't concern you as chances are you're not going to ever need to fin backwards or do fancy helicopter turns...
Hope this helps!
