rock boot alternatives ...

MXGratefulDiver · Dec 22, 2006

I recently replaced my DUI rock boots with a pair of these ...

http://www.watermark1.com/products.php?productid=SRB

... and I really like 'em.

They're cheaper than rock boots, easier to get into and out of, somewhat warmer (slight vs not at all), and look like they'll last longer (I go through 3 or 4 pairs of rock boots a year).

I wear a size 9 rock boot. Got these in a size 11 and they fit perfectly ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

MSilvia · Dec 22, 2006

Cool. I'll have to consider a pair when I wear out my All-Stars.

CompuDude · Dec 22, 2006

I've been talking to a lot of divers lately who have opted for hardsole booties over their drysuit socks rather than rock boots. Cheaper, smaller, less hassle, have at least some inherent insulation, and can sometimes allow the same fins to be worn with both wet and dry suits, rather than needing bigger fins for the rock boots.

Personally, I'm happy with the built-in boots on my USIA drysuit and am enjoying not having to deal with the issues at all. Kinda dreading my inevitable upgrade and having to deal with the issue, frankly...

piikki · Dec 22, 2006

Hey Bob you do quite a lot of shore entries - how have you found the soles on these boots? Grippy, thick enough? Less support than with Rockboots?

MXGratefulDiver · Dec 22, 2006

piikki:
Hey Bob you do quite a lot of shore entries - how have you found the soles on these boots? Grippy, thick enough? Less support than with Rockboots?

The soles are much thicker, and more supportive. They are wet boots, however, and the 3 mm neoprene does stretch a bit when you're walking over rocks. But I haven't found that to be an impediment ... just that it feels a bit different than rock boots when you put sideways pressure on your foot.

I walked over some rocks with them last night and was pretty pleased with how supportive they were.

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Mo2vation · Dec 22, 2006

Do your fins still fit OK?

---
Ken

MXGratefulDiver · Dec 22, 2006

Mo2vation:
Do your fins still fit OK?

---
Ken

Yes ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Cheekymonkey · Dec 22, 2006

I like the idea of the rockboots but I am a hater of the strings for tightening it. I ditched the laces and switched to stitches on velcro, much easier to keep from getting tangled in.

Featherstar · Dec 25, 2006

Bob,

How did you figure your size with these?

ccohn2000 · Dec 25, 2006

Those look nice. I had wet suit booties with zippers for awhile and liked them fine, except the zipper kept unzipping which was annoying. Yours are lower on the ankle so maybe the zipper will stay zipped? I switched to converse all stars and have been happy ever since. They fit my fins much better than the rock boots, and the sole is nice and firm. They're not as warm as the wet suit booties though.

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