Daryl Morse
Contributor
I have a custom drysuit with built-in boots. (It's a Whites Aqua Pro SE, but I don't think that's necessarily relevant.) When I was fitted for the suit, I picked the boots to be the smallest size I could slide my feet into. There is some extra length in the boots, but I couldn't put the next smaller size boots on. I guess my feet are relatively short with respect to the height of my arch.
When I dive, I find that the air space at the front of the boots causes my fins to be sloppy and my trim also gets messed around due to the air that builds up as I surface. As I'm normally horizontal in the water, the only way I can get the air out of my boots is to go feet down periodically as I surface, which I don't like doing. It has been suggested that I use ankle weights, but that's not going to solve the problem.
Has anyone encountered this problem? Is there something I can put into the front of the boot that takes up the space. Or am I stuck with either living with this or switching to external boots?
When I dive, I find that the air space at the front of the boots causes my fins to be sloppy and my trim also gets messed around due to the air that builds up as I surface. As I'm normally horizontal in the water, the only way I can get the air out of my boots is to go feet down periodically as I surface, which I don't like doing. It has been suggested that I use ankle weights, but that's not going to solve the problem.
Has anyone encountered this problem? Is there something I can put into the front of the boot that takes up the space. Or am I stuck with either living with this or switching to external boots?