theDrExplorer
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[TL;DR version] Here's some weight and length data for travel fins (particularly useful for US women's size 8)
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I have been trying to put together my first set of gear for travel, and it has not been easy to find the dimensions and weight measurements of fins. In particular, some of the data that I could find pertained to larger sizes or men's sizes (or wasn't clear whether the weight referred to one fin or a pair of fins). As someone who tends to go a little crazy with research, I got my hands on a bunch of different fins, and did some measurements... thought that this data would be helpful for anyone searching for travel fins in the future.
These are ranked from the lightest to the heaviest per fin. Those shaded in green are full foot fins or meant to be worn barefoot (or with just a thin sock). For reference, I usually wear US women's 8-8.5 (or European 38/39). All of them fit my relatively wide, but skinny/boney feet (fit is obviously very subjective and personal but these are just my quick thoughts) except for:
In the end, after trying on all of these, I'm going with the Oceanic Accel for its combination of fit, weight and length. I don't have an opportunity to try them out in the water, so I'll report back when I do!
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I have been trying to put together my first set of gear for travel, and it has not been easy to find the dimensions and weight measurements of fins. In particular, some of the data that I could find pertained to larger sizes or men's sizes (or wasn't clear whether the weight referred to one fin or a pair of fins). As someone who tends to go a little crazy with research, I got my hands on a bunch of different fins, and did some measurements... thought that this data would be helpful for anyone searching for travel fins in the future.
These are ranked from the lightest to the heaviest per fin. Those shaded in green are full foot fins or meant to be worn barefoot (or with just a thin sock). For reference, I usually wear US women's 8-8.5 (or European 38/39). All of them fit my relatively wide, but skinny/boney feet (fit is obviously very subjective and personal but these are just my quick thoughts) except for:
- Scubapro Go Travel XS/S - can't even get my bare feet in without some pain, but then the next size up M/L was too big with bare feet...
- Hollis F2 S - this is the smallest size, and I couldn't get the strap to stay on my heel even with a 3mm bootie... just wasn't even close
- The others that are not shaded green fit with either a thin lycra sock or a 3mm bootie (or both).
In the end, after trying on all of these, I'm going with the Oceanic Accel for its combination of fit, weight and length. I don't have an opportunity to try them out in the water, so I'll report back when I do!