Mine were Dacor POS fins. They have always given me blisters on my toe knuckles through my booties if I do any finning. They are similar to this pair:
Dacor Integra Swim Snorkeling Fins Adjustable Open Heel Blue / Gray | eBay
Have you ever used scuba equipment you absolutely hated!
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Mine were Dacor POS fins. They have always given me blisters on my toe knuckles through my booties if I do any finning. They are similar to this pair:
Dacor Integra Swim Snorkeling Fins Adjustable Open Heel Blue / Gray | eBay
So this one will take some explanation, because I will talk about the dreaded split fins.
As an instructor teaching pool classes, I used the same rental gear we had the students use. One day on impulse I put on a pair of ScubaPro split fins--don't know the model name, but they were soft--downright floppy, IMO. When I tried to cover distance going forward, I felt like I only had booties on because I could not feel the movement of the fins at all. Yet, I was indeed moving forward, albeit not at a pace I liked. I back fin a lot when working with students, and I absolutely could not do that with those fins. I switched out to the usual blade fins before long.
A few years later I did a refresher class with a father and his teenage son, and this was done in a recreation center pool with no easy access to rental equipment. The father and son had all their own gear, and I had mine. They each produced a pair of Atomic Split fins, but I saw immediately that there was a mistake. The boy was a below average size for an adult, but he had a pair of size Extra Huge fins. He insisted they were his, but we eventually decided that he must have accidentally swapped with someone else after his last dive, because putting his feet in those fins was like walking into a room. I gave him my pair of Cressi Frogs mentioned above, which were still too big for him, and I wore his Atomic splits, even though they were so big on me that the spring strap barely touched my heel. The fins did, predictably, come off on occasion, but I had surprising success otherwise. I could even backfin shockingly well, although I could not use my normal technique because of their lack of a wide sidewall. The difference was that the Atomics were much, much stiffer than the ones I tried before.
In summary, I decided that drawing judgment on split fins, you can't be too generic. Perhaps the weak, floppy split fins I used the first time would be just fine for a weak-legged individual who is only going to go in a forward direction with a flutter kick, meaning most people would hate them. On the other hand, the big, stiff split fins would work well for most others, although I would still prefer plain blade fins with wide sidewalls for the kind of diving I do.
As an instructor teaching pool classes, I used the same rental gear we had the students use. One day on impulse I put on a pair of ScubaPro split fins--don't know the model name, but they were soft--downright floppy, IMO. When I tried to cover distance going forward, I felt like I only had booties on because I could not feel the movement of the fins at all. Yet, I was indeed moving forward, albeit not at a pace I liked. I back fin a lot when working with students, and I absolutely could not do that with those fins. I switched out to the usual blade fins before long.
A few years later I did a refresher class with a father and his teenage son, and this was done in a recreation center pool with no easy access to rental equipment. The father and son had all their own gear, and I had mine. They each produced a pair of Atomic Split fins, but I saw immediately that there was a mistake. The boy was a below average size for an adult, but he had a pair of size Extra Huge fins. He insisted they were his, but we eventually decided that he must have accidentally swapped with someone else after his last dive, because putting his feet in those fins was like walking into a room. I gave him my pair of Cressi Frogs mentioned above, which were still too big for him, and I wore his Atomic splits, even though they were so big on me that the spring strap barely touched my heel. The fins did, predictably, come off on occasion, but I had surprising success otherwise. I could even backfin shockingly well, although I could not use my normal technique because of their lack of a wide sidewall. The difference was that the Atomics were much, much stiffer than the ones I tried before.
In summary, I decided that drawing judgment on split fins, you can't be too generic. Perhaps the weak, floppy split fins I used the first time would be just fine for a weak-legged individual who is only going to go in a forward direction with a flutter kick, meaning most people would hate them. On the other hand, the big, stiff split fins would work well for most others, although I would still prefer plain blade fins with wide sidewalls for the kind of diving I do.
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My regulator right after it froze up and free flowed...but that was mostly my fault.
SiTech p-valve. Damn thing leaked, even when I wasn't leaking. Piece of garbage. Got tired of washing my undergarment. Go with Halcyon or Light Monkey.
1. Anything Mares
2. Anything Cressi
3. Any wetsuit thicker than 2mm
4. Soft sole boots
5. Al Tanks
6. Gauge console or any gauge attached to a hose
7. Weightbelts
8. Spit
9. Clear skirt masks
10. Masks with side windows
11. Wetsuits with fabric ankle and wrist seals (instead of rubber)
12. Standard BC cam bands
13. All annoying people that like what I don't like in general
14. Flashing tank lights
15. Anything in pink
16. Any cheap imitation of something good.
17. Viking drysuit
2. Anything Cressi
3. Any wetsuit thicker than 2mm
4. Soft sole boots
5. Al Tanks
6. Gauge console or any gauge attached to a hose
7. Weightbelts
8. Spit
9. Clear skirt masks
10. Masks with side windows
11. Wetsuits with fabric ankle and wrist seals (instead of rubber)
12. Standard BC cam bands
13. All annoying people that like what I don't like in general
14. Flashing tank lights
15. Anything in pink
16. Any cheap imitation of something good.
17. Viking drysuit
Pistol grip handheld light... pick any brand.... thank goodness technology has changed lights...
also,
Any mask that just didn't fit right (painful under nose, or leaks)
also,
Any mask that just didn't fit right (painful under nose, or leaks)
Yes...but this thread is about equipment that you hate.
Rusty Shackleford
Contributor
That would be my original Beuchat mask that tried to drown me every dive. I think it would be good for a small-faced individual.
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