robstrash
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My fiance and I are going to sign up for a class at end of August. We went to LDS to look at gear. We will definitely buy mask at LDS and probably (eventually) regulator and serviceable stuff.
However, fins seem to be much cheaper online. We didn't try anything on, but I liked the Mares Avanti Quattro and my fiance liked the Tusa Imprex. We were thinking of getting fins over the internet but are not too sure about sizes. We live in NoCal so will be be wearing 6.5mm boots since near cold waters of Monterey (but will also be doing Caribbean and Hawaii but LDS says just wear same boots everywhere).
For me, I wear size 11.5 (45) shoe. I have had problems getting sizings for Mares but it appears you take your shoe size and then add 1 for the booties. Looks like that would put me into "Extra Large" Quattro fins. Problem is that I can't find sizes at the Mares web site. How can I verify this?
Also, finace wears women's 7 shoe. Again, I assume you add 1 shoe size for the booties. The Tusa web site says Women's size 8 and higher are "Regular" size while 7 and lower are"Small."
Just want to verify the sizings. Don't really want to ask the LDS since not buying from them. Neither of us mind slightly used stuff on eBay and it seems to be quite cheaper (and if not there, from Leisurepro or Scubastore).
Thanks!
However, fins seem to be much cheaper online. We didn't try anything on, but I liked the Mares Avanti Quattro and my fiance liked the Tusa Imprex. We were thinking of getting fins over the internet but are not too sure about sizes. We live in NoCal so will be be wearing 6.5mm boots since near cold waters of Monterey (but will also be doing Caribbean and Hawaii but LDS says just wear same boots everywhere).
For me, I wear size 11.5 (45) shoe. I have had problems getting sizings for Mares but it appears you take your shoe size and then add 1 for the booties. Looks like that would put me into "Extra Large" Quattro fins. Problem is that I can't find sizes at the Mares web site. How can I verify this?
Also, finace wears women's 7 shoe. Again, I assume you add 1 shoe size for the booties. The Tusa web site says Women's size 8 and higher are "Regular" size while 7 and lower are"Small."
Just want to verify the sizings. Don't really want to ask the LDS since not buying from them. Neither of us mind slightly used stuff on eBay and it seems to be quite cheaper (and if not there, from Leisurepro or Scubastore).
Thanks!
