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> Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 10:55:45 -0500
> From: Drew Mooney <dmooney@cy*.ne*>
> Reply-to: dmooney@cy*.ne*
> Organization: FSI,Inc Wireless Consultants
> To: cavers@ge*.co*
> Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com
> Subject: Re: Buying Equipment for the Rookie:
> Larry "Harris" Taylor wrote:
> >
> > >Nanci,
> > >
> > >FYI ... in our neck of the woods, Jet Fins are considered "death seeking
> > >behavior" ...they have the largest holes on the market ...these holes are
> > >dangerous targets that allow pieces of metal, etc to run thru the holes and
> > >impale diver ...pinning diver to the bottom ...these are the fins that I
> > >wore once and discarded(g)
> > >
> > >I have seen divers pinned in the river ... lose fins as a result ...I have
> > >seen divers descend on top of another and get jet fins entangles in divers
> > >regulator ... they've been around a long time, but no one has ever
> > >demonstrated the large holes (vents) do any good and in the lakes around
> > >wrecks, etc. they border on just plain dangerous.
> > >
> > >It is the consensus of the every one I know in diving kinesiology that the
> > >power plana avanti are the best performing fins on the market ...if you've
> > >got the legs to drive them(g)
> > >
> > >Like I said on the forum , need determines equipment used(g)
> > >
> > >"Harris"
> > >Larry "Harris" Taylor, Ph.D.
> > >
> > >lpt@um*.ed*
> > >
>
> Hmmmmmm. Gentlemen, Ladies, rebuttals?
Drew,
Let me start by saying I have sold Jet fins for 20 years.
Having said that, I have worn Jet fins on and off for 24
years. Every so often Scubapro or some other manufacturer comes out
with a "revolutionary new design", and I like so many of you suckers
goes out and buys a pair. We all use them for a couple of months and
then comes the problem. You all have spent big bucks on a pair of
fins that are no big deal, and now your stuck with them. You
certainly are not going to throw those $100+ fins away, and nobody
is going to give you anything that looks like $100 for a pair of used
fins. So you continue to wear them and tell people how great they
are. After all, you certainly wouldn't wear a pair of $100 fins if they
weren't great. As for me, I throw the $100 fins in the used gear box,
sell them at the annual store sale, and pull my old Jet fins back
out.
Now as for Jet fins:
They have been around for 30+ years.
They have been copied by every major scuba manufacturer.
They are still one of the most popular fins sold, because they work
well , are comfortable , and durable (no plastic buckles to break).
Oh, one more thing. The men who spend more time in their fins
than any of us, who demand power and durability from their fins, and
who have an unlimited budget to buy which ever fin they want, buy
Scubapro Jet fins. That's right, the U.S. Navy Seals and Special
Forces.
Ted Green
P.S. If you can't untangle your fins from whatever they are tangled
in, go back to the swimming pool. Your not ready for open water!
Ted Green (owner)
Tidewater Aquatics (Dive Store)
Salisbury Maryland USA
TDI IT #029
SSI MI #178
The world contains but three types of people:
1. Those who make things happen.
2. Those who watch things happen.
3. Those who wonder what happened.
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