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Ankle weights are for guys with plastic fins. When you have the wrong gear, it takes more gear to correct it. Andrew wrote: > > Walter, > > Now you've gone and done it. > > You've pissed off all these PADI strokes. They "don't" wear PADI ankle > weights with their PADI drysuits. PADI Instructors all teach the PADI > drysuit course the PADI way. So they don't have to wear PADI ankle weights. > Now I ask, if you don't wear PADI ankle weights does your PADI buddy wear > PADI ankle weights or does he have to remove his PADI ankle weights too. > > Walter, Quit pissing them off. > > Andrew > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mike Strong <divermike@fn*.ne*> > To: Walter Jaccard <wjaccard@mi*.co*> > Cc: <techdiver@aquanaut.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 23, 1999 8:19 AM > Subject: Re: DUI rock boots > > >Walter, > > > >I have no problem fitting my rock boots into Jet Fins. > > > >And, UP YOURS--I am a PADI Open Water Instructor, and I don't 'need' ankle > >weights. > > > >Happy Holidays, > > > >Mike Strong > > > >At 02:48 PM 12/22/99 -0800, you wrote: > >>Cam, > >> > >>I have yet to see anyone make rock boots work with scubapro jet fins, and > I > >>have yet to see a good diver that needs ankle weights. > >> > >>Ankle weights are for padi open water instructors. > >> > >>Walter > >> > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: Cam Banks <cam_banks@ho*.co*> > >>To: <rs@da*.co*.uk*>; <techdiver@aquanaut.com> > >>Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 8:21 AM > >>Subject: Re: DUI rock boots > >> > >> > >>> Luann's reply about covers it. I have them and they're great. Once I > got > >>> some really thick insulation for my feet (Whites thinsulate booties) > >>though, > >>> I had to go up a size in the rock boots. I have a size 9.5 (US) foot > and > >>> was trying to go with the size 10 boots. Size 11 turned out to be a > much > >>> better choice. > >>> > >>> I still wear ankle weights, as all that insulation gives me floaty feet. > >>> > >>> If you're trying to have them put on another brand of drysuit, that may > be > >>a > >>> different story. > >>> > >>> Cam > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >From: Richard Sherington <rs@da*.co*.uk*> > >>> >To: "'techdiver@aquanaut.com'" <techdiver@aquanaut.com> > >>> >Subject: DUI rock boots > >>> >Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 11:47:54 -0000 > >>> > > >>> >Does anybody use DUI rock boots? I have no end of grief with a leaky > >>> >right > >>> >boot which doesn't want to be cured. I'm thinking of changing to the > >>rock > >>> >boots. They look a good idea but I don't know what their like to use. > >>Any > >>> >comments appreciated. > >>> > > >>> >Thanks > >>> > > >>> >Richard > >>> >-- > >>> >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > >>> >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to > `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > >>> > >>> ______________________________________________________ > >>> Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > >>> Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > >> > >>-- > >>Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > >>Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > >> > >> > > > >-- > >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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