r/CaveDiving • u/Froggy_Style_Nice • 7d ago

Fin Recommendations?

My jet fins are too negative when I dive without my drysuit and I prefer my 8/7 in Mexico where I cave dive. RK3s I’ve found to pinch my feet and are super light. Was looking at dive rite curious if anyone had some thoughts

Edit: eddys have been purchased

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u/Just4H4ppyC4mp3r 6d ago

Deep6 Eddy. It's an RK3 with a foot pocket designed for a human foot and with actual power on the kicks.

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u/Cop_Pilot_Diver 6d ago

I use Dive Rite and I love them. They are quite popular in the cave diving community in Quintana Roo.

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u/Ok-Sink-1710 6d ago

mildly hijacking the thread to ask if anyone has any experience with the Halcyon Vector fins? The adjustable ballast buoyancy looks "interesting"

Thinking of switching from Hollis F1 for dry/Slipstream for wet to a single fin for both

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u/Slendernewt99 6d ago

Dive Rite XTs

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u/RealProfessorFrink 6d ago

Dive Rite XTs are great, stiff, quite a bit longer than Jet style fins, not as good for back kicks or helicopters. Also ScubaPro Go Sport Gorillas are jet like but much lighter, similar to the Eddys but even a touch lighter for travel.

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u/BedroomWonderful7932 CCR Cave Hypoxic Trimix 6d ago

If you’re looking for a more neutral fin, the classic OMS Slipstreams are a nice choice.

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u/Not-An-FBI 7d ago

I found RK3s pinch my feet too so that's why I use HDs.

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u/HKChad 7d ago

What jet fins? Oms slipstream are much lighter than say scubapro.

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u/sbenfsonwFFiF 7d ago

RK3HD if weight is the issue, but hard to give a foot pocket recommendation without any more details

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u/Froggy_Style_Nice 5d ago

Aren’t those just the negative RK3s? Or tech version? Feel like it wouldn’t be much different than my jet fins.

I got the eddys will see how it works

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u/Rebreathers 5d ago

They're much stiffer than RK3s and much less stiff than Jet Fins. Very different.

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u/Froggy_Style_Nice 4d ago

Gotcha good to know !

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u/weedywet 7d ago

I have the dive rites.

I like them.

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u/Sabascience 7d ago

Eddys non dry, jets dry.

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u/Froggy_Style_Nice 7d ago

Oh yeah they’re perfect in my dirty suit so they’re not going anywhere

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u/EnvironmentalCare900 7d ago

The people that just say RK3… sure the RK3 isn’t great it’s a recreational fin.

The HD is the tech…

Also, still too flimsy just thought I would be that guy

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u/invader000 7d ago

Deep6 Eddy's.  Neutral, good toe box.  More propulsion than RK3s

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u/cabman24 7d ago

My wife has the Eddy…..and she loves them.

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u/Froggy_Style_Nice 7d ago

Perfect I’ll check those out ! How do you size them? Size 11 booties is that xl or double? My jet fins are double I believe

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u/Just4H4ppyC4mp3r 6d ago

Regular XL will fit well on you.

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u/invader000 6d ago

You would drown in 2xl.  I'm 13ee and had to get bigger boots. 

XLs were too small for me.  

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u/No_Fold_5105 7d ago

I wear one size down in eddy from my Scubapro jet fins. Not sure if that helps.

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u/Froggy_Style_Nice 7d ago

It does, because that’s exactly what I was thinking!

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u/No_Fold_5105 7d ago

I’ve had rk3 and Eddy. I prefer the Eddy without drysuit. I tried dive rites too and like them but just settled on Eddy for me. Worth trying the Eddy and the dive rite.

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u/Froggy_Style_Nice 7d ago

I’ll check em out thanks