Best way to store fins

[1 Tadpole]

What's the best way to store freediving fins between dives? Flat on the floor? Hang 'em? on their sides? I have a pair of Cressi Gara 2000 HFs and the blades always seem to pick up a bend or two.

 

[immerlustig]

flat on the floor and NEVER in the sun.

regards

roland

 

[Pekka]

Best ay to store fins... in your feet about -20M.. moving them around lazily whilst looking around.. if not that then flat on the floor ready to go..
Pekka

 

[matthieu]

same place where you store wine bottles! and it's not a joke

 

[matthieu]

oups! i was talking about suit

 

[1 Tadpole]

To much wine Matthieu?

Cheers!

 

[SpearSlinger1]

I like to store mine so that they're out in the open, out of the sun and laying flat.

 

[unirdna]

I lay mine down on a shelf (flat) with the footpockets hanging off the edge. This way if I don't use them for a while*, the natural curve of the blade/pocket area doesn't make the blades bend up over time. I don't know that, if bent, it would actually affect the performance of the fins, I just don't care for the 'curled up' look. All my fins have plastic blades; I doubt carbon or fiberplastic blades would have the same memory effect.

Ted

* This isn't to say that I don't go diving often, only that a 'lesser' favorite pair of fins may not see action for a few months .