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Travel Fins

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Hello All,

I'm looking for a lightweight and small sized do it all holiday/travel finn. Something I can use for swimming, snorkeling or bodysurfing.

Top contender looks to be 'dafinz', but any other suggestions?!
 
DaFinz are excellent - although fairly heavy.
Probably the best fin of that style.
Expensive outside of the USA though.
You get what you pay for in my opinion.

Cheers,
Dan
 
Second the Dafin for body surfing, very good, especially in big waves(7 ft face +). Should be fine for general snorkeling, but for doing much depth, you might be disappointed. One other thing. The Dafin is quite stiff. If you are body surfing with it, you need strong legs.
 
Any thoughts for a suppler lighter fin? For snorkeling I would of thought a stiff short fin wouldn't flex enough to be useful?

I have some bodyboarding fins I've tried (fangs) which were as good as strapping a piece of wood to your foot!
 
I'm not sure about bodysurfing but I have the Cressi Palau Short fins and they are great for a lightweight snorkeling fin.
 
Has anyone ever tried to shorten a plastic freediving longblade? if that works these:
HammerFin Freitauchflosse Apnoeflossen auch fr kleine Fe
fins may work well. they are much lighter than classic gara e.g. ...and cheap.

Cressi "pro star" may be an option too, very compact and light, with reasonable propulsion
 
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Canamuwhgear.com has some good "snorkeling" fins that are quality and inexpensive.

This is the smallest fin I'd war to take with me if I wanted to dive some depth or battle current.

I take my Quattros, they are heavy and large, but fit in my luggage. The Tre fine and other Mares offerings are solid too, just less power delivery and much lighter.
 
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