Cinch Straps for a Barefoot suit?

Okay here is the dilemma. I had a work buddy give me a barefoot suit that I might just take with me to the St. Johns river gathering. May have to get wet and have one of the guys teach Foot to foot.

Anyway the cinch straps are missing in the legs. The guy who gave it to me said the buckles broke but that I could have it anyway. Can you get replacement straps? If so where? I think it is an America's cup suit but can't rember for sure till I get home.

Hey Wood,

I have a pair of busted cinches you can try those buckles out on!

Okay.....It's an American Barefoot Wetsuit..

Any of you barefoot guy's heard of em'.

It's sky blue with pink rim. Maybe I'll just leave it home. I know the flexing I'll take should I wear it. I seem to remember someone else round here getting beat up over a pink wetsuit...HMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmm!

Morfoot wrote: Okay.....It's an American Barefoot Wetsuit.. Any of you barefoot guy's heard of em'. It's sky blue with pink rim. Maybe I'll just leave it home. I know the flexing I'll take should I wear it. I seem to remember someone else round here getting beat up over a pink wetsuit...HMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmm!

Amerian Barefoot suit. Can't say as I've heard of it. Doesn't mean that it don't work though. Pink huh? We just may have to let you ride with Adam and Tammy in their pink (oops, I mean coral) boat.

my .02,
I think those American suits are from Barts or ski limited...one of them, they have drysuits too by that name.

I would use the straps unless you want the legs to work like parachutes, you could probably call barefoot International and get some sent out pretty cheap, use a metal hanger and tape to thread them through the legs.

when you deep up(especially longline, you might get by on the boom without them) that part of the legs is right at the water level and will catch and fill, if you get up it'll be with 10 gallons of water in the suit

geez, OK M3fan,

I've used them on the last 10 or so barefoot suits I've had and they never bruised me in any way. In fact I've never seen anyone bruised by them.

question for you,

why are they on every barefoot suit ever made?

(excluding the 3/4 leg jumpsuits that can be used for barefooting of course)

No kidding John, its gotten way to complicated.



THEN
speedo            6.95
crappy rope      10.95
crappy drop ski free
total           $17.90

NOW
Boom               479
front BF handle    120
back BF handle     120
Rope               50
iron suit          289
dry suit           399
trainers            69
total            $1526

Joel typically barefoots in "ideal" conditions. There are times where the straps are definitely useful.

speedos....

My barefoot gear in the early days of footin was a pair of cut-offs as well......I've gotta say a barefoot suit makes deep water starts (backs in particular) and tumble turns a lot easier on my old hide these days. In spite of the added cost, I am not going back to the "old days" as far as barefoot gear is concerned!

To keep on topic, if you are going to use the neon suit, find some straps. They shouldn't cost much and will save you from filling the suit up with water. In addition, the old suit might be a bit brittle and more prone to tearing .... the straps will help keep it from "blowing out"

Can't wait to see it myself...just not on me. You're a braver man than I Tim...

john