Tech fins side by side comparisons part #1
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
- In search of the best all round tech fin for diving. Well we are putting the top tech fins to the test.
Comparison of the various fins in a side by side test. This will be a series of tests and videos as this is far too much information and time to collect the results and performance. So stick around and follow as we go in search for the best all around tech fin for you the diver!
Specs on the fins tested and shops that the fins can be purchased through in person or online. Support your local dive shop and businesses.
Scuba pro Jet Fin
Fin Type Blade, Open HeelMaterial RubberWeight 5.25 lb | 2.38 kgHeel Strap Type Stainless Steel SpringActivity Recreational, TechnicalBuoyancy Negative
www.elmar.com
RK3 HD
Foot pocket Open heel design
Fin Material Thermoplastic Rubber
Weight (pair) Medium Spring Straps - 5.25 lbsLarge w/ Spring Straps - 6.25 lbsSuper w/ Spring Straps - 6.75 lbsBuoyancy All Sizes with Spring Strap - Slightly Negative
sea2seascuba.com
OMS Slipstream
Open heel Spring Heel Straps
Made with Monoprene
L = 2.25 lbs with Spring Heel / 4.5 lbs pairXL = 2.55 lbs with Spring Heel / 5.1 lbs pairXXL = 2.95 lbs with Spring Heel / 5.9 lbs pair
www.ohanadiveco.com
sea2seascuba.com
www.paragondivestore.com
Mares power plana
Open heel rubber heel bungee
High-quality natural rubber with reinforced ribs
Regular 3.08 lbs with spring heel/ 6.3lbs pair
Negatively buoyant
live4divin.com
Deep 6 Eddys
* Ported blade flipper design
* Spring straps
* Lightweight for travel
* Stiff and powerful
* neutral in water
www.deep6gear.com 
Развлечения
The RK3 standard and the RK3 HD's are both exactly the same fin. The HD is not "tech" any more than the standard RK3's are. They are exactly the same fin. The difference between the two is the density of the rubber. The standard fins are "less dense" than the HD fins (high density). This means the standard fins have more flex, and are positively buoyant, while the HD fins are stiffer and negatively buoyant. Otherwise, they are exactly the same fin. The term "RK3" comes from "Rocket 3". The RK3's are the THIRD generation of the classic US Diver's Rocket Fin, developed originally for the US Navy, and still issued to this day both Aviation and Surface Rescue Swimmers. The Jet fin was created by ScubaPro for US Navy use by divers, and it's design is made intentionally for that purpose--diving underwater. While the Rocket fin was intentionally designed specifically for swimming on the surface. Rocket fins are traditionally shorter, stiffer, feature a central rail for added reinforcement, do not feature the hole line along the edge of the blade vents, and the blade is pointed, opposed to the Jet fins. In 2005-ish, Aqualung came out with the Rocket 2's (aka, the Super Rockets), which became the standard issue Rescue Swimmer fins after that, while the REAL, actual Made-In-America, ScubaPro Jet fins are still issued to this day to divers (rubber strap and all, no spring straps, those are made in Taiwan). A few years later, both the US DOD and British MOD opened competition for a fin design to meet newer demands by combat divers. Apeks developed a fin based on their stated demands, and the new fin became extremely popular. When Aqualung bought out Apeks, they wanted Apeks to become their "premium" line. The fin was rebranded as the Rocket 3 (third generation rocket fin), and released to the public for sale, and thus, the "RK3" was born.
Love it! Side by side comparisons are great! Keep up the good work!
Thank you my friend!
I’ve been diving only one pair of fins for the past 7 years. The HOG Tech fins. They’re literally indestructible and negatively buoyant.
The HOG fins are really good too. I was looking for a pair of them when I started this comparison. Couldn’t find any in my size at that time.
They look a lot like the Poseidon fins.
Appreciate the comparison. Thanks
U bet my friend! When are you coming back out to Phoenix?
I’m hoping to get back out that way in early July. I’ll keep you posted. I can’t wait. I’ve been keeping an eye on your weather conditions report. I’ll be seeing you soon my friend.
@@DiveSquadusa awesome! Look forward to diving with you again my friend!
Great video !!!!! I got the RKD only downside I can’t get one big enough to fit my boots with drysuit boots
What size RK3 are you using? The Power Planas have a good sized foot pocket designed for bigger boots
@@cyborgpirate5882 XL
Looking forward to the rest of the series. As a fellow quattro/power plana user I think I'll be able to relate to your experiences. I was kind of hoping to see the Zeagle Recon in there, any chance of adding it? It seems like an illegitimate lovechild of the quattro and the power plana in that the shape is very quattroesque, but the material and dimensions resemble more the PP.
It will be in the next series