About this product
Snorkeling Fins Back Strap – in stock at 361 Degrees Adventure in Tanzania.
These are open-heel snorkelling fins: a foot pocket with an adjustable strap round the heel rather than a closed slipper. The strap is what makes them practical. A full-foot fin has to match your foot exactly or it either slips or cramps; an open heel adjusts, fits a range of feet and can be worn over a thin neoprene sock on a long swim to stop the strap rubbing.
The blade sits between a training fin and a diving fin – long enough that each kick moves you properly over a reef, short enough that you can still swim laps in a pool without it being absurd. For snorkelling off Mbudya, Bongoyo or the Zanzibar reefs, that is the useful compromise: enough drive to hold position against a light current and cover ground without effort, without the bulk of a full diving fin.
Fins matter more than most beginners expect. Without them you spend your attention on swimming. With them you cover the reef effortlessly, get back to the boat easily and can hold still over something worth looking at. They are also the safety item, because a current that you cannot swim against is one you can usually fin against.
Kick from the hip with a long, slow leg and a relaxed ankle. The commonest mistake is a fast bicycle kick from the knee, which exhausts you and moves almost no water. If your calves cramp, the kick is too fast and the ankle too stiff.
Buying a Snorkeling Fins Back Strap in Tanzania
361 Degrees Adventure keeps the snorkeling fins back strap at our showroom in Upanga, Dar es Salaam, with delivery countrywide across Tanzania. Come and handle it before you buy, or order online and collect.
Every snorkeling fins back strap is checked in store before it leaves us, and our staff use the same kit in the field, so you get an honest answer on fit and sizing rather than a sales pitch.
Not sure which snorkeling fins back strap suits you? Call or message the showroom and we will talk you through the options that are actually in stock in Dar es Salaam.
Spare parts and replacements for the snorkeling fins back strap are easier to get here than on an overseas order, which matters once the gear is in use.
Browse more Fins in Dar es Salaam, or see the full 361 Degrees range. For general background on scuba diving, see this overview on Wikipedia.
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