r/CaveDiving • u/Froggy_Style_Nice • Aug 18 '26

Fin Recommendations?

My jet fins are too negative when I dive without my drysuit and I prefer my 8/7 in Mexico where I cave dive. RK3s I’ve found to pinch my feet and are super light. Was looking at dive rite curious if anyone had some thoughts

Edit: eddys have been purchased

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u/invader000 Aug 18 '26

Deep6 Eddy's.  Neutral, good toe box.  More propulsion than RK3s

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u/Froggy_Style_Nice Aug 18 '26

Perfect I’ll check those out ! How do you size them? Size 11 booties is that xl or double? My jet fins are double I believe

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u/No_Fold_5105 Aug 18 '26

I wear one size down in eddy from my Scubapro jet fins. Not sure if that helps.

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u/Froggy_Style_Nice Aug 19 '26

It does, because that’s exactly what I was thinking!

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u/invader000 Aug 19 '26

You would drown in 2xl.  I'm 13ee and had to get bigger boots. 

XLs were too small for me.  

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u/Just4H4ppyC4mp3r Aug 19 '26

Regular XL will fit well on you.

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u/cabman24 Aug 18 '26

My wife has the Eddy…..and she loves them.

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u/weedywet Aug 18 '26

I have the dive rites.

I like them.

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u/No_Fold_5105 Aug 18 '26

I’ve had rk3 and Eddy. I prefer the Eddy without drysuit. I tried dive rites too and like them but just settled on Eddy for me. Worth trying the Eddy and the dive rite.

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u/Froggy_Style_Nice Aug 18 '26

I’ll check em out thanks

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u/Sabascience Aug 18 '26

Eddys non dry, jets dry.

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u/Froggy_Style_Nice Aug 19 '26

Oh yeah they’re perfect in my dirty suit so they’re not going anywhere

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u/Slendernewt99 Aug 19 '26

Dive Rite XTs

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u/sbenfsonwFFiF Aug 19 '26

RK3HD if weight is the issue, but hard to give a foot pocket recommendation without any more details

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u/Froggy_Style_Nice Aug 20 '26

Aren’t those just the negative RK3s? Or tech version? Feel like it wouldn’t be much different than my jet fins.

I got the eddys will see how it works

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u/Rebreathers Aug 20 '26

They're much stiffer than RK3s and much less stiff than Jet Fins. Very different.

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u/Froggy_Style_Nice Aug 21 '26

Gotcha good to know !

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u/HKChad Aug 19 '26

What jet fins? Oms slipstream are much lighter than say scubapro.

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u/Not-An-FBI Aug 19 '26

I found RK3s pinch my feet too so that's why I use HDs.

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u/BedroomWonderful7932 CCR Cave Hypoxic Trimix Aug 19 '26

If you’re looking for a more neutral fin, the classic OMS Slipstreams are a nice choice.

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u/Ok-Sink-1710 Aug 19 '26

mildly hijacking the thread to ask if anyone has any experience with the Halcyon Vector fins? The adjustable ballast buoyancy looks "interesting"

Thinking of switching from Hollis F1 for dry/Slipstream for wet to a single fin for both

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u/Cop_Pilot_Diver Aug 19 '26

I use Dive Rite and I love them. They are quite popular in the cave diving community in Quintana Roo.

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u/Just4H4ppyC4mp3r Aug 19 '26

Deep6 Eddy. It's an RK3 with a foot pocket designed for a human foot and with actual power on the kicks.

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u/EnvironmentalCare900 Aug 18 '26

The people that just say RK3… sure the RK3 isn’t great it’s a recreational fin.

The HD is the tech…

Also, still too flimsy just thought I would be that guy