lightweight uber comfy footstraps

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Gestalt
Gestalt
QLD
14953 posts
QLD, 14953 posts
27 Apr 2019 9:20am
any suggestions. i finally broke my dakine straps so looking for replacement.

preference for light and comfy.
Faff
Faff
VIC
1417 posts
VIC, 1417 posts
27 Apr 2019 11:19am
Gestalt said..
any suggestions. i finally broke my dakine straps so looking for replacement.

preference for light and comfy.


Dunno about light, but the Dakine freestyle ones are super comfortable.
Ben1973
Ben1973
1008 posts
1008 posts
29 Apr 2019 8:44pm
Has anyone tried just using standard straps but without the neoprene cover so just the 3webbing straps with the Velcro?
could a a bit rough without boots but I wear 3mm boots nearly all the tiime
tonyk
tonyk
QLD
621 posts
QLD, 621 posts
29 Apr 2019 11:04pm
Ben1973 said..
Has anyone tried just using standard straps but without the neoprene cover so just the 3webbing straps with the Velcro?
could a a bit rough without boots but I wear 3mm boots nearly all the tiime


This could work but may not hold it's shape so may be difficult to slip your feet into quickly. Costs nothing to try if you have an old set kicking around.
Gestalt
Gestalt
QLD
14953 posts
QLD, 14953 posts
30 Apr 2019 7:21am
i dont wear booties so need some comfort
mark62
mark62
511 posts
511 posts
30 Apr 2019 7:35am
Dakine contours are hard to beat for comfort, plenty of nice soft padding and they keep their shape.
Gestalt
Gestalt
QLD
14953 posts
QLD, 14953 posts
30 Apr 2019 12:34pm
thx Faff, I'll look into them.

Hey Mark,

I have the contours and really liked them. only issue I find is they stretch. the one I broke was the contour. pretty much exactly what I'm chasing but without the stretch.
ka43
ka43
NSW
3101 posts
NSW, 3101 posts
30 Apr 2019 5:55pm
Could be tricky but Gorilla Grip made some super light comfy straps back in the day. A shop may still have some floating around.
Faff
Faff
VIC
1417 posts
VIC, 1417 posts
6 May 2019 9:39pm
Gestalt said..
thx Faff, I'll look into them.

Hey Mark,

I have the contours and really liked them. only issue I find is they stretch. the one I broke was the contour. pretty much exactly what I'm chasing but without the stretch.


I had fanatic ones before. They always felt either too loose or too tight. In a way, I was always aware of them. I never think about the Dakines. It's like with boots - all the ones I had before were always worse than sailing barefoot (I made a lot of progress when I ditched boots). My current ones - no different to sailing barefoot.
Gestalt
Gestalt
QLD
14953 posts
QLD, 14953 posts
7 May 2019 7:42am
next time I'm in surf fx I'll check out freestyle dakines.
IndecentExposur
IndecentExposur
297 posts
297 posts
4 Jun 2019 2:16am
I love the new Drake footstraps that Starboard ships with their new boards. Issue is getting a few extra for my other boards.
joe windsurf
joe windsurf
1482 posts
1482 posts
4 Jun 2019 5:53pm
there are videos where people compare their straps

Captain_Morg
Captain_Morg
TAS
737 posts
TAS, 737 posts
8 Jun 2019 8:58am
Dakine slims .
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