Naree combines Vibram Five Finger Sprints with Scuba Fins

By Justin Owings on Jul 24, 2009 | In user stories | 5 comments »

A few days back Michael pondered snorkeling in his VFF Sprints on the forum. Lo and behold I got a few photos from Naree who has used his Five Finger Sprints to go scuba diving on trips to both the Bonaire islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Here's what Naree had to say:

I've been wearing Vibrams for a little over a year now, and recently discovered that you can even go scuba diving with them (sprints work best, because the strap provides a little cushion for the top of your foot when wearing finds). Here are some photos to prove it - the underwater one is from our trip to Turks & Caicos, the second one is the first day I tried them on with the fins (I was sitting on my NYC fire escape) and the third is from a trip to Bonaire.

Good to know that VFF Sprints work well with scuba fins! Thanks for sharing with the VFF fan community!

About the Author — I founded BirthdayShoes.com in April 2009 on realizing just how much I enjoyed having "free feet" - I mostly wanted to use them for weights, sprints, and plyometrics (I'm not much of a runner!). I'm a Googler by day and minimalist footwear aficionado by night; you can find me 'round Atlanta. If you want to catch up with what I'm doing outside of the site here, follow me on twitter @bdayshoes or @justinno or check out my personal site JustinOwings.com.
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Comment from: Scott Cragin [Visitor]
Scott CraginWhat kind of fins are those? I'm looking for a small set for traveling. Please e-mail me if possible: scott.cragin@gmail.com
05/19/10 @ 23:04
Comment from: Laura [Visitor]
LauraDo you have any experience using these VFF for cold water scuba? I'm nervous that they won't be warm enough.
01/13/11 @ 18:40
Comment from: DARLING [Visitor]
DARLINGplease let me know what brand of fins because I need to purchase some to wear with my five toes
05/01/11 @ 23:03
Comment from: Dansto [Visitor]
Danstothose are force fins darling ;)
06/29/11 @ 11:47
Comment from: David Tan [Visitor]
David TanI've been diving with VFF Flows for two years now. I had bought them originally to work out and run with but found them too stiff. (I now have a pair of Bikila LSs for that.)

I brought the Flows along on a dive trip and found them to be the BEST dive booties I've ever used. I wear them with a pair of Scubapro Twin Jet split fins. The improved control and feel I have over my fins is what makes a difference over conventional booties. The optimal split fin technique is a higher frequency, lower amplitude flutter kick and the VFFs are perfect for this.

You need to select fins with the appropriate foot pocket size for your VFFs: I wear a 44 Flow, and this, as well as conventional 3mm booties works with a Medium in the Twin Jets. Definitely take your VFFs to the dive shop and try out fin sizes since there can be a lot of variation between manufacturers.

I have used the Flows down to about 79F water with no problems with cold. You have less protection with VFFs and I still have a coral sting scar ring on one ankle from diving in Cozumel a month ago.

Bottom line: the Flows are my preferred bootie and since I only dive warmer waters (for now) cold is not a problem.
01/31/12 @ 22:19