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winter booties

Postby IdRatherBeSurfing » Mon Nov 20, 2006 2:02 pm

right you big bunch of gayers, recommend me some good winter booties. budget of absolute max is £40 cos i got bailiffs chasing my ass and im sure theyd rather see the £40 themselves :lol: :lol:

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Postby sal » Mon Nov 20, 2006 2:04 pm

i've just bought a pair of o'neills split toe boots from shore, they were reduced to £12.50! haven't worn them yet (well not in the water anyway! :D ) so don't know what they're like, but they were only £12.50!!!
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Postby sal » Mon Nov 20, 2006 2:06 pm

sal wrote:i've just bought a pair of o'neills split toe boots from shore, they were reduced to £12.50! haven't worn them yet (well not in the water anyway! :D ) so don't know what they're like, but they were only £12.50!!!


and i keep forgetting that i'm not a student any more, i CAN afford to buy stuff (well sometimes!) and i don't need to be such a cheapskate all the time! oh well, old habits die hard!!! :lol:
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Postby Dr Rev » Mon Nov 20, 2006 2:08 pm

i wear Billa-Bong Gold boots. 3mm thick but the warmth of a 5mm.
paid about £25.00 for them.
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Postby essex sucks » Mon Nov 20, 2006 2:10 pm

i have body glove 3mm but warm as hell £20
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Postby drowningbitbybit » Mon Nov 20, 2006 2:20 pm

Get ones with the velcro strap around the ankle - MUCH better at keeping water from flushing in and out, and avoids the balloon-full-of-water effect at the bottom of your legs :shock:

No doubt someone will disagree with me, but the split toe ones are uncomfortable, and the big toe gets chilly 'cos its isolated all on its own :?
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Postby drowningbitbybit » Mon Nov 20, 2006 2:22 pm

I use these...

Ze Booties!


...and they're really good. And a bargain at £16 at the moment! :D
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Postby FishKid Wales » Mon Nov 20, 2006 2:23 pm

Ive got these: https://surfing-waves.com/shop/itemSHone2229x.htm buy them, they are great! 8)

DBB i find the big toe does get colder but balance is improved by the spread of your toe's.
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Postby drowningbitbybit » Mon Nov 20, 2006 2:28 pm

FishKid Wales wrote: balance is improved by the spread of your toe's.


You've oviously got longer skinnier toes than my short little stumpy ones that dont spread enough to make the slightest difference! :lol:
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Postby essex sucks » Mon Nov 20, 2006 2:32 pm

i don't like the splite toe ones they suck
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Postby FishKid Wales » Mon Nov 20, 2006 2:34 pm

essex sucks wrote:i don't like the splite toe ones they suck


If only they did young man life would be far simpler :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby essex sucks » Mon Nov 20, 2006 2:39 pm

hahahahahaha funny
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Postby IdRatherBeSurfing » Mon Nov 20, 2006 2:42 pm

last year i had some el cheapo unbranded ones which were crap and eventually fell apart :shock: . Am not sure about the split toe ones, I never could get on with them toe sock things :lol:
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Postby sal » Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:10 pm

ah, well i love my toe socks, so presume i won't mind the split toe thing!!!
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Postby drowningbitbybit » Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:19 pm

...depends how long your toes are :wink:
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Postby IdRatherBeSurfing » Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:21 pm

i have quite long toes, urghhhh i hate feet :? :lol:
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Postby sal » Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:22 pm

well you know what they say about people with long toes...!
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Postby FishKid Wales » Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:23 pm

Jo ive got nearly freakishly long toes and those o'neill boots are the shizz,their neraly a year old now and still in perfect condition.
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Postby drowningbitbybit » Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:24 pm

sal wrote:well you know what they say about people with long toes...!


They're monkeys.

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Postby sal » Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:25 pm

FishKid Wales wrote:ive got nearly freakishly long toes


so what would qualify as 'really' freakishly long toes?! :lol:
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