Swimming boots..?

tsf · 06-01-2012, 09:15 AM

Excited today - just booked our Easter trip to Lanzarote.

I remember from our last visit that the best swimming areas were protected by spikey volcanic rock beaches. Can anyone recommend some wetsuit boots or similar that would be appropriate for navigating the spikey beach & shallows whilst not being too bulky to keep on whilst swimming?

Ta

Wildswimmer · 06-01-2012, 09:28 AM

Many winter swimmers wear wetsuit boots, mine are 5mm thick. Similar weight to a pair of trainers and you can buy a decent pair for £10-20. Neoprene foam has an open structure so boots and gloves etc. have to be rinsed in fresh water after use in the sea. Seawater will dry to leave sharp little salt crystals in the foam that over time literally grind the neoprene into a powder.

Wildswimmer Pete

LAZy · 11-01-2012, 04:56 PM

http://www.swimshop.co.uk/Aqua-Shoe-...-PBEACHWALKER/

I recommend these

have swum in them every time when on beach swims. You don't know you're wearing them and you can walk on shingle / rocks just fine.
HTH

tsf · 11-01-2012, 04:59 PM

Thanks. Bought these http://www.decathlon.co.uk/sck-330-boot-id_6316454.html . Very light and comfy.

06-01-2012, 09:15 AM	#1
tsf Established Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 63	Swimming boots..? Excited today - just booked our Easter trip to Lanzarote. I remember from our last visit that the best swimming areas were protected by spikey volcanic rock beaches. Can anyone recommend some wetsuit boots or similar that would be appropriate for navigating the spikey beach & shallows whilst not being too bulky to keep on whilst swimming? Ta

06-01-2012, 09:28 AM	#2
Wildswimmer Ice Warrior Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Runcorn, Cheshire, near Liverpool: 2008 Capital of Culture. Posts: 6,219	Many winter swimmers wear wetsuit boots, mine are 5mm thick. Similar weight to a pair of trainers and you can buy a decent pair for £10-20. Neoprene foam has an open structure so boots and gloves etc. have to be rinsed in fresh water after use in the sea. Seawater will dry to leave sharp little salt crystals in the foam that over time literally grind the neoprene into a powder. Wildswimmer Pete __________________ Tethered to the stern of the cruiser of life, swimming hard against the tide of time while wistfully looking back http://www.riveraccessforall.co.uk/

11-01-2012, 04:56 PM	#3
LAZy Established Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: east yorkshire Posts: 3,612	http://www.swimshop.co.uk/Aqua-Shoe-...-PBEACHWALKER/ I recommend these have swum in them every time when on beach swims. You don't know you're wearing them and you can walk on shingle / rocks just fine. HTH __________________ https://www.bmycharity.com/V2/2Swim4Life

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11-01-2012, 04:59 PM	#4
tsf Established Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 63	Thanks. Bought these http://www.decathlon.co.uk/sck-330-boot-id_6316454.html . Very light and comfy.

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