Foot Squeeze at Depth

[BennyB]

Hi guys,

I've had a couple of chances to take my new Hyperfin mono down to depth past 40m now and i've noticed that after 25-30m I get a distinct foot squeeze which, while bearable, is not really pleasant.

Anyone know what causes this and how I can prevent it? I have a feeling that air is trapped in the toe area but it's hard to tell given how snug it is around the middle of the foot.

There are photos of the footpocket here:
http://forums.deeperblue.net/633282-post160.html

Cheers,
Ben

[trux]

Well, making couple of small holes at the tip with a hot nail, will probably solve it, but maybe a slightly bigger one may be needed if the small ones tend to seal in the depth.

[SnuFPunK]

My footpockets actually come with a small hole in each of them to prevent this, Id take Trux's advice, heat up a needle

~ Snuf.

[SnuFPunK]

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taken on my brand new leopard skin patterened sofa muwahhahah





~ Snuf.

[island_sands]

Originally Posted by BennyB

Hi guys,

I've had a couple of chances to take my new Hyperfin mono down to depth past 40m now and i've noticed that after 25-30m I get a distinct foot squeeze which, while bearable, is not really pleasant.

Anyone know what causes this and how I can prevent it? I have a feeling that air is trapped in the toe area but it's hard to tell given how snug it is around the middle of the foot.

There are photos of the footpocket here:
http://forums.deeperblue.net/633282-post160.html

Cheers,
Ben

i have had that with my sporasub socks. i tried filling them with water as much as possible before going down, at depth my foot felt like a victim of Chinese Foot Binding.


Never though of making holes in them, which makes sense as we do it for our hoods as well.

PS: dig the leopard skin

[BennyB]

Thanks for the advice guys, i'll gice that a go.

Cheers,
Ben