I recently picked up two new pairs of surfing booties. Hotline 7mm, internal split toe booties, from Sunshine Freestyle.Thanks guys!
"You wear 7 mil booties?" remarks every surfer I've ever told. "Why don't you just wear hi-tops?"
"My feet are warm," I say. "How are yours right now? Let me guess. "You can't feel them because they are frozen, right?"
"Yeah," they always answer sheepishly. "But still."
" 'But still,' all you want," I say. "Because I will be surfing stronger and longer."
Now I will always have a dry pair to wear surfing. When neoprene, material wetsuits and booties are made of, is dry, I've noticed I stay warmer, much longer. Wet gear tends to be cold when it's forty something degrees. Just putting on wet gear makes my hands icy and frost bitten, before I even paddle out for some choice waves.
Since it's practically Winter, this will be especially nice.
I love Hotline's redesign of this year's booties, moving the strap from well above the ankle, to the top of the foot. This gives the booty, a high performance feeling, due to the adjustable, snug fit of the arch.
I have never had two brand new pairs of booties before. It's going to be a warm, make that, tolerable, Winter, after all. Especially when my new wetsuit arrives. Yep, a new and newish wetsuit are just what I need. Woot! :)
