Assisting Buddies

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lrmoll,

I feel like I'm stalking you, from discussion to discussion here

Spring straps go a long way to making you self sufficient...once you try using them, you'll wonder why you ever put up with any type of strap for so long!

(BTW - I'm not GUE trained in any way shape or form....I am cave trained, so that puts me in the hogarthian camp, but I'm not dir in any way)

Going back to the buddy assistance with fins - I've got two ways of doing it. On a boat I'll slip them on while sitting down, or use some part of the boat to hang onto while I slip them on while doing the "figure 4".

On shore dives, I'll grab my fins, pump up my bc and float. You can then do a figure 4 on your back pretty painlessly and put your fins on.

I'm not saying it's a bad thing to help/be helped...I just like to be self sufficient. It's quicker, easier in the long run, and I don't have to bother anyone else!