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Manera Booties?
- Thread starter jkb
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Usually. The place I was surfing on the regular last month was running 56 degrees some mornings by my watch. That's booties temp for me.
Also gets cold south of the border when the wind comes into play. And on surf trips. I hate the tropics.
My last booties were a bottom of the line O'Neill split toe. 2mm if I'm not mistaken. I think they were $30.
They did not leak as bad as my Maneras ($70) and worked just as well. Shame I left em in a rental car.
Considering the price they're charging and the cheaper non-leaking split toe options out there they coulda made a better bootie.
I'll never understand why companies put an obviously crap product on the market. FCS Freedumb leash rings a bell.
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Just finished the tub test. At first I didn’t find any leakage but I eventually started to feel water seeping in the split of the toes. Bummer.
I actually think the booties feel nice, first impression wise. The toe leak is unfortunate.
My Xcels are so blown out that these may still be better. Also I can’t find my size in anything else so I will probably give these a shot. I’m thinking of putting neoprene cement between the toes to see if that helps.
I actually think the booties feel nice, first impression wise. The toe leak is unfortunate.
My Xcels are so blown out that these may still be better. Also I can’t find my size in anything else so I will probably give these a shot. I’m thinking of putting neoprene cement between the toes to see if that helps.
That's the thing. They feel great on land, then 10 minutes later you have a bunch of water in the boot.
Considering the price of other booties on the market there's no reason they couldn't have just used the same toe as their other bootie.
Considering the price of other booties on the market there's no reason they couldn't have just used the same toe as their other bootie.
Have you tried evo.com ? I ordered a couple pairs last spring on sale. Patagooch split-toe 11 are great so far this winter. Imperial Motion (?) 11 was way too big, actually still need to send them back before it’s been a year
everybodys diffrent when it comes to whats cold. thst said i hate booties more than i hate cold feet.
over sand (or rocks no urchins), once the water drops below 50 ill surrender to them. spots with urchins lm booting up regardless.
wont be getting any maranras. hotline internal split toe and maybe give the soikelite a go
Goddam
I could go sans booties on a longboard or a longer board that is cruisy
But in cranking surf or waves lending to sick shredz i need to have full functional feet.
Dang. Why didn't they just rubberize the entire thing?
I have the same material on the 5mm, but it's on the top of the foot.
I wonder if they did that to make the big toe flex easier than the stiffer rubber, i.e. more control /board feel? Just looked and my Patagonias have the harder rubber in between
Update:
After my initial email with Manera where they told me their $70 3mm bootie leaks I emailed them back with a little bit of additional details about their defective design and lack of functionality. Never heard anything back.
Thalia St is refusing the return, saying they can't return them because they've been worn. They suggested contacting Manera.
I've replied emphasizing this is a defective product and that Manera did not seem interested in helping.
We'll see where this goes.
After my initial email with Manera where they told me their $70 3mm bootie leaks I emailed them back with a little bit of additional details about their defective design and lack of functionality. Never heard anything back.
Thalia St is refusing the return, saying they can't return them because they've been worn. They suggested contacting Manera.
I've replied emphasizing this is a defective product and that Manera did not seem interested in helping.We'll see where this goes.
There's a great shop just down the Street and backs all the gear they sell. Its a bit more core than Thalia St. LOLUpdate:
After my initial email with Manera where they told me their $70 3mm bootie leaks I emailed them back with a little bit of additional details about their defective design and lack of functionality. Never heard anything back.
Thalia St is refusing the return, saying they can't return them because they've been worn. They suggested contacting Manera.
We'll see where this goes.
That's nice. I've never been to either shop as I don't live in the area and Thalia Street and Jack's were the only online retailers selling them.
If I'm in the area and need a surf shop (not likely) I'll keep it in mind.
Well that makes sense - the core shops wouldn't be interested in selling Manera's leaky product.
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So I wore my old Vissla high seas booties yesterday cause my newer ones were still wet. Remembering this thread, I looked at the toes, and sure enough they also have the neoprene- not hard rubber- between the toe split. Yes, a little water comes in, but I’ve never even noticed it before. My feet haven’t been cold the last 2 winters, and I really like that the booties are so thin-soled, flexible in the toes, and have great board feel. The current patagooch ones are obviously much stiffer.
Anyway, i guess it may not be such an uncommon design detail. But everyone’s different and if it bothers you, it bothers you. Hope you’re able to find another pair you like better.
Anyway, i guess it may not be such an uncommon design detail. But everyone’s different and if it bothers you, it bothers you. Hope you’re able to find another pair you like better.
I've got 3MM O'Neill Superfreak boots. Looks like different material between the toes. I notice some cold on my toes when I first put my feet in the water, but its not like they load up with a pint of water either. I guess the trade off is they are super flexible, comfortable and plenty of room for the leash to get caught between the toes in my Size 15s.
