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I've noticed my Teva Mush flip flops smell awful when they are slightly wet & I leave them in my car. So I leave them outside my car on the window under my windshield wiper blades, they dry faster, don't stink up my car & so far they haven't been stolen. Done this with towels & suits too
dry rubber tech suits inside out
keep your goggles inside a case when you're not using them & they won't get as scratched up
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Endurance suits are polyester blends but I think they use nylon thread to stitch them together. Mine lasted about 9 months which was below the "break-even" point for replacing a bargain basement nylon suit every couple months. I switched to an endurance drag suit which lasted about a year. Thought about stitching it up but now I wear an Arena polyester drag suit over an old nylon suit. If the drag suit falls apart, I still have some cover...not much though.
Not sure if this tip has been said or not. I like my speedo v-cut fins but they are designed with weak points near the toes. I wrap duct tape around them to get extra life out of them when they tear. Next set, I'll just wrap the duct tape around the weak points before I start using them. Make sure you duct tape them whey they are dry and try to seal off any areas where water can get in and loosen the sticky stuff.
Endurance suits are polyester blends but I think they use nylon thread to stitch them together. Mine lasted about 9 months which was below the "break-even" point for replacing a bargain basement nylon suit every couple months. I switched to an endurance drag suit which lasted about a year. Thought about stitching it up but now I wear an Arena polyester drag suit over an old nylon suit. If the drag suit falls apart, I still have some cover...not much though.
Not sure if this tip has been said or not. I like my speedo v-cut fins but they are designed with weak points near the toes. I wrap duct tape around them to get extra life out of them when they tear. Next set, I'll just wrap the duct tape around the weak points before I start using them. Make sure you duct tape them whey they are dry and try to seal off any areas where water can get in and loosen the sticky stuff.
