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DangleMaster123
Since 01 Aug 2010
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 Thu Aug 02, 12 5:37 pm ** booties in or out ** |
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hey fellow kiters
should the ankle portion of a bootie be worn inside or outside of your wetsuit leg???
thanks a lot
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Jonpnw
Since 22 Jul 2010
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Pacific Northwest
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| Thu Aug 02, 12 5:44 pm |
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it all depends if you are wearing board shorts over your wetsuit or not 
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undertow
Since 15 Feb 2008
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kitemare
Since 23 Mar 2010
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| Thu Aug 02, 12 7:50 pm |
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If you're a beginner: booties on the inside. When you crash, the top of your suit will fill with water and if the booties are on the inside, will help in draining out the water.
If you can ride, definitely booties on the outside. When you ride, water will shoot up your bindings and boots and will go up your suit legs if the booties are on the inside. Outside will prevent this.
Hope this helps.
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WindLogik
Since 09 Feb 2009
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Hood River
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| Thu Aug 02, 12 9:53 pm |
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Most cold weather suits, good ones anyway, come with a velcro cinch strap to put around your ankle. You are supposed to wear your booties tucked under your suit. Then you use the cinch strap around your ankle. Suits used to have velcro closures on the ankles to seal the ankle. That is no longer a design trend, as velcro doesn't work when it is sandy.
Wearing the booties under the suit is not a beginner thing. It's an everyone thing. If you don't your booties fill with water and they move independent of your foot. Not the greatest. |
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wylieflyote
Since 30 Jun 2006
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Puget Sound & Wa. Coast
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| Fri Aug 03, 12 5:28 am |
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Not a beginner, but I always wear my booties over the ankle seals of my ION Drysuit in January. This prevents cold water from jetting up through the seals. But I've been told I have delicate ankles. 
OK, Is this subject dead yet? If not, go to kiteforum.com and it'll become a sticky with 12 pages I'm sure.
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realharry
Since 03 Nov 2008
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Oregon
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| Fri Aug 03, 12 6:56 am |
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Well I ALWAYS wear my booties on the outside cause it's warmer after I pee.
And I look like a dork, which seems to be right in line with the current style these days.
I've also been putting shorts on over my wet suit cause I think it looks bad ass and I like the extra steps it takes to put them on and take them off. Always looking for ways to take a little longer rigging and dressing. Jersey too. Love those pro ball sport Jerseys! Soooo bad ass when I go out looking like that.
Not to mention my high top tennies when I'm strapless.
Cool shit and that's why I love this sport cause I can do my own thing and it's all good with the bros. |
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scottm
Since 12 Jun 2006
108 Posts
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| Fri Aug 03, 12 12:25 pm |
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| Booties, wetsuit, duct tape wrap. Old surfing trick. Gorilla tape works great, easy to tear and remove and the glue doesn't melt like the cheap stuff. |
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Jonpnw
Since 22 Jul 2010
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Pacific Northwest
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| Sat Aug 04, 12 11:10 am |
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Weaz
Since 23 May 2012
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Beaverton
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| Sat Aug 04, 12 11:18 am |
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Wearing booties in boots...
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sirmichaelo
Since 26 Mar 2010
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| Sat Aug 04, 12 1:43 pm |
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So glad to be in Maui after reading this.
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