Barefoot suit
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Printed Date: May-10-2024 at 9:49am
Topic: Barefoot suit
Posted By: skibum1110
Subject: Barefoot suit
Date Posted: November-18-2007 at 7:30pm
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I just bought a new iron suit from barefoot int. im a pretty big guy 5'9 270lbs. the suit i got was a 3x. whats the best way to strech it out out a bit? its just a little to tight.
chris ------------- 1992 Ski Nautique 1975 Ski Nautique 2000 Ski Nautique 2006 Ski Nautique 206 Limited 2005 Air Nautique 206 Team |
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Posted By: 87BFN owner
Date Posted: November-18-2007 at 7:53pm
Posted By: tullfooter
Date Posted: November-18-2007 at 8:58pm
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skibum3XL
If you can barely breath, but still breath, the size is perfect. Steve ------------- Play hard, life's not a trial run. '85 BFN '90 BFN White Lake, Michigan |
Posted By: 81nautique
Date Posted: November-19-2007 at 11:37am
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The IRON suits are a son of a gun to break in but worth it. It will relax after a dozen or so uses. ------------- You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails |
Posted By: skibum1110
Date Posted: November-20-2007 at 11:12pm
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I never saw any instructions with it so i'll soak it and then try it... thanks guys ------------- 1992 Ski Nautique 1975 Ski Nautique 2000 Ski Nautique 2006 Ski Nautique 206 Limited 2005 Air Nautique 206 Team |
Posted By: 87BFN owner
Date Posted: November-21-2007 at 6:15pm
Posted By: 64X55
Date Posted: November-23-2007 at 12:30am
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I've never owned a barefoot suit. I've got a non- flotation one just for cooler weather.
The only time I could really easily do a deep water start and a tumble turn (relatively smoothly) was wearing a friend's suit. What a difference! We used to try deep water starts and tumble turns with just swim trunks and a life vest (i.e. no wetsuit). Surprised none of those rides ended with wearing "just a life vest!"  I can't believe we used to try that! And never a barefoot boom. Mostly just stepped off a ski or sat on a kneeboard to get going!
No; wait, I think actually the tumble turns were off a boom, but that was the only time (more recently) that I've used a boom. They really make it easy! Anybody remember a little girl (then) named Laurie (or Lori) Powell (back in the 80's I think - maybe even late 70's)? She would do flying backwards dock starts and everything when she was just a kid! That was pretty amazing! ------------- Inboards Rule! |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: November-25-2007 at 1:58pm
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she now goes by the name..hollywood ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: November-25-2007 at 7:10pm
pee in it
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Posted By: 64X55
Date Posted: November-26-2007 at 6:16pm
That's funny! 
Here's something interesting I found (maybe you other footers here have seen it). A web site and a story about Lori Powell's (mentioned above) twice (1988 and 1990) World Barefooting Champ brother "Rick" who just suddenly quit the barefoot competitive world and "got a real job!" 
Pretty neat read... http://www.barefootcentral.com/WATN_rick_powell.htm ------------- Inboards Rule! |
Posted By: LaurelLakeSkier
Date Posted: November-28-2007 at 9:45pm
.......Now that's funny!!!!!! 
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eric lavine wrote:
Posted By: mark84bf
Date Posted: December-14-2007 at 5:33pm
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What color ------------- m.s. Amann |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: January-21-2008 at 5:56pm
Back in the early 80s I got pulled over by a cop. I was wearing a T-shirt from a novice BF tourney I had entered. The cop started asking question about it and asked if I was familiar with Lori Powell. I was, so we chatted some more. I got off with a warning. ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |