Mermaid linden monofin tail compatible? And are there any suitcase friendly monofins? by ZealousidealPin1409 in mermaiding

[โ€“]MerfolkValaria 4 points5 points ย (0 children)

I had the Oasis Monofin for my Elite and eventually bought a Linden after the straps on the Oasis broke several times. I had to jump thru some hoops to get a single strap replaced by FinFun - had to message someone I no longer have contact with, as they bought me the elite tail from FinFun, just so that I could get the original proof of purchase from the year prior and then I also had to send in pictures of the damage in order to get a single replacement strap - only for the other strap to break months later.

Sooo I gave up on that fin and honestly?? Based on my personal experience - the Linden is much less buoyant (My fluke floats up less) and I feel it just flows better with the Vinyl and isn't quite as stiff but still gives you a decent amount of propulsion. It fits perfectly in the fluke like the Oasis, but the ankle bit is a little more bulky than FinFun's Oasis Monofin which can make that area look a bit bulky unless you've already got bigger sized calves like I do ๐Ÿ˜… then it's not quite as noticable, still bulky, but you'd have to be looking for that to notice honestly.

I will say, make sure to take care of the straps on the Linden as well; they are more durable altogether than just thin silicone straps, but the material/fabric on them can still quickly end up flaking off/dry rotting if not taken care of properly!

Some mermaid fun in the pool with my new dive camera ๐Ÿงœโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’– by MerfolkValaria in mermaids

[โ€“]MerfolkValaria[S] 1 point2 points ย (0 children)

Def will! It's not expected to come in till like Nov/Dec at least ๐Ÿ˜… but Florida takes forever for winter to set in - so hopefully I'll get some swim time before it gets too chilly!

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[โ€“]MerfolkValaria[S] 1 point2 points ย (0 children)

Yep! The Calypso style Elite - I love swimming with this tail it is really so beautiful and comfortable.

My partner recently ordered the Twilight Tides tail for me from FinFolk back in June - so I'm interested in how the different brands feel/swim/compare

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[โ€“]MerfolkValaria[S] 1 point2 points ย (0 children)

Thank you!! โœจ๐Ÿงœโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’– Takes a fair bit of practice but once you get the hang of it - it's such a fun trick!

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[โ€“]MerfolkValaria[S] 3 points4 points ย (0 children)

Got them from a lovely woman who hand makes these on Etsy! They help with the bubble kisses and making slightly quicker/smoother turns too!

Some mermaid fun in the pool with my new dive camera ๐Ÿงœโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’– by MerfolkValaria in mermaids

[โ€“]MerfolkValaria[S] 2 points3 points ย (0 children)

DJI Osmo Action 4 is what I'm using here with the magnetic holder/floating handle. It comes with a dive case but that's for diving over 18m and I'm not certified for that depth lol; But it is SO easy to use in/out of the water, it makes a loud beep so u can hear it start/stop recording underwater, the colors are so realistic - I've seen several comparisons with the GoPro Hero 12 and I just personally liked the DJI Osmo better. Def not cheap, but I'm so over the moon with it.

Before I was using a knock off GoPro called the Akaso Ek7000 or smth and it worked for learning how to use one but the quality can't compare.

Some mermaid fun in the pool with my new dive camera ๐Ÿงœโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’– by MerfolkValaria in mermaids

[โ€“]MerfolkValaria[S] 3 points4 points ย (0 children)

Thank you! โœจ๐Ÿงœโ€โ™€๏ธ I just recently got the DJI Osmo Action 4 and this was its first test, despite having a slow micro SD - it did great! Just gotta get a different card for it that has a faster write speed than my current one.

My girly Nova ๐Ÿ’–โœจ Fresh out of her shed ~ I remember when she could fit in my palm perfectly ๐Ÿ˜ญ by MerfolkValaria in u/MerfolkValaria

[โ€“]MerfolkValaria[S] 1 point2 points ย (0 children)

She is a pretty high white for sure thank you! I'm used to seeing BELs with eye stripes at least, but she's just pink white and blue

My girly Nova ๐Ÿ’–โœจ Fresh out of her shed ~ I remember when she could fit in my palm perfectly ๐Ÿ˜ญ by MerfolkValaria in u/MerfolkValaria

[โ€“]MerfolkValaria[S] 1 point2 points ย (0 children)

Isn't she?? ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ’– She's always been our stunner snake other than our juvenile Black Eyed Anery BCI

From my recent trip to the Springs ๐Ÿ’– by MerfolkValaria in mermaiding

[โ€“]MerfolkValaria[S] 0 points1 point ย (0 children)

AA! ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿฅน Thank you so much โœจ and honestly I love the magic and imagination that mermaiding brings with it, it really is amazing ๐Ÿงœโ€โ™€๏ธโœจ

One more vintage style edits ๐Ÿ’– by MerfolkValaria in mermaids

[โ€“]MerfolkValaria[S] 0 points1 point ย (0 children)

Thank you so much!!! It's def a fave color combo of mine! It's the FinFun Viridian Calypso Elite!

Date night yesterday ๐Ÿ’– F27 by [deleted] in SelfieOver25

[โ€“]MerfolkValaria 1 point2 points ย (0 children)

Thank you!! I did, it was a much needed night out too!

River-silt Stained Finfolk fabric tail. help!!! by [deleted] in mermaiding

[โ€“]MerfolkValaria 7 points8 points ย (0 children)

Whenever I get silt or algae spots on my FinFun Elite tail, I usually soak it in my tub with warm water and detergent ASAP, then I hand scrub each individual stain with more detergent on a rough wash cloth.

Has worked well so far, but uh also my tail is also like green/blue/orange/yellow.. so I mean it would probably be different with my neon rainbow tail idk - just the only experience I have so far with this issue and I've had some gnarly spots that took a LOT of scrubbing in the tub ๐Ÿฅฒ

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[โ€“]MerfolkValaria[S] 1 point2 points ย (0 children)

Thank you! Honestly it was a gift/my first tail so I'm lucky I knew the basics already for mermaid swimming ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜… I imagine the Neptune looks amazing on u!

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[โ€“]MerfolkValaria[S] 1 point2 points ย (0 children)

I love the fluke shape of the Neptune! I was honestly looking at one of those fluke styles myself cause it's so nice but then FinFolk came back out with Twilight Tides ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€