Just wondering if anyone has experienced the difference. There's a significant price difference. Just wondering if it's worth the extra money for the Supremos?

Any advice appreciated, cheers.

The Dakine Supremos are the best on the market, I don't know anyone who has tried barefoot with them that disagrees, however, can you get them? I have tried desperately to get them in UK (for my return to Oz) and was told there were problems with Dakine and they are now like rocking horse sh.t! Would be really grateful if anyone can tell me where to get them in WA or elsewhere. Oddly its only the outer neoprene that wears the inners are like new so just the outers would be usefull and cheaper surely.
I have seen some ION straps that have a similar folded over/flexible edge on the innner strap which could be as good.

Waiting4wind said..

I inherited some Dsakine's on a used board I bought. How do you tell which model they are?

The supremo's have a urethane like webbing (internally) and are incredibly soft on the feet whereas the Primo's have the standard hard webbing. Both have the same neoprene covers but the supremo's are worth their weight in gold. I recently grabbed some Primo's and the difference is noticeable but not that bad in comparison with the stock ones that come with most boards.

The Core Contours System are also really good for wave sailing.

The Supremo's feel great, but I have a set that seems to have developed cracks in the plastic (urethane) near where the footstrap holes are. I don't know if this will let go, but that's the only negative I have noticed. (Other than the price!)

The Supremos are a tad on the heavy side if you care about that, but otherwise they are amazing, I think. I personally don't like the Core contours since I tend to get stuck in them at times. The stretch a tad and if you jam you foot in they can act a bit like a rubberband. The Supremos do not do that since they both have the urethane and normal webbing inside. This means they are soft and compliant in a nice way, more so than the regular Primos (that are still really good as far as "regular" webbing based straps go).