Description
AKONA’s Deluxe Molded Sole 6 mm Nylon ll neoprene Boots have a designed heavier molded sole Protective toe and heel cap protect these heavy wear areas extending the life of the boot Glued and blind stitched seams mean warmth and durability All edges finished with black, sewn elastic nylon binding that prevents wear and tears Boots have #5 YKK Delrin Zippers with Marine-Grade Bronze Zipper Pulls and a dam that prevents water from seeping into boot keeping you warmer
- Form Fitting Design
- Warm Boot
- 6 mm Thick Nylon II Neoprene
- Glued and Blind Stitched Seams
- Sole Provides Exceptional No-Slip Grip Texture
- Sole Drastically Reduces Hydroplaning when Walking
- Thicker than Average Vulcanized Rubber Sole
- Comfortable when Worn on Any Surface
- YKK #5 Self-Locking Zippers with Marine-Grade Bronze Pulls
- Rubber Toe and Heel Caps on High Wear Areas
- Elastic Taped and Sewn Top for Added Strength and Tear Resistance
- Long, Pull-Tab on Top for Easy On-Off
- Mesh Carry Bag Doubles as a Collection Bag
Brand
AKONA
AKONA began with a simple mission. Make the best dive bags and travel luggage for the scuba diving industry at an affordable price. At the time, there were dive bags of high quality but the bags alone cost as much as the dive gear they were carrying and any dive bag that was a little more affordable fell apart after a season. Quickly AKONA became the diver’s choice of bags. And the Frog Logo became prevlant in every dive store around the country. Today AKONA is much more than just a bag company with neoprene products, dive accessories, and snorkeling equipment, AKONA provides non life support equipment to the snorkeling and scuba diving markets. The AKONA Frog has become an Icon in the stores and is easily recognizable everywhere dive equipment is sold.
THE EARLY YEARS
Conceived from the passion to create exceptional products for the evolving SCUBA market and a desire to do more than just deliver someone else’s vision, Apeks was born in 1974. Friends and former colleagues at a large engineering firm in the north of England, Ken Smith Ainscough and Eric Partington formed a partnership that was a perfect combination of vision and enthusiasm. The name they came up with was a perfect combination too – an acronym of their initials.
Technical genius, a lifelong love of diving and natural dynamism brought them together. Ken drafted, translated then engineered his concepts into reality. Eric’s entrepreneurial expertise and love of technology drove business growth. It was a match made in heaven.
Great things can grow from humble beginnings and Apeks was no exception. Fabricating weight belt buckles in Eric’s garage was where it began, but throughout the 1970s, Apeks continued to innovate. With new products being developed and a rich heritage of engineering in the local area, the business was able to hire specialist engineering talent, keeping manufacturing in-house to ensure the high quality the market had already come to expect.
