Geez, an AED? That sure seems like overkill for simple recreational diving. The O2 kit is a good idea but I've never owned one. Normally, my wife drops me and then I drop her. We never anchor until we stop off in Lake Boca. I normally don't go past 100' doing this. The diver down has to drag a flag and float - it's way easier to pop a DSMB, but when I drive, I don't want to have to watch for bubbles. I can hit the MOB button to mark the drop, but I like seeing the little flag just bobbing along out there. A lot of people we used to dive with complained about having to drag the float with them, so I solved that problem for them.
I have a sea anchor that I use sometimes to help hold my position. I might have to reposition myself three dives during a dive, but it's something to do.
Last time we went out, I realized that I got too bored sitting around topside so I'm going to look for a captain who wants lobsters or someone boatless who dives and has a topside driver. I drove commercial dive boats for almost 20 years in Hawaii so it's gotta be fun out there - when it starts getting like work, it stops being fun.
I have a sea anchor that I use sometimes to help hold my position. I might have to reposition myself three dives during a dive, but it's something to do.
Last time we went out, I realized that I got too bored sitting around topside so I'm going to look for a captain who wants lobsters or someone boatless who dives and has a topside driver. I drove commercial dive boats for almost 20 years in Hawaii so it's gotta be fun out there - when it starts getting like work, it stops being fun.
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