Absurd dive equipment

[DPJ]

8. a dive puter the size of a wrist watch Nitrox compadable also

I think that ones exists. Some of the others, you should go ahead an patent now.

 

[Hawkeye Mark]

I saw one of these for sale yesterday at scuba flea market for 300 dollars. Think I can pass on this

 

[opiniongirl]

I think the stupidest thing I saw was a USD BC that had an integrated Bra. I remember the rep attempting to get me to try it on in the pk session...I imagine he's recovered now...

stupid things that I actually like now - I love my U/W lazer pointer....

Other stupid...HUB (both mares and dacor), oh and Trident has these super huge dive flags that you can attach to your snorkel...

anyone else find that the majority of dive clothing is absolutely awful?

 

[freediver]

Well, two things are certain. #1) Those ridiculous gadgets out there likely made SOMEBODY a bit of money and that's because #2) SOMEBODY out there found a use for them. What is funny is someone will list a bunch of "crap" that is absurd to them and when they see something they dive with listed as absurd crap, they get their toes stepped on. chuckle chuckle

 

[mannydib]

the HUB!
I hope he can get to his octo thats zipped away in that pocket when his buddy rips his reg from his mouth:

http://www.realmsofneptune.com/viewImage.asp?image=trips/tenneco/2003-08-03/DSC01777.jpg

 

[cdtgray]

Just out of curiosity, was the guy in the picture someone you know or just some random diver that happened to be there the same time as you? Some of the worst pictures Ive seen of how not to be in the water - fins kicking across the bottom, looks like monofilament trailing from his valve, and looked to be bumping into a lot of coral and the wreck.

 

[JRO]

Wonder how bad it'll hurt when that lead weight swings the wrong way...

 

[SeaJay]

Heh. Great picture. Here's a photo of him in much better form later on...

http://www.realmsofneptune.com/viewImage.asp?image=trips/tenneco/2003-08-03/DSC01795.jpg

(I think he's actually using the freestyle stroke there.)

(Whoops, I said the word - don't tell anybody...)

But his buddy's nearly got him beat...

http://www.realmsofneptune.com/viewImage.asp?image=trips/tenneco/2003-08-03/DSC01797.jpg

It's like some sort of bizarre attempt at "technical" diving.

Hey, hey... I'm not making fun. Honest. I guess everyone has their own "special way."

At least the site's pretty... And the photo work is actually pretty good, too.

This is good-looking, for example... http://www.realmsofneptune.com/viewImage.asp?image=trips/tenneco/2003-06-25/DSC01125.jpg

 

[JeffG]

http://www.realmsofneptune.com/viewImage.asp?image=trips/tenneco/2003-08-03/DSC01797.jpg

It's like some sort of bizarre attempt at "technical" diving.

Edit: ignore

 

[Jeddah Aquanaut]

Hey! I love those!!!

OK....Just kidding...I couldn't resist

I haven't seen them advertised in a while, but I remember getting a smile from a product who's name I can no longer remember.

It was a squeezeable pouch with a tube that you inserted through your mouthpiece. The premise was that you filled it with your beverage of choice, and squeezed the bag to get a drink while diving.

I was trying to imagine what happened when you unxpectedly bump the bag, or squeeze it too hard and start choking at 100'

I saw another kind of underwater drinking pouch with a mouthpiece, I think it was called a SCUDA or something like that. Actually, I buy juice drinks in foil pouches, the ones that have a bendi straw. I do like to re-hydrate underwater, but I do agree, it's absurd to pay big bucks for something that you can do cheaper.