Absurd dive equipment

[TDunbar]

Ain't it great that we all still have free choice?




Todd

 

[ElectricZombie]

Absurd Gear:

Split Fins
Spare Air
Pony Tanks
Air 2 and copies
Jacket BCs
"Tech" BCs
Snorkel
Console
HUB
Retractors
Octo Holders

 

[dvrgaryc]

ScottyK once bubbled...


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'

That product is called a "SCUDA", meaning self-contained underwater drinking apparatus. They are still being sold today. You replace the mouthpiece on your second stage with the scuda mouthpiece that has a tube coming through the bite tab. You then fill the bag with fruit juice or water, wrap the bag around your primary hose, and you're all set. BTW, there's a on-off valve to keep the contents of the pouch out of your regulator when you're not using it.

 

[Tekdiver10]

I'd have to say one of those little ball thingies that holds your backup reg in place. Mine is alwasy falling out and $6.00 for it is a rip off.

 

[nyresq]

maybe this is a stupid question, but if it keeps falling out, why keep using it???

 

[Tekdiver10]

I use it because it is the best thing I can find right now to use on my bp/wing bc. I dont have the five foot hose or the bunggied necklace yet so I just put my backup in the little ball. I might adventually get one of the Scubapro holders, they seem to work good for my dad. And correction, it doesnt fall out all the time its just a pain to put back in when it does fall out.

 

[Mitten Diver]

I have the ScubaPro octo holder and can tell you that although it is not perfect, it does hold the octo better than most.

Mitten Diver

 

[CuriousMe]

Tekdiver10 once bubbled...
I use it because it is the best thing I can find right now to use on my bp/wing bc. I dont have the five foot hose or the bunggied necklace yet so I just put my backup in the little ball. I might adventually get one of the Scubapro holders, they seem to work good for my dad. And correction, it doesnt fall out all the time its just a pain to put back in when it does fall out.

The best Octo holder I've found looks just like a snorkel keeper (little piece of rubber that has a circle on each end...one smaller than the other)...but it has a square on one side...so I just wrap it around a D-ring and the square part goes through the circle and it's attached to my D-ring....then my octo mouthpiece goes into the little square. It's small simple and very effective.

While I'm posting here....what issues do folks have with retractors?

Peace,
Cathie

 

[Damselfish]

CuriousMe once bubbled...



The best Octo holder I've found looks just like a snorkel keeper (little piece of rubber that has a circle on each end...one smaller than the other)...but it has a square on one side...so I just wrap it around a D-ring and the square part goes through the circle and it's attached to my D-ring....then my octo mouthpiece goes into the little square. It's small simple and very effective.

While I'm posting here....what issues do folks have with retractors?

Peace,
Cathie

I use a regular old snorkel keeper to hold it in place, and one of those ball things on the end to keep junk out and provide color. It's all connected with a nylon tie. Sounds like it would be hard to remove, but it's not, just pull. The ball thing provides no resistance at all, I've never found one that holds a reg for long.

 

[Tekdiver10]

Thats a great idea Curiousme, I'll try that when I go diving this winter.