CamG
Contributor
Greetings DaMaDo and I am glad that you had a blast on the dives.
I have purposely avoided large "cattle boats" for the reasons you mentioned.
However if I was to book a charter on such a boat I would arrive early and map out the best location on the boat to kit up and stow a small bag.
I would own my own tanks or mark rented tanks with marking tape or a sticker of some ugly, obvious kind. All other gear would be close together.
I know that some boats do things different but on the boats I have been on Mex., Lake Huron, Lake Michigan all like a tight compact gear pack.
Did you set up your own rig? This is another one of my issues on some boats.
I SET MY OWN RIG UP! I do not like other people other than my buddy touching my gear. If I have a insta-buddy I will make sure my gear is ready before entering the water. We will do a BWARF buddy check before we get in the water.
I like smaller boats because of the dive sites are less crowded and the boat is as well.
I am a big fan of getting off the boat first or close to it just because you never know what the vis is like till you watch other divers crash onto the reef or wreck. I wish I was kidding!
CamG Keep diving....Keep training....Keep learning!
I have purposely avoided large "cattle boats" for the reasons you mentioned.
However if I was to book a charter on such a boat I would arrive early and map out the best location on the boat to kit up and stow a small bag.
I would own my own tanks or mark rented tanks with marking tape or a sticker of some ugly, obvious kind. All other gear would be close together.
I know that some boats do things different but on the boats I have been on Mex., Lake Huron, Lake Michigan all like a tight compact gear pack.
Did you set up your own rig? This is another one of my issues on some boats.
I SET MY OWN RIG UP! I do not like other people other than my buddy touching my gear. If I have a insta-buddy I will make sure my gear is ready before entering the water. We will do a BWARF buddy check before we get in the water.
I like smaller boats because of the dive sites are less crowded and the boat is as well.
I am a big fan of getting off the boat first or close to it just because you never know what the vis is like till you watch other divers crash onto the reef or wreck. I wish I was kidding!
CamG Keep diving....Keep training....Keep learning!