Building a Save a Dive kit
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I had a leaking inflator on a liveaboard once. I suppose it might have been possible to take apart the old one, but I just swapped it out for a generic one from Dive Gear Express. I found a small hole in the internal bladder on a doubles wing once in Mexico, but piece of duct tape held it until I could replace it when I got home.
There were many good suggestions on this thread; though, a decent IP gauge was, surprisingly only mentioned once; and only as a "bonus" article in an otherwise very comprehensive list -- and they're absolutely invaluable. I would rather forego an inflator (I dove for years without them), or a number of other conveniences, before omitting that gauge.
When I worked dive boats as a kid, the number of ill-kempt regulators, just plucked from the back of a closet; just purchased from a flea market; or those which had just arrived back from the notorious, annual "underhaul," were legion. Many of not most, -- even those recently "serviced," -- had IP ranges, far out of specifications and were free-flowing from the get-go; and few, if any of the prospective divers, ever thought to check them at all, before putting out to sea, for a few days.
Add to this list, if not already mentioned, an assortment of HP and LP blind screws, in the event one has to remove, say, a malfunctioning second or a secondary gauge -- something which I was required to do, on occasion . . .
When I worked dive boats as a kid, the number of ill-kempt regulators, just plucked from the back of a closet; just purchased from a flea market; or those which had just arrived back from the notorious, annual "underhaul," were legion. Many of not most, -- even those recently "serviced," -- had IP ranges, far out of specifications and were free-flowing from the get-go; and few, if any of the prospective divers, ever thought to check them at all, before putting out to sea, for a few days.
Add to this list, if not already mentioned, an assortment of HP and LP blind screws, in the event one has to remove, say, a malfunctioning second or a secondary gauge -- something which I was required to do, on occasion . . .
SlugLife
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It's small and inexpensive, so absolutely goes in my save-a-dive kit. I only put it in the "bonus" category, because it's not super-useful until you know how to use it, and what it means. (and likely already have one)
For "HP and LP blind screws" I used the name "Spare 1st stage HP & LP port plugs." Spare 1/2 in ones too, if you have any 1/2 in ports.
Hidden in one of the earlier posts but not called out - duct tape. I used it for many field repairs or to write my deco plan and tape it to my fin. Left is the plan, right is the “lost gas” schedule
Ulfhedinn
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SlugLife
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Nice, that's a solid kit! A couple small suggestions:
- To fit a little more junk in the oh-sh!t trunk, remove the hose from the 2nd stage reg & then loop the LP hose a couple time & secure with zip-ties.
- An o-ring kit with o-ring pick is fairly vital for save-a-dive kits & I don't see any in the picture.
I have to travel to dive.
I would expect all dive operators would have more tools than I ever needed. So a "save a dive kit" is the complete service kits for my Apeks reg. And if I am going to use rental then nothing at all.
I would expect all dive operators would have more tools than I ever needed. So a "save a dive kit" is the complete service kits for my Apeks reg. And if I am going to use rental then nothing at all.
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