Colour Coordination

[Teamcasa]

Other people that subscribe to the all black motif

 

[don Francisco]

Other people that subscribe to the all black motif
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And also New Yorkers, because they can't find anything darker.

 

[Thalassamania]

Too much red lipstick.

 

[diver 85]

Matching wetsuits and drysuits for the both of us.

It's the Bobsie Twins.....well almost---one is taller ......

 

[leapfrog]

My gear matches ... it's black. I ID it with signal flag miniatures.

Thank God, Thal. Mine's all black too except for the grey parts on the Seaquest BCD and the yellow miflex I decided to put on the AAS so there were no more excuses for not finding it.

As far as the rest of the thread goes, this is really a question of common sense, who we are and what we are doing.

I'm lucky enough to work in very clear waters. Looking professional is part of being professional. Military personnel wear a uniform. It's not just the uniform, it's how they wear it. Wall Street has its uniform (Brooks Brothers), the Madison Ave. crowd have theirs and so on.

If you dive for fun, wear whatever turns you on, just like you do on the rest of your vacation. I don't think a "dive pro" has to wear black, but it should come across as neat and professional. A rainbow of colors is just bad taste and doesn't look neat.

Slightly off topic but realated is something I read more and ore on the PADI members webpage when posting a job op. "Should be neat and tidy, no tatoo or piercing". So you should look neat and tidy in your T-shirt and trunks and in your wetsuit too....

 

[Thalassamania]

I only put the signal flags on (Papa Sierra, "leaving the dock") since I left the university. Back then I never labled my gear. We had a strict rule that everyone had to label their gear in a clear and quickly identifiable fashion. My "ID" was none, so clearly all unlabeled gear belonged to me. When ever I found gear that was left behind (and there was lots) I'd return it to the owner. If it had not label, I'd keep it until I was asked. You get the drill? It worked well and I recommend the approach to all facilities, one person should always be "unlabeled."

I have a NATO Viking Dry Suit (black) that was referred to as "Darth's Waders."

What you're saying is true, the tourists wear the loud colors, the staff should look neat and clean and fade into the background.

 

[leapfrog]

I have a NATO Viking Dry Suit (black) that was referred to as "Darth's Waders."

My Course Director had one too...guess what they called him??

What you're saying is true, the tourists wear the loud colors, the staff should look neat and clean and fade into the background.

:cool2:

 

[EastEndDiver]

My gear is easy to spot it is the stuff held together with Duct tape and scraped and dinged .

 

[Thalassamania]

When I was at university they nicknamed me, "Captain Nemo," because my gear looked like it had been 20,000 leagues under the sea.

Now I replace most of it every year, so I generally look like a black clad newbie with a Tekna mask and a Farallon snorkel.

 

[leapfrog]

My gear is easy to spot it is the stuff held together with Duct tape and scraped and dinged .

"Vet Look"....