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I initially rented gear, but now I have my own.
You must feel on top of the world
When I first started diving 50yrs ago where all you needed was basic gear, most of which I couldn't afford
I enjoyed carrying a big knife, inside my lower leg not particularly sharp, but for poking and prying things
and for pushing myself away from rocks and pylons I was going to be pushed against, and also to plunge
into the bottom if a current picked up to help from being swept away to the other side of our big oceans
The knife we call them BFKs really helped on my journey to perfecting buoyancy when the ocean was not cooperating and I could excavate things, found a piece of an aeroplane once and remove lost fishing line
Later on I found a cheap light in a disposals store, and saw the critters I was missing in nooks and cranies
As time and love for scuba diving progresses, you tend to accumulate things, and I still carry those knives
especially duing my first love, shore diving, where you'll gain oceanmanship, that sets you up for all dives
Make the most of your magnificent journey best wishes