Dive Flag Line Holder

[av8er23]

Has anyone found something cheaper than this rig? It seems to be the standard.


http://cgi.ebay.com/SCUBA-Dive-Econ...oryZ1300QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[markfm]

Check your local Chase Pitkin -- they sell polypro/reel sets in the bulk rope area. Not sure, but I think they were cheaper.

 

[av8er23]

I do not know what Chase Pitkin is?

 

[markfm]

They're a chain hardware store -- Home Depot, Lowe's, any other large HW store should have the same thing. It's the orange plastic reel, complete with the yellow polypro rope.

 

[av8er23]

What are they suppose to be used for?

 

[markfm]

They were just called something simple like "bulk rope on reel". I had gone into the store looking for some bulk bungee cord, noticed the reels; exactly what LDS' sell. Since seeing them at one store, I've noticed them in other places, always in the bulk rope area.
(Probably just used for general construction tasks, when you want a bunch of 1/4" or 3/8" to bind things together temporarily; the reel just makes it easier to deal with)

 

[av8er23]

ok I will check it out.

 

[olddiver2]

Has anyone found something cheaper than this rig? It seems to be the standard.


http://cgi.ebay.com/SCUBA-Dive-Econ...oryZ1300QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Call me cheap, call me clever...I don't care, but I wind my line on a re-cycled 16.9 ounce Aqua-Fina water bottle filled with tap water. A couple of half-hitches will secure it at the proper length, and when I'm doing my swim back to shore, I can enjoy a nice. refreshing drink of H20.

 

[offroaddiver]

I've got a kite string winder I bought at a dollar store (yep it cost me a buck and it has line on it). Try in the kids toys section. I am planning to use a reel that I'm currently working all the details out of. I can get ahold of wire spools very easily and I'm finding uses all the time for these jewels.

 

[laughintom]

That spool on e-bay is at your local Home Depot for $2.99. I saw it there yesterday. Also great prices on double enders and large snap bolts.