Diver identity - how to increase underwater

[gopbroek]

I know a couple DM's in Cozumel who swapped a fin with each other, so that they have each have two different color fins. They stand out very well from a distance. Another simple trick for warm water is a thin neon colored T-shirt which can be worn over a wetsuit.

 

[Schwob]

Dork diver forum?
Dork Divers

 

[KevinNM]

SOLAS tape works. The colored ones are a bit less reflective, but still easy to see.

 

[The Chairman]

Dress yourself like a Queen Angel Fish and put a tie dye t-shirt over your wet suit. You'll see more fish up close as you won't appear to be a predator and everyone will know who you are. No fish is scared of an angel fish.

 

[Alastor]

Dress yourself like a Queen Angel Fish and put a tie dye t-shirt over your wet suit. You'll see more fish up close as you won't appear to be a predator and everyone will know who you are. No fish is scared of an angel fish.

And if a King Angel Fish should approach it will be .. "whole lotta love" !

[Led Zeppelin rules]

 

[UFOrb]

I know someone that dives with a rubber ducky tied to his BCD shoulder strap so it floats above his head. He really stands out

 

[maj2]

On my recent trip to Cozumel, I saw one DM wearing fluorescent green underwear briefs over his wetsuit. Another diver wore tighty whities over his wetsuit.
That might be a look that would make your wife want to lose you though!

 

[mayday1234]

All good ideas, and I appreciate those that took the question seriously (and not the preachy "should not be finger length from your buddy") - Mako is sending out a bottle of the bright paint so we'll see how that works. I'm also leaning towards the idea of tying something bright to the first stage (old T-shirt, rag etc) - the thinking is that not only will it "wave" in the current, but have the added benefit of standing out when on the boat - typically when coming up from the first dive, and the helpful boat crew takes your gear/changes tanks, it's sometimes a hassle to try and find your bcd/regs among all the others, so a bright red rag should help that as well.

 

[Adam Grose]

Not the best thread title, but the general gist;
Just returned from an excellent trip to Cozumel - however, since my BCD is black, my fins black, my wetsuit black etc my wife was complaining she was finding it hard to pick me out of the "crowd"
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I got a Scap (basically a neoprene cap) in a loud red and white Hawaiian pattern. Makes it VERY easy to identify me under water.

 

[ljwillia]

Some great suggestions in these posts!

Two years ago in Utila we did the drop off dive at the Laguna Beach house reef. I think we have been one of the last groups before they closed. It was a terrible dive. Vis was so low it was hard to see the diver in front of you. Before we left the boat I said to my husband "don't loose me".

He got in first and by the time I entered the water all I could see were his blue fins in the distance. I was kicking for all I was worth and could barely keep up with him. I was so angry I was rehearsing in my head what I was going to say when we got to shore.

About that time something tugged on my fin really hard. Scarred the crap out of me. Turns out, I was following the wrong fins. He was just as mad at me for fining so hard he couldn't keep up. We'll definitely try some of the suggestions posted here