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Can anyone give me a list of Essential Acessories for everyday diving? I got some money for christmas and wish to invest in a few necessities
Essential Acessories
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I always keep a buddy line, gloves and a small light in my pocket. I rarely use any of them, but when you need them, they can be life savers.
traumadiver
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I am not a super experienced diver but one thing that helped me out is my Signal Marker Bouy. My dive computer (Mares M2) has also helped alot too!
divengolf
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There are many things you could buy, but I'd suggest a big (at least 6') SMB (sausage), a thumb reel and a small knive or scissors in case you get caught up in fishing line. This is assuming that you already have a couple good dive lights.
Look at the DAN sausage with mirror & whistle to start with.
Look at the DAN sausage with mirror & whistle to start with.
Well, some of it depends on what kind of diving you do.
I think most diving benefits from having a good, small light. Even in the tropics, it's nice to be able to look into holes and under ledges. In murky water, a bright, well-focused light is a communications (and to me, a safety) tool.
If you do a lot of diving off of boats, I think you will want signaling devices, because being separated from the boat is real possibility and it's pretty stressful, if you can't get their attention. Signaling devices can include air horns (Dive Alert), whistles, mirrors, and safety sausages. A lot of us like to use a sausage-like device that can actually be deployed while you are underwater (Surface marker buoy) so that the boat knows where you are before you even get to the surface.
Communication between buddies is mostly done with hand signals, but if you have an issue too complex to get across that way, it's nice to have something to write on: A slate or wetnotes.
I don't consider it an accessory (to me it's an essential part of my kit) but a compass is very handy to stay oriented and to get back to your starting point.
If you mostly shore dive where there is surf, a finkeeper clip to secure your fins to your BC while you cross the surf line can be very useful.
Hope that helps.
I think most diving benefits from having a good, small light. Even in the tropics, it's nice to be able to look into holes and under ledges. In murky water, a bright, well-focused light is a communications (and to me, a safety) tool.
If you do a lot of diving off of boats, I think you will want signaling devices, because being separated from the boat is real possibility and it's pretty stressful, if you can't get their attention. Signaling devices can include air horns (Dive Alert), whistles, mirrors, and safety sausages. A lot of us like to use a sausage-like device that can actually be deployed while you are underwater (Surface marker buoy) so that the boat knows where you are before you even get to the surface.
Communication between buddies is mostly done with hand signals, but if you have an issue too complex to get across that way, it's nice to have something to write on: A slate or wetnotes.
I don't consider it an accessory (to me it's an essential part of my kit) but a compass is very handy to stay oriented and to get back to your starting point.
If you mostly shore dive where there is surf, a finkeeper clip to secure your fins to your BC while you cross the surf line can be very useful.
Hope that helps.
BDSC
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Can anyone give me a list of Essential Acessories for everyday diving? I got some money for christmas and wish to invest in a few necessities
Like TSandM said, it depends on the type of diving you will be doing. I am pretty much the typical warm water caribbean diver. Or any warm water destination really. The only extra piece of gear/accessory I carry is a safety sausage. (I have a whistle but it was already built in to my BCD.)
I will sometimes carry a light but I don't consider it essential. And I don't carry a knife or cutting tools for the type of diving I do. Not really needed.
For me, it's just the sausage.
siikik
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I have a problem with essential accessories... shouldn't it be one or the other?
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