I own and use the Akona roller backpack. Nice bag but kinda small on the insides. Especially since my collection of gear seems to get bigger by the day. then you also gotta worry about havbing your back crushed by other on a dive boat. I'm thinking about getting a Big Rubber Maid kind of box? Any suggestions? What is every one else out here using?
Gear bags vs Hardcases
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pentiumchic
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A big blue bucket from Walmart.Thought it was a great idea when I saw my buddys.*shrug*Went on boat dive the other night.Think I counted 4 or 5 buckets.
Scubadawg
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I use my old foot locker from the when i was in the military in canada, 20x23x12
Kinda like a composite of fiberglass and plastic
Scubaddawg
Kinda like a composite of fiberglass and plastic
Scubaddawg
cyklon_300
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CampMor for $9...I put my Cordura dive bag full of gear inside.
The duffle is pretty battered and has patches sewn over the numerous travel scars. Looks like checked baggage from a homeless person...
No one even looks twice at it...
For local lake dives, I toss everything into a big Rubbermaid-type bin and haul that in the car.
The duffle is pretty battered and has patches sewn over the numerous travel scars. Looks like checked baggage from a homeless person...
No one even looks twice at it...
For local lake dives, I toss everything into a big Rubbermaid-type bin and haul that in the car.
boomx5
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I do the big blue RubberMaid thing.
Former FLL Now MSP Diver
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The gear is in a mesh duffle bag, which sits in a 30 gallon Rubbermaid container to catch the water when the gear's wet. The lid lies beside it, and holds tanks and weights. It saves teh carpet in the trunk.
The container doubles as a rinse tub when I get home.
Marc
The container doubles as a rinse tub when I get home.
Marc
canuckdiver
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I use a big rubbermaid rough tote
but I have noticed that the charter captains/crew tend to grumble a lot about them, I think because they can't cram as many into a small space
but I have noticed that the charter captains/crew tend to grumble a lot about them, I think because they can't cram as many into a small space
I have a Deep Outdoors tropical traveler that works well. I might switch to a pair of duffel bags because once I load everything in including weights, it becomes heavier than I'm comfortable lifting and carrying for those surfaces/stairs that I can't use the wheels on. With two bags, no one bag will be more than 30 lbs and thus possibly easier to carry when needed. The drawback is that with no rollers, I'll have to carry them everywhere.
Stone
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1. Large Samsonite for air travel
2. Akona semi-mesh on friend's boats or charters
3. Rubbermaid tubs on my own boat
Some plastic containers have no place (literally) on a boat.
2. Akona semi-mesh on friend's boats or charters
3. Rubbermaid tubs on my own boat
Some plastic containers have no place (literally) on a boat.
