Gear bags vs Hardcases

[ColdH20diving]

I like my monster pelican case, I can lock it and secure the darn thing in the bed of my truck. I also bring a large rubber maid tub to throw all my wet gear in after diving.

 

[ivansie]

me and my wife carry dive bags (meshed) and we have a big rubbermaid contained in the trunk of the car to put the dive bags in an catch water in case it has not drained completely.

Its easier to take the bags in the boat but better to have something to catch water and avoid wetting the carpet.

For shore diving I just take the rubbermaid full of gear

bye
Ivan

 

[lisacats]

It's made for kayaking, but keeps the inside of my truck from constant exposure to salt water and it's easy to throw on the boat! A bargain at $25.

Lisa

 

[jfusaro]

I use a double length milk crate. It fits under the bench on the boat and holds alot of gear

 

[WaterDawg]

RuberMaid Action Packer. You can put 2 pad locks on it, its vertually indestrucable,it floats, Its $20, and you can put stickers on it.

 

[walt williams]

About the Akona bag -- I'm thinking of buying that one for my wife for her birthday. You mention that it's a bit small -- how small. She has only basic gear and I carry the save-a-dive kit, first aid, etc.

How do you like the bag otherwise -- quality, ruggedness, wheels, etc.?

Thanks.

Walt

 

[Al Mialkovsky]

I use the pelican case for airline travel and rubbermaid for home stuff. On any boat I use a regular gear bag as they collaspe and don't take up as much space when empty. Space is always a concern on a boat so I feel it's not the place for anything else than a gear bag.

 

[el-ninio]

I'm using a rubbermaid like tub, but I've got the ultimate improvment for it. The real problem with the plastic box setup is the sand and water that comes along with the wet gear. As it sometimes takes me 4-6 hours untill I can get home and was the stuff, all the gear in well marinated. Now, salty water are not so hot, but sand is really unwanted.

but I have a simpute solution for this: I placed a 2-cm thick plastic grid on the bottom of the tub, and now all the sand and water accumulate there, not on my gear.

attached is a pucture of the setup.

now, if I could only get a decent rubbermaid bix here in israel... the boxes I'm using are way too fragile for the job.

 

[el-ninio]

its from an old office light setup, but any rubber door-mat should do at least as well.

 

[Otter]

When I dive locally from the shore (and hence my car), I use a rubbermaid bin. When I go over to Catalina to dive Casino Point on the Flyer, I use my Stahlsac roller. When I dive on boat locally, I either use the Stahlsac roller or their large mesh backpack style bag. When I fly to dive, I use the big ole' Pelican.

Otter