Soggy
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spectrum:
If your shop is a stickler about it, store them with 200 psi and then find a new shop. Most shops 1) won't check and 2) won't care.
Gear Storage Tips
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If your shop is a stickler about it, store them with 200 psi and then find a new shop. Most shops 1) won't check and 2) won't care.
matt_unique
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Soggy:
Yeah I have never had this experience either. I have emptied tanks completely and had them refilled with no problem at multiple shops. For example, I take a 13cf pony with me when I travel and need to empty it completely for transport on the plane.
--Matt
RIDIVER501
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1. don't store your gear near your furnace. incomplete combustion by products will cause your rubber products to deteriorate/dryrot rapidly.
2. always wash your gear in fresh water and throuoghly dry prior to storage.
3. whenever possible. hang your gear on hangars. (this elimates creases and wear and tear points on wet suits and dry suits.)
4. Alway leave a little puff of air in your bc so the inner walls don't end up sticking together.
5. remove batteries from battery operated devices, camera, lights, strobes. keeps them free of leaking battery damage.
6. get some zip care solution and or zipper wax and coat your zippers so they don't bind or malfunction.
7. avoid storing your gear in the gear bag as mush as possible, Avoids mold issues and avoid potential crushing damage if someone accidently piles something on your gear bag not realizing what is in it.
2. always wash your gear in fresh water and throuoghly dry prior to storage.
3. whenever possible. hang your gear on hangars. (this elimates creases and wear and tear points on wet suits and dry suits.)
4. Alway leave a little puff of air in your bc so the inner walls don't end up sticking together.
5. remove batteries from battery operated devices, camera, lights, strobes. keeps them free of leaking battery damage.
6. get some zip care solution and or zipper wax and coat your zippers so they don't bind or malfunction.
7. avoid storing your gear in the gear bag as mush as possible, Avoids mold issues and avoid potential crushing damage if someone accidently piles something on your gear bag not realizing what is in it.
When I didn't dive year round, there were a few tricks I had for storing.
Put regs, computers and cameras in a drawer where summer clothes are stored, i.e. inside is best. I would hang my BC and wetsuit (on a very thing hanger) in a storage closet. Tanks, fins, and other accessories stored in a dry place without large temperature swings. Plus what everyone else said.
For those diving year round: it's that time of year that if you were charging re-chargable batteries (lights, cameras, DPVs) in the garage, bring 'em in. Often rechargeables, esp. NiMh cells, don't like being charged in anything other than "comfortable room temp". (And no, not Matt S's comfortable room temp.) Storing them indoors is also not a bad idea.
Put regs, computers and cameras in a drawer where summer clothes are stored, i.e. inside is best. I would hang my BC and wetsuit (on a very thing hanger) in a storage closet. Tanks, fins, and other accessories stored in a dry place without large temperature swings. Plus what everyone else said.
For those diving year round: it's that time of year that if you were charging re-chargable batteries (lights, cameras, DPVs) in the garage, bring 'em in. Often rechargeables, esp. NiMh cells, don't like being charged in anything other than "comfortable room temp". (And no, not Matt S's comfortable room temp.) Storing them indoors is also not a bad idea.
Soggy
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mer:
You mean every year prior to this coming winter?
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LobstaMan
Guest
Thanks for the tips, especially about removing the batteries from the lights. I never thought of that. Keep the ideas coming.
LobstaMan
LobstaMan
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LobstaMan
Guest
One last question I just thought of. Should I remove the battery from my dive computer in the off season or just leave it in? If it matters, it is a brand new Cressi Sub Archimedes wrist mounted and the battery is easily removed by unscrewing the clear underside. Thanks.
LobstaMan
LobstaMan
matt_unique
Guest
LobstaMan:
If it's easy to do I would go for it. If you're not planning to dive for sometime you may as well save your battery life.
--Matt
Keysdrifter454
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LobstaMan:
The best uncommon trick I know is to blow a mouthful or two of Listerene into your BC or wing when you clean it. It's extremely difficult to get that area dry, and the Listerene prevents nasty stuff from growing in your BC or wing in between dives.
Also, Lemon Lysol is the best gear cleaning agent I've ever seen.
It's cheap. plentiful, and has many other uses.
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