amajamar
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Do you seasoned dive travelers bring wetsuit and BC hangers on your trips?
What about those foldable ones? Any good?
What about those foldable ones? Any good?
Hangers, yes or no?
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robint
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it depends........if I am going on a liveaboard, no. They have them onboard already for everyone to hang up suits, etc. between dives to dry.
If I am going land-based, yes. I take some plastic ones that are very flat for the wetsuits. BCs I let dry on balcony usually just sitting on floor. Ditto for booties and gloves - just lay over a chair on balcony. Just make sure to shake everything out before putting it on - you don't want a spider or lizard in your wetsuit or shoe!
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amajamar
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I always bring my own wetsuit everywhere I go. I do not want to rent wetsuit since sometimes they really don't suit you like wrong fitting or etc. I never bring hangers with me at all - I just think of how to put them out to dry - I never had a problem.
On a live aboard (as in Aggressor, etc.) they have that stuff.
For local live aboard's, I always bring a hanger. I bring the a hanger for my dry suit and several large clamps, and I hang my stuff from the rails between dives, or in the engine room over night.
For local travel, I ALWAYS bring a hanger - for Car Roadies, etc. Hotel hangers stink for a Dry Suit.
So yeah - I nearly always have one with me.
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Ken
For local live aboard's, I always bring a hanger. I bring the a hanger for my dry suit and several large clamps, and I hang my stuff from the rails between dives, or in the engine room over night.
For local travel, I ALWAYS bring a hanger - for Car Roadies, etc. Hotel hangers stink for a Dry Suit.
So yeah - I nearly always have one with me.
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Ken
robint
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we put our wetsuits etc out to dry the last day of a trip to Cozumel a few years ago...... we just laid everything over some shrubs in front of our room and went to lunch. When we got back we grabbed all the gear and took it inside to pack. My husband laid his wetsuit down on the bed and a scorpion ran out........ scared the everlovinbejesus out of me!!! Ever since then, I shake everything out outside....WOW!! I never would have thought about that one!! If a spider ever crawled out of my GF's boot or suit... That would be it!
dschonbrun
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I have a BC hanger that comes apart, find that works for me... things dry faster than laying them on a chair. As for the wetsuit, two plastic hangers out of the closet where I'm staying work fine.
GrumpyOldGuy
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amajamar
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Well, it does seem to be a good idea to bring a couple of hangers. Maybe I'll try a couple of the travel wetsuit hangers and bring a couple of regular BC hangers. I'm going to pre-pack this weekend...and see where I stand for baggage and weight.
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A BC can survive a whole week without the use of a hanger. On liveaboards, it will likely be strapped to a tank for the week. Otherwise, as well as on landbased, you can hang a partially inflated BC from the loop at the top.
Wetsuits? You can throw them over a line, maybe bring your own. A 30' piece of 3mm line is even handy where lines are provided- you can secure your gear against string winds. A better liveaboard will have this figured out in advance. Any better op will provide regular plastic hangers- the big tough variety- for your wetsuits.
We don't want to take the room to pack any pricey, fancy hanger you buy at a dive shop- we each carry 2 heavy plastic clothes hangers that are taped together. After the week is over, along with a tip, the maid gets them and a pack of clothespins. In the Caribbean, they are always appreciated.
Your BC will dry just fine for the trip if you inflate and rinse it, hang it upside down in the shade and let it dry. Avoid resorts or accommodations that do not have clotheslines- bvut it's always good to bring that hunk of thin, tough line.
Wetsuits? You can throw them over a line, maybe bring your own. A 30' piece of 3mm line is even handy where lines are provided- you can secure your gear against string winds. A better liveaboard will have this figured out in advance. Any better op will provide regular plastic hangers- the big tough variety- for your wetsuits.
We don't want to take the room to pack any pricey, fancy hanger you buy at a dive shop- we each carry 2 heavy plastic clothes hangers that are taped together. After the week is over, along with a tip, the maid gets them and a pack of clothespins. In the Caribbean, they are always appreciated.
Your BC will dry just fine for the trip if you inflate and rinse it, hang it upside down in the shade and let it dry. Avoid resorts or accommodations that do not have clotheslines- bvut it's always good to bring that hunk of thin, tough line.
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