eelnoraa
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Friends of mine signed all of us up for this live aboard in Jan. This will be my first time to Thailand, first real warm water diving, and first liveaboard. So I want to ask for some advices and recommandations here, such as what to bring, what NOT to bring, the do's and don'ts.
So dive equipements. I have these in mind. bp/w, reg, mask, snorkel, boots (6mm), gloves (5mm), fins, gauges, light, smb/spool. My questions are these:
1. how warm exactly is Similan island? in terms of wetsuit thickness, am I looking at 3mm, 5mm or 7mm? We will be doing 4 dives a day, one will be night dive.
2. 6mm boots and 5mm gloves, are they suitable for this location
3. I have a older 7mm pinnacle suit, probably compressed a bit, say a new 5mm equivalent, should I bring it or just use rental? is it even suitable.
4. will I need a hood
5. the light I am thinking bringing is Hollis LED5, my normal backup light. is this sufficient? or should I bring 21W HID canister, I kind of want to avoid it due to weight limitation.
6. if I skip the canister light, I will need a backup light, what would be a good backup light for this location?
7. will a jacket for surface interval be needed?
Any other tips on what to bring and what not to bring, do's and don'ts?
I will be making a few stops before going to Phuket. All dive gears will travel with me to all the locations, so I am trying to bring useful gears and avoid bringing things that I will end up not using. Any comments and advices will be greatly appreciated.
So dive equipements. I have these in mind. bp/w, reg, mask, snorkel, boots (6mm), gloves (5mm), fins, gauges, light, smb/spool. My questions are these:
1. how warm exactly is Similan island? in terms of wetsuit thickness, am I looking at 3mm, 5mm or 7mm? We will be doing 4 dives a day, one will be night dive.
2. 6mm boots and 5mm gloves, are they suitable for this location
3. I have a older 7mm pinnacle suit, probably compressed a bit, say a new 5mm equivalent, should I bring it or just use rental? is it even suitable.
4. will I need a hood
5. the light I am thinking bringing is Hollis LED5, my normal backup light. is this sufficient? or should I bring 21W HID canister, I kind of want to avoid it due to weight limitation.
6. if I skip the canister light, I will need a backup light, what would be a good backup light for this location?
7. will a jacket for surface interval be needed?
Any other tips on what to bring and what not to bring, do's and don'ts?
I will be making a few stops before going to Phuket. All dive gears will travel with me to all the locations, so I am trying to bring useful gears and avoid bringing things that I will end up not using. Any comments and advices will be greatly appreciated.