Mission Accomplished: Complete Dive Kit In Single Carry On Bag

[Remy B.]

Yes, the 3-piece bathing suit: the hat, the shades, and the flip-flops.

Never forget the cool shades, mandatory

 

[Remy B.]

Won't fly with some ops

"I understand that upon all our dive boats – there will be no NUDITY"

I still haven't heard the story behind this line in their policy.

I have switch to sports clothing plus swim suits almost exclusively on tropical trips. Takes up no room, almost weightless and hand wash-drip dry if I get desperate.

If Island hopping = dive gear, 1 Sun Rash Guard, 1 Surf Trunk, my flip-flops, my shades, toothbrush and my wallet. for all the rest is Master Card, and what ever the hotel will provide.

 

[Lorenzoid]

To the 12 SB'ers who travel with their BP&W's?

Well, how many Freedom Plates did Eric Sedletzky make and sell? Not many, I believe. I hope somebody with that kind of mindset decides that designing a backplate backpack and doing a tiny production run would be worth it for whatever reasons.

Try pulling out the stays and plastic backplate out of a backpack and sticking the BP in their place. If it fits, cut holes for cambands and call it mission accomplished.

If I knew for sure what model backpack would work and how to do it, I might attempt it. I think it might require a commercial sewing machine, though. I would really prefer if somebody else did the design and construction and just offered them for sale to the "12" of us.

 

[dmaziuk]

If I knew for sure what model backpack would work and how to do it, I might attempt it. I think it might require a commercial sewing machine, though. I would really prefer if somebody else did the design and construction and just offered them for sale to the "12" of us.

I recently threw out my last old backpack, and my current ones are too new to ruin, so you'll have to wait. I do know you can get 2" plastic grommets for the slots -- whatever the word for the finish on the edges is -- but I wasn't serious about them anyway: why would you want to dive with a backpack. Replacing the internal frame with the BP may well be worth doing, though, if it fits. I'm pretty sure mine will, but mine's just a regular size no-name piece of alumin(i)um. Long plates. fancy plates. contour plates: who knows.

 

[Doby45]

To the 12 SB'ers who travel with their BP&W's?

Glad to know I am in such a small group, maybe @The Chairman can set us up a special group. LOL

 

[Scubamat]

I had my carry-on weighed on my last trip is the whole thing including your extra personal item under 7kg?

 

[wKkaY]

The Aeris Accel finsmight just fit into that bag.

 

[Centrals]

I love automatic bag drop machine. No one is able to persuade it to accept overweight check bag!!!!

 

[Newdiv]

Took a look at yours. Nice pack. Mine is the Osprey Farpoint 55 and it has a detachable daypack as well but I have never used it detached. In fact, I wish it wasn't detachable. The extra straps just add bulk although you could look at it as extra padding.

As long as one's carry-on fits in each passangers allotted space I don't see an issue.

I absolutely love to travel with the far point 55. Flying Qatar airlines abroad I had to separate the two packs due to the 7kg(15 lbs.) weight limit.

 

[Newdiv]

But that SS back plates can fly in cabins does surprise me. Positively. Just don't believe everywhere...

I just took mine to the Maldives from Philadelphia through Doha and not one word. On the way home my pack got unloaded for a bottle opener (non blade type) not confiscated though