Night diving & marker lights/cyalume sticks

[rileymartin]

I did some night diving years ago and at the time we attached cylume sticks to our tank valves. Is this still standard practice? Has this been replaced by electrical marker lights? What are most people using? If so, any brands/models people are happy with would be helpful.

Thanks

 

[fobturbo]

I don't do night dives often, but I still use the cylume/glow sticks. Buy them in packs right after Halloween to save money ;p I do see some folks using them/electronic marker lights on some of the deep dives that I've done.

 

[ScubaInChicago]

Everyone I dive with uses a HID primary light and keeps an eye on each others lights for active and passive communication (no cylumes).

 

[Scott]

I personally use an electrical marker (LED) light and have a couple cylumes in my save a dive kit. A number of people I dive with use cylume sticks. Either one works.

 

[fisheater]

Glo-Toob, here.

 

[readysalted]

cylume sticks, plus the kids love them, so thats another hour trying to write your name in the night sky .... better than tv

 

[gcbryan]

I do night dives at least weekly. No tank light. Most people that I see around here don't use them unless it is a class.

A decently bright primary light is more than enough. Take a backup of course.

When I did use them I used the battery version of the red or green sticks (no blinking).