Question Recreational Divers: What are the biggest problems you face in this sport?

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Lack of a regular buddy, for sure

 

[DreadnoughtNH]

Any side effects?

I'm going bald and have a compulsion to wear white t-shirts...

Joking aside, none that I can see. I cut a small square out of the eraser, wet the glass, and do a quick polish between dives. I have VERY oily skin, and the residue left on the mask is sufficient to cause fogging after 2.5 dives. I've also switched to using SeaDrops/SeaGold on my mask pre-dive in lieu of J&J baby shampoo.

These 2 changes have eliminated my fogging problems.

 

[DreadnoughtNH]

Wow!

You mean you soak one of those crumbly white spongy things and scrub, they are quite coarse, is that it

Yep, I cut a small cube out of the eraser and keep it in my mask bag. Pre-dive, I wet down the mask, give it a quick polish, treat with no-fog (I use SeaDrops/SeaGold), and I'm good to go.

I suppose if your mask has any films on the inner glass the eraser could cause issues. Mine are glass with glass prescription lenses bonded to them. No issues.

 

[Johnoly]

Yep, I cut a small cube out of the eraser and keep it in my mask bag. Pre-dive, I wet down the mask, give it a quick polish, treat with no-fog (I use SeaDrops/SeaGold), and I'm good to go.

Thanks for posting this. While on the boat that would definitely be faster than toothpaste between dives. Just ordered a 1 inch clickable plastic tube (pen type) and will give it a try. 2nd dive fog doesn't happen very often to me, but your solution is fast, effective, & $2 cheap. Thx!

 

[PDodson]

My drysuit has leaked 3/4 of my last dives. I think it's around the neck seal. But not sure if it is my hair getting caught in there or something else. But definitely tired of surfacing damp.

I work every Saturday so finding dive buddies/groups going on Sun-Tues has been a challenge, especially having relocated to the area just a year ago.

And while it's not the small hassle like the examples in the post, the cost of diving is a bummer. I worry about the industry's future with the barrier to entry cost can be and the challenges of running a successful brick and mortar store today.

 

[MacDuyver]

Wondering what some of the biggest pain points are for everyone. Fogged up mask? Underwater communication?

Getting away from work

 

[MacDuyver]

Thanks for posting this. While on the boat that would definitely be faster than toothpaste between dives. Just ordered a 1 inch clickable plastic tube (pen type) and will give it a try. 2nd dive fog doesn't happen very often to me, but your solution is fast, effective, & $2 cheap. Thx!

Just toss a travel bottle of baby shampoo in your mask case. Easy day

 

[Knockneed Man]

Living in a land locked state

 

[DreadnoughtNH]

Just toss a travel bottle of baby shampoo in your mask case. Easy day

My problem was the baby shampoo/SeaDrops were not removing the residue; they were just compounding (pun intended) the problem.

 

[Jai Bar]

Time and funds