Reg. Stow or carry on?

[Open Ocean Diver]

I assume, stow the wrench to avoid carryon check headaches?

I lost one of my favourite wrenches because of its length.

 

[Billg68bg]

I lost one of my favourite wrenches because of its length.

Guess size does matter

 

[Regulated]

I think the whole stow/carry on debate hinges on the lost/delayed bag scenario and what your plan B looks like. This obviously gets a bit more complicated if you have a series of flights to far away places. Given what many of us experienced last winter with flight delays/cancellations and missing bags, I remain firm in belief that I will continue to carry regs, mask, computer in carry on.

Good policy in general. On a packed nonstop recently, I checked my Stahlsac rollaboard containing my primary reg in both directions. Rare exception. It’s harder (though not impossible) for airlines to lose luggage on a nonstop flight. And it was Southwest, no extra charge for checked bags.

Re: tools, check them. Especially leaving Cozumel, where they will confiscate them all.

 

[OTF]

Lol @OTF … hey, in that scenario you do what you have to do. I don’t even take a camera anymore.

Yeah I'm a heavy packer. It's always impressive to see some of the REALLY seasoned divers show up for a week-long trip with little more than 2 sets clothes and a few toiletries in a fanny pack, knowing exactly what they don't need.

 

[Marie13]

Yeah I'm a heavy packer. It's always impressive to see some of the REALLY seasoned divers show up for a week-long trip with little more than 2 sets clothes and a few toiletries in a fanny pack, knowing exactly what they don't need.

Aside from dive gear I’m quite a minimal packer. The amount of gear I have to haul (for cave diving in MX) is crazy.

 

[Regulated]

Aside from dive gear I’m quite a minimal packer. The amount of gear I have to haul (for cave diving in MX) is crazy.

Travel diving is more or less clothing optional. Priorities.

 

[L13]

Re: tools, check them. Especially leaving Cozumel, where they will confiscate them all.

Cozumel is the worst for this

 

[L13]

Thumbs down for removing hoses. Why risk the possible issues for no payback? SCUBA gear is all sorts of odds and ends I never had an issue packing up regs while assembled.

What possible issues with removing hoses?

 

[Billg68bg]

No issues on the JetBlue flight to Curacao through JFK. Didn’t even have a problem with my adjustable wrench.

 

[Billg68bg]

On a side note. This Curacao sun is kicking my pasty white ass. Day two and somewhere between a lobster and a beet.