Divectionist
Contributor
There is a variety of must have accessories we bring along on every dive, dragging through the water or bulging our pockets, but they are most often used one at a time.
Do you think there is a place for an underwater multi-tool to consolidate the amount of accessories the average diver carries, featuring some of the most used items?
Whilst there are plenty of multi-tools for use above water (I carry a Leatherman Skeletool whenever I am not wearing a suit or boardshorts) and we can find them commonly for regulator maintenance in the SCUBA world also (I have one of those in my SAD kit), there seem to be no multi-tools specifically designed for diving itself.
A 'basic' multi-tool could incorporate a knife with line cutter, extendable tickle stick or even reef hook and a signal shaker, etc., and an 'advanced' tool could feature a small compass, even incorporate electronics on top of the previous, enabling a laser pointer, LED torch, or above water safety through a whistle component, etc.
Either way, fashioned from corrosion resistant metal or a combination of durable plastic and metal, the hand-held device could come with an integrated bolt snap as a purpose-designed underwater swiss army knife that provides primary safety and utility equipment.
Would such a thing make it into your gear bag? What would it have to do?
Do you think there is a place for an underwater multi-tool to consolidate the amount of accessories the average diver carries, featuring some of the most used items?
Whilst there are plenty of multi-tools for use above water (I carry a Leatherman Skeletool whenever I am not wearing a suit or boardshorts) and we can find them commonly for regulator maintenance in the SCUBA world also (I have one of those in my SAD kit), there seem to be no multi-tools specifically designed for diving itself.
A 'basic' multi-tool could incorporate a knife with line cutter, extendable tickle stick or even reef hook and a signal shaker, etc., and an 'advanced' tool could feature a small compass, even incorporate electronics on top of the previous, enabling a laser pointer, LED torch, or above water safety through a whistle component, etc.
Either way, fashioned from corrosion resistant metal or a combination of durable plastic and metal, the hand-held device could come with an integrated bolt snap as a purpose-designed underwater swiss army knife that provides primary safety and utility equipment.
Would such a thing make it into your gear bag? What would it have to do?