What Are Your Top Three Go-To's?

[Katie A]

Hey ladies!

I'm new-ish to the forum, but I've been diving for almost 10 years. I was just curious to ask what y'alls top three things are to use before or after a dive to assist in making a dive easier/post dive more relaxing? For example, the things I have are a travel sized bottle of conditioner, home-made swimmers ear solution, and Dove dark chocolate squares.

Let's see what y'all have! I'm excited to see/share ideas!

 

[myshadeofred]

I keep baby shampoo. Great for mask and great for washing up with and safe on the environment. I recently started diving with a magnifying glass...still getting used to it.

 

[outofofficebrb]

Great question!

I love using MacDive before and after a dive. I set the GPS to run (even with no reception) so that it syncs the dive location GPS to my dive computer splash time and I get an accurate log of where it is. I can then also bluetooth the site data all at once to my friends with MacDive, including name/country/region info that I’ve already entered. Post-dive, it already knows what site to suggest and I just bluetooth my dive data over like temp, time, depths, Nitrox info. It makes logging dives so easy and I am never behind. I can then chat about the dive and enter notes with buddies right away.

Before - reef safe stick sunscreen! It makes it easy to apply without much fuss. I like ThinkBaby/ThinkSport’s SPF30 stick.

When I edit photos between dives, I plop in noise canceling headphones or earphones. It lets me relax and also drown out engine noises, especially if I’m in my bunk and winding down at night.

 

[Bubblesong]

I have a Victorian Sterling repousse shoehorn, so i can get the super tight semi dry wetsuit wrists and ankles off.

 

[Marie13]

A collapsible wheeled wagon to haul my gear around at the quarry or to/from my car at home. Work smarter, not harder. Why carry your gear when you can roll it? I can even fit my doubles in it, although I prefer to move those on my back.

 

[drl]

Sun Bum coconut argan oil. Protects hair from sun and salt and tangles. Smells good too.
Swedish fish for post-dive.

 

[HydroCaro]

Leave in conditioner! I pile it on and braid my hair before I dive and I don’t get many tangles

 

[ddavin]

A Lycra dive skin (helps getting into wetsuit), a buff or something to cover my head (keeps hair out of my face and mask), and microfiber towel (packs easily and dries quickly).

 

[Misty89]

Not sure I have a top 3, but Trader Joe's has a couple of amazing coconut products for hair. One is a mask, and the other a leave-in conditioner. Great for getting out tangles. A close runner-up is "It's a 10" leave-in conditioner/detangler. And to avoid tangles completely, I cut off the top of knee-high hose and use them every 2-3 inches of hair after an initial ponytail. It's SUPER attractive (not) but works great. The tops of the hose are softer than regular ponytail holders and grip a little better.

 

[Kimela]

I love using MacDive before and after a dive. I set the GPS to run (even with no reception) so that it syncs the dive location GPS to my dive computer splash time and I get an accurate log of where it is. I can then also bluetooth the site data all at once to my friends with MacDive, including name/country/region info that I’ve already entered. Post-dive, it already knows what site to suggest and I just bluetooth my dive data over like temp, time, depths, Nitrox info. It makes logging dives so easy and I am never behind. I can then chat about the dive and enter notes with buddies right away.

I've been using the Pelagic Diver Log+, but I think I'll add this one. The one I'm using won't log things correctly. I was in Coz last week and it INSISTED I was diving off Africa!!!! Grrrr. Thanks for the heads up on this one!