What Are Your Top Three Go-To's?

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Katie A

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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. :p

Let's see what y'all have! I'm excited to see/share ideas! :):thumb:
 
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. :)
 
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.
 
Sun Bum coconut argan oil. Protects hair from sun and salt and tangles. Smells good too.
Swedish fish for post-dive.
 
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.
 
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!
 
https://www.shearwater.com/products/swift/

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