shakespear
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I am about to start diving regularly. I am thinking about getting another mask, and I want to get some more straps for my fins. What else should I put in the bag?
What backup stuff should you carry?
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Missdirected
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If you can, one of everything, you never know. If you can't do that at least have the following; o-rings, mask, reg, and a couple little tools. Be sure to take good care of your stuff by cleaning it well and always make sure it is in working order before you head off for a dive. This will cut down on things going wrong when you are at the dive site.
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Outside of O-rings, most things can be fixed, temporarily at least, with a combination of rubber bands, cable ties and duct tape. Seriously.
While not exactly save-a-dive kit items, my most frequently used items have been
* snorkel keepers -- to help buddies and others tame their wild octos. They make a good, cheap, very reliable octo holder.
* boltsnaps and double enders
* little mini-ball compass I loan to buddies with rental gear that don't have a compass
* my spare dive computer, in a hose mounted boot, for the air-integrated computer owners that have forgotten to change out their computer battery.
* If you have a computer battery in your save-a-dive kit, then make sure that you also have the needed screwdriver.
* I have also often loaned out the two jewelers screwdrivers in my save-a-dive kit, as well as the tiny crescent wrench used for swapping around stuff on regs.
Charlie Allen
While not exactly save-a-dive kit items, my most frequently used items have been
* snorkel keepers -- to help buddies and others tame their wild octos. They make a good, cheap, very reliable octo holder.
* boltsnaps and double enders
* little mini-ball compass I loan to buddies with rental gear that don't have a compass
* my spare dive computer, in a hose mounted boot, for the air-integrated computer owners that have forgotten to change out their computer battery.
* If you have a computer battery in your save-a-dive kit, then make sure that you also have the needed screwdriver.
* I have also often loaned out the two jewelers screwdrivers in my save-a-dive kit, as well as the tiny crescent wrench used for swapping around stuff on regs.
Charlie Allen
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