What Happens To Dive Gear?

[ArcticDiver]

OK, outside right now it is -45F with temperatures in area down as cold as -55F. But, blessings of modern civilization, I have a Large Indoor Pool available with water temperature of +82F.

I load my gear up, take a nice swim practicing some skills and checking out some new stuff. Rinse off in fresh water and then ?????

What happens to my gear when I take it back outside into the Cold? It has to ride in the back of the truck. Becoming an ice cube is a given. Any damage?

 

[SDE Dennis]

OK, outside right now it is -45F with temperatures in area down as cold as -55F. But, blessings of modern civilization, I have a Large Indoor Pool available with water temperature of +82F.

I load my gear up, take a nice swim practicing some skills and checking out some new stuff. Rinse off in fresh water and then ?????

What happens to my gear when I take it back outside into the Cold? It has to ride in the back of the truck. Becoming an ice cube is a given. Any damage?

I've been doing some product testing in very cold water and my gear is in the truck till the next day when I go again, and of course it is frozen, although I don't think it is good for your gear I haven't noticed any problems. I would recommend putting your regs, computer,and any other sensitive gear in the front of the truck with you.

Dennis

 

[ArcticDiver]

...regs, computer,and any other sensitive gear in the front of the truck with you.

Dennis

What equipment is considered "sensitive gear"?

 

[AzAtty]

Any equipment in which damage would be caused by the expansion of water freezing in it, or temperature-sensitive equipment (look at the owner's manual for operating and storage ranges).

 

[SDE Dennis]

What equipment is considered "sensitive gear"?

What I consider sensitive is my dive computer and Regs.

I think others might have gear they wouldn't want frozen like cameras, video equipment. or some other items.

Dennis

 

[Doc]

Well, here's what my wife has figured out:

Wetsuits shrink while being hung in the basement during the off season. Provable fact.

 

[Hank658]

Strange as it may sound, you could put your gear in a large cooler. If the cooler is kept in the room with the pool and the gear goes into it for the trip home the cooler will insulate it from the outside temps.
If you want to get real fancy, there are coolers that also have a heating/cooling unit built in to them that plugs into a car's 12v socket.

 

[plumbcrazy]

Regs, computer, badder on bc, and anything else that may crack in extreme temps. I wouldn't worry about tanks, fins, weight belts, or those types of things.

 

[Mack Diver]

I agree with Dennis, that it should ride inside the track if possible. A dry bag will keep the gear from ruining the truck's interior. As an option, you might arrange to leave the gear at the pool for a couple of days so that it can dry completely.

 

[ArcticDiver]

Ok, good advice. Lets shift to a dive next month.

Water temperature will be in the high 30s and air temperature could well be in the mid-20s. It will be one dive, lunch and the second dive. I can put the regs and computer in the truck cab but everything else will need to be left in the cold. Although at the price of fuel I'm a bit reluctant to run the truck just to keep them from freezing, again.

Any problems?