What one piece of equipment would you take under water besides the basic scuba rig?

[nereas]

knife or shears

Having been myself caught in fishing line just as my buddy was swimming away, I must completely agree.

 

[TSandM]

This is a fun question.

I won't dive without a buddy, so I guess that's my first answer.

Between the two of us, I think we need to have at least one depth and time measuring device, so that's the second item.

But third would be my can light. That's the number one thing outside of what I view as my basic minimum to dive at all. I love my light. It's my communications device, my emergency locator beacon, and my search modality for the sea life I go down to see.

 

[AbyssalPlains]

Jesus Action Figure.

 

[dive_lover88]

dive alert...wait...thats part of my std dive gears

hmm...a knife most prob.

 

[C Chris]

Sea Hawk Knife, SK-7 wrist mount compass, and 1 sealed foil packet of glucose gel in case of hypoglycemia (15mg).

 

[PlayaCountryBoy]

A Suunto computer. Don't leave home without it! ;-) I've tried every dive computer out there and have been using Suunto products for the last 8 years with NO problems. I have 4 Vypers and only one went bad after about 2000 dives. I boxd it up, Fed EXed it to finland and they Fed EXed a new back, no questions asked.

 

[scarefaceDM]

the sexy chic in the KISS RB advertisement...

on the other hand...

The basic gear. Funny what I bring down is the basic gear..no frills.

Compass, spare mask, two cutting tools, bottom timer, watch, and all the oteh rthings to sustain life under water. It is the basic configuration when your doing it the right way.

 

[markr]

Meatball sub for those long dives.

How do you keep the bread from getting soggy?

 

[Blackwood]

It can estimate your depth by looking up at the surface.

Lucky. I couldn't see the surface when I was at 10' this Saturday.

 

[Meng_Tze]

By basic scuba rig I mean: Air, BC, regs,weight and suit.

By that definition: mask and fins