Who carries a Safety Tube?

[Insta-Gator]

Some boats are requiring everyone have a SMB. You don't want to get taken out to sea at the end of the dive or left behind by the boat. You might end up in a movie.

EDIT: I carry SMB, mirror and whistle. I think you should too $0.02

 

[Ozwald]

I carry two.....

 

[Rick Murchison]

Could also be something you carry in your back pocket all wrapped up in case you ever get lucky...for your own safety No link provided

:tmi2:
Rick

 

[oldogre]

Yes, SMB & torch.

 

[Rick Murchison]

I carry two lift bags in open water, none in caves.
Rick

 

[fisheater]

I do. Thumb reel, too.


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[Guba]

I carry a sausage (aka "safety tube"), whistle, and backup light on all dives. Both my knives are shiny, so they'll double as a signal mirror.

 

[Indian Valley Scuba]

We recommend a surface marker as a standard piece of everyone's kit. If it is always there, then you never need to think about it, and you won't be wishing you had it when you truly need it.

Yes of course, caving is the exception, but if you build your SMB into your kit, or mount it to your backplate, then it is never an issue.

 

[jmasin]

I carry an SMB every dive. In the Bahamas and Roatan I never used it. In Cozumel I used it every single boat dive when at the surface waiting for the boat to pick us up.

For safety stops I just use the computer's depth gauge, and I have another gauge as b/u.

I'd strongly suggest having one. If you don't' use it, it stays neatly rolled up and clipped to you and isn't in the way at all.

 

[BDSC]

I generally carry some type of signaling device if I think I may encounter rough seas or strong currents like off the coast of NC or maybe Cozumel. Never carry one in places like Bonaire, Roatan, or the Caymans.