Hotpuppy
Guest
Howdy,
I'm assembling my own gear kit and I know it will take time to get it right. One of the things I think is important is my own save-a-dive kit. I chose to build it from scratch to make sure the right things are inside. I looked at some of the off the shelf "kits" and decided to build my own with LDS input. I'm hoping others will have some ideas on things I should consider. Part of the turn off to a pre-built kit was that it had things I would never use or that might not fit my gear....
I started with a waterpoof dive box in safety green. My thinking is that Safety green will be easy to find if it should happen to escape from my gear bag or try to hide in my truck. I added a velcro style mask strap to it.
I will eventually add:
tank o-rings
mouthpiece for regulators/snorkel
zip ties
copy of my Certification number and DAN Member # / Info and emergency contact info in case someone else needs that info for me.
I thought about:
- fin strap - but was told scubapro seawing fins don't usually break straps
- dive computer battery - but was concerned it would go stale on me before I used it and that it would be better to just keep an eye on it and replace it periodically.
What else should I consider adding to my kit?
I'm assembling my own gear kit and I know it will take time to get it right. One of the things I think is important is my own save-a-dive kit. I chose to build it from scratch to make sure the right things are inside. I looked at some of the off the shelf "kits" and decided to build my own with LDS input. I'm hoping others will have some ideas on things I should consider. Part of the turn off to a pre-built kit was that it had things I would never use or that might not fit my gear....
I started with a waterpoof dive box in safety green. My thinking is that Safety green will be easy to find if it should happen to escape from my gear bag or try to hide in my truck. I added a velcro style mask strap to it.
I will eventually add:
tank o-rings
mouthpiece for regulators/snorkel
zip ties
copy of my Certification number and DAN Member # / Info and emergency contact info in case someone else needs that info for me.
I thought about:
- fin strap - but was told scubapro seawing fins don't usually break straps
- dive computer battery - but was concerned it would go stale on me before I used it and that it would be better to just keep an eye on it and replace it periodically.
What else should I consider adding to my kit?