OysterBoot74
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how about hanging from a floating dive flag on a shore dive?
Glowsticks on night dives
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mike_s
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I don't really think a boater would see it from far off. maybe if they were right on it. (just my opinion). but it depends on night light conditions I guess. Maybe someone else who's seen one can respond.
About the only thing it'd guess it's really help in would be if in a search/rescue issue it might be seen better with Night Vis goggles by a Helicopter crew. (just my opinion...)
(of course a rescue copter would see one of those big ass lights that doubles as a fish fryer a whole lot better also
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Codyjp
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Dead scuba divers lay face down if they are on the surface. They are a lot easier to find at night if they have a glow stick hanging out of the water.
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I like to put one on the anchor line, to use as center point of the dive. I also put one on the hang tank. Each diver in the group gets one to put on with a zip tie to the yoke. Never had one come off, we would use a case a month. The DM uses a different color so the group knows who to follow. A flashing strobe works even better.
Bubbletrubble
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I've never been on a dive boat that required every diver to wear a glowstick. If the DM wanted to wear one, then that's his/her prerogative. Personally, I think it's a silly idea...and probably not an environmentally friendly practice. Divers should be able to identify their buddies by light beam (caliber, color, etc.) and dive gear. For the local diving that I do, I avoid dive groups with those chemical glowsticks on their tank valves. In the last few months, there have been two separate occasions when a glowstick diver has gotten separated from the herd, latched onto me as a an insta-buddy, and shined a light in my eyes (I guess to see if he knew me). One diver even showed me his SPG: "Oh, look. I only have 600 psi left." The next time this happens I'm going to get my camera ready to take an up-close shot of his face when he realizes that I'm not his buddy.
irishsquid
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Yeah, I see them as a solution to a problem that doesn't exist!
If you have decent buddy skills and more than one light, this should not be a problem!
+1
-1 for the unnecessary trash they create. I use a Princeton Tec "Eco Flare" tank marker light on liveaboards that require them. At $6.99 including batteries I've been using it for three years and it's cheaper than the dozens of glow sticks I'd have used in the same time period.
Kevin Carlisle
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I don't really think a boater would see it from far off. maybe if they were right on it. (just my opinion). but it depends on night light conditions I guess. Maybe someone else who's seen one can respond.
About the only thing it'd guess it's really help in would be if in a search/rescue issue it might be seen better with Night Vis goggles by a Helicopter crew. (just my opinion...)
(of course a rescue copter would see one of those big ass lights that doubles as a fish fryer a whole lot better also
I think they require them in COZ.. You cant have normal gear so you might as well have those.
overkillphil
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Yeah, I have one of those, piece of crap flooded after about 20 dives. Maybe I'm too rough on things.+1
-1 for the unnecessary trash they create. I use a Princeton Tec "Eco Flare" tank marker light on liveaboards that require them. At $6.99 including batteries I've been using it for three years and it's cheaper than the dozens of glow sticks I'd have used in the same time period.
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In some locations there are worms or small shrimp that can be attracted to lights. I have run into them in both Cozumel and Roatan. Fun feeding the coral. I go without when I have a choice or use a battery operated light if required. Then I can reach back and turn the damn thing off once I get in the water.
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