JustJules
Contributor
I'm a new-ish diver who thankfully has some good role models to learn from. One of the things I have learned is preflighting my gear a day or so in advance of a dive. (Yeah, yeah, if you dive often enough you don't have days inbetween... but I have to work to support my scuba habit!)
This habit has saved me some real problems. Most recently, my backup flashlight turned up with batteries that had gone into meltdown. That isn't something I want to find out when my primary flashlight malfunctions!
What I can't do is check my regulator and BC for leaks, since I don't own my own tanks. I know my dive buddy has turned up a leak at least once during a preflight that certainly saved a diving day.
My question is this... do you preflight your gear ahead of time? What sort of procedure do you go through?
Curious,
Julie
This habit has saved me some real problems. Most recently, my backup flashlight turned up with batteries that had gone into meltdown. That isn't something I want to find out when my primary flashlight malfunctions!
What I can't do is check my regulator and BC for leaks, since I don't own my own tanks. I know my dive buddy has turned up a leak at least once during a preflight that certainly saved a diving day.
My question is this... do you preflight your gear ahead of time? What sort of procedure do you go through?
Curious,
Julie