What gear to you carry down?

[wunat]

Think through the type of diving you are doing. Take down only what you NEED and what you probably will need to have in emergencies.

Can't really say if one's carrying too much. It all depends on your dive. Take only what you need. Anything that doesn't add value to your dive, leave them at home.

 

[Thalassamania]

Dive dependent, but for a recent Northern California dive:

Reg: Mares Titanium Abyss with ruby poppet.
Tanks: triple 40s
Wetsuit: Home made Rubatex GN-231N, 7mm, skin two side, farmer johns, attached hood, no zippers.
Gloves: 3 finger mitts.
Boots: Home made Rubatex GN-231N, 7mm, skin two side socks.
Computer: Mares Genius (hoseless AI)
BC: Black Diamond w/ Oceanic Omega II on BC and Dive Alert Horn
Weightbelt: SeaQuest.
Mask: Farallon with slap strap
Fins: Mares Volvo
Snorkle: Farallon
Cutting: Randall on inside left calf, small BC knife, horizontal on cummerbund, line cutter left shoulder strap, two pair of Paramedic Sheers, one BC pocket and other in emergency bag.
Lights: 2 Expedition 19000 Aluminum LEDs, Underwater Kenetics Mini Q 40
Other: Finger Spool, SMB, Quest slate.
Emergency Bag: Whistle, mirror, handheld red flare(2), orange smoke(2), red parachute flare(2), glowstick(2), dyepack(2), safety sausage, strobe light, tiny LED Flashlight, one Paramedic Sheers.

 

[DiveMaven]

I dive only warm, but here's my rundown:

Reg. - Zeagle Envoy
Oct. - Zeagle Envoy
BCD - Zeagle Zena
Computer - Aeris AI
Mask - Oceanic Ion4 (or Ion)
Fins - Jet Fins with spring straps
Wetsuit - (3 or 5mm) - Henderson Hyperstretch full
Knives - Wenoka Squeeze
Lights - Nocturnal Lights SLX (Pelican Recoil LED for night backup when necessary)
Safety Gear - Whistle, Safety Sausage, UW Rattle

 

[Ontwreckdiver]

Diving at home

Reg- Mares Abyss
Oct- Mares Proton Metal
BC- Dive Rite s/s backplate & Rec wing
Computer- Suunto Cobra
Mask- Tusa Splendive
Fins- IDI Turtles
Drysuit- Bare CD4 pro
Knife- Mares
Light UK D8
Safety gear- Safety sausage


Diving down south

BC- Mares Dragonfly AT
Fins- Mares Avanti Quattro
Wetsuits- Oneill 6/3 J-type, Bare Velocity 3/2 Full, Bare velocity 2ml. shorty
(depends on where I'm going)
Light- UK C4

 

[Doc Harry]

Am I being too paranoid carrying 3 cutting devices and a backup mask? Also, should I add a reel or finger reel to my kit?

I carry two cutting devices and a back up mask.

 

[ERIC.K]

I don't even see how some of you even move, let alone get on or off the boat, I only hope and pray some of you are not the ones I get stuck on the boats with....gear rolling all over the place, scrambling through gear bags looking for dye markers, asking your dive buddy if they remembered to get the pony bottles? But then maybe you are diving conditions i'm not interested in?

 

[3-Ring Octopus]

Okay...by "carry down" I'm assuming you mean on actual dives, i.e. what is physically attached to me while I'm in the water.

If that's the case, here's what I had on over the past three days diving in Seattle (Alki Cove 2 and EUP):

Reg: Aqualung Titan LX
Octo: Aqualung ABS
BC: SeaQuest Black Diamond
Computer: Suunto Cobra
Mask: Atomic SubFrame
Backup Mask: People actually carry a second mask down there with you? On an actual dive? Where do you put it??!! lol
Fins: Atomic SplitFins (an aside to TSandM.. Did some "silting" tests with the Atomics...kicking with my normal modified flutter, I could get within 2' of the silt bottom at Alki without kicking up silt...spent most of my time enjoying the great vis though and cruising about 7' off the bottom... )
Exposure suit: O'Neill 7000x Drysuit with attached Bare boots, Seasoft hood, Harvey's Ti2 Kobalt 5mm gloves
Knife/Cutting Tools: Aqualung SqueezeLock (attacked to front of Black Diamond)
Primary: UK C8 eLED

If I don't absolutely need it...I see no need to carry it. I never want to look like a "charm bracelet"...with a ton of extra gear hanging off of me to aid in getting entangled in the first place. (maybe that's the reason why people like carrying 3 or 4 cutting tools? lol)

Cheers,
Austin

 

[Hammerhead]

2006 Atomic Mask
2006 booties
2006 Jet fins
2006 Titanium knife
1970's Harness on backplate
1960s DA Aquamaster double hose reg w/ SPG
1950's Oil filled depth gauge

Some times I even wear swimming shorts.

 

[TeddyDiver]

Varies a bit but maybe most commonly up hear:
Reg. - Poseidon JetStream (doubled)
Tank-Double 6ltr/300bar steel w isolation manifold
BCD - DSS ssBP/50lbs Wing
Weight Belt-4lbs lead
Computer - Suunto Vyper
Mask - SeacSub Extreme
Fins - "blue oldies"
Drysuit -SeacSub 5mm Neoprene
Gloves-Northern Diver Dry
Knives - DIR and additional
Safety Gear - Safety Sausage, Finger spool
Other -Video+Housing

 

[The Chad]

2 tanks
2 primary regs
2 masks
2 reels
2 SMBs
1 shears
1 line cutter
2 slates (1 flat 1 wrist)
1 computer
1 bottom timer
1 BP w Dbl bladder wing
2 backup lights
Drysuit (conditions)
Argon bottle (conditions)
Fins
Signal mirror, whistle, aerial flare, dye marker
Deco gases (conditions)