Why has your sealed equipment (e.g., camera) flooded underwater, how to prevent that?

[dallaskincaid]

I had a strobe flood because the o-ring wasn't seated fully when I closed it up.

A lot of the failures I've seen buddies have are from rushing to put their camera together before a dive. When you rush, you forget things, or don't pay attention to the small hairs on the o-ring, etc. Also, putting the camera together in good lighting is a good idea. I carry a headlamp for this purpose. It lets me stay up late in the room messing with the camera while the wife sleeps.

I never saw you with a headlamp in North Carolina last summer! Will you be wearing your headlamp in August so I can make fun of you? haha

 

[Rand]

I never saw you with a headlamp in North Carolina last summer! Will you be wearing your headlamp in August so I can make fun of you? haha

Yes, even to dinner.

 

[dallaskincaid]

Yes, even to dinner.

I'm going to hold you to that.