How do you store your Equipment ?

[Dxtreme]

do you disassembled the Regs, BC inflator hose, octo, computer from the first stage ??

Do you put all the equipment on a box, your dive bags, hang them on the closet, on the floor ....etc ????

As a new owner of AI non quick-disconnect computer, i really baby that $600 thing and worried about it getting banged around and having scratches ont he screen. I found a good and cheap way to keep my computer safe. I just use a cheap golf cover for the computer to protect it from getting hit around. :D

Any other tips on good storage practices ?

[scuberd]

I make sure to hang up the wetsuit, but the rest of the gear usually lives on the bottom of the closet under the wetsuit.

[Hooked4Life]

I usually store all of my gear (once dry) in a large storage container.

My Computer, Atmos Aeris II is a quick disconnect, but Deep See makes a very nice cover for your computer: Console Cover (http://www.deepseeinc.com/accessneogauge.htm)

[Doof]

As a member of our volunteer underwater rescue team, all of my gear is stored all assembled and ready to don in my vehicle.

[SA-Diver]

I have a room on the ground floor of my house specifically for dive gear.
All the gear is store on hangers until just before a dive trip, when it is packed for the trip.

[SCDiver]

I like SA-Diver have a seperate room for my dive gear. I have a 5 shelf rubbermaid setup for most everything to sit on. I also have closetmaid shelves attached to the wall to store things, and I can hang things like my wetsuits, BCD, regs, cavern reels and lites from there, so they can air dry. I also have a water basin with a facet in there to drop everything in to soak when I return from the trip.. I did not plan it this way, the small room was like this, but hey it has worked out awesome.

[NetDoc]

sits in the back of my truck airing out, still a little damp from the last dive and/or pool session. Not sure it will dry out till next December! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! :tease:

[Ari]

Than I hang the BC and the suit, and lay the reg on a flat surface.

As for the other equipment, if it is dry it is in the bag.

Ari :)

[Big-t-2538]

Big Trunk in the storage unit...I live in an apt. right now, so when I get a house, this will move out of the storage unit.

[Paco]

I always hang my wetsuit and bc and store other things in rubbermaid containers. I just bought a rolling clothes rack from a K Mart that is closing so that I can hang my stuff to dry outside and easily wheel it into the garage for security. Computer goes into a rubbermaid but I like the idea of the golf bootie.

[mddolson]

My drysuit , backplate and wing and underwear get hung on hangers, along with my detached hood and gloves.

The rest of my gear mask, fins, knife, regulator remain in the dive bag, after being cleaned and rinsed. The bag is left open to air dry.

I use two dive bags, one for dry gear and one for wet.
Keeps things tidy on a dive boat and keeps my cloths, towel and drysuit underwear dry between dives.
Mike D

[Stone]

Since we are fortunate enough to dive wet year round, the gear is never stored - just hung up in the garage until the next dive. I didn't buy fancy hangers for the wetsuits, but I did invest in good BC hangers.

Pictures of my gear station are at the bottom of This Page (http://www.magnificentrelief.com/nitrox.htm)

[DiverBuoy]

When going diving everything goes in the trunk.

When diving from a boat everything goes in the bag with wheels.

After cleaning everything hangs to dry.

Is there more to it?

[Diver Kat]

Built a rack in the garage for everything to hang on - when the weather gets to hot to keep it out there, it stays up till dry, then moves to a closet in the house .... travels in a large Rubbermaid container in the back of the car for dives ......

[Wreck Ranger]

I break everything down before storing. Most of it goes into a hardside box while my suits are kept in the closet in the bedrrom. The digital equipment stays in a pelican case at all times.

Wreck Ranger

[Groundhog246]

Love the golf club cover, will have to pick up a couple. At the moment my wetsuits and BC are hanging in the basement. During the dive season all my gear generally stays in our dive trailer. BC's, wetsuits, booties, etc hang inside. Tanks are racked on each side and Reg sets, camera, toolbox, lights, spares, etc, in the dry storage compartment, mostly in rubbermaid containers. We've a couple of wheeled bags that get used for short day trips, but they only get packed just before we travel.

[MaresMan1]

I live in a large apartment and have a Scuba Equipment walk in closet. Kinda like a James Bond setup :rolleyes:

Inside all suits and BCs are hanging. Masks, regs, weights and computers are on shelves in plastic boxes. Fins are on shelves and boots and tanks are on the floor. Everything is labeled and matched.

This way I walk in, grab what I need and I am off on another mission.

No really :thumb:

Enjoy the ride
:mean:

[Dxtreme]

I was at the pool today and again the 5 driver golf cover is really handy to protect the computer from getting banged around by the regs, floor ...etc while on the move :D

Do we really need a specific hanger made for BC ??? Can i just use 3 cheap plastic hanger for the BC ?999

Stone: your garage RULES !! This is the first time i ve seen a garage so equipped for Scuba Diving !! ALl you need now is a big indoor dive tank for drills 99!! :)

[raybo]

But fo the most part, airs out/dries in the bed of the pickup on the way home (1-1/2 ~ 2 hrs). Drysuit gets hung in the backyard (garage? ~ with avg < 20% humidity, hanging on the tree is pretty effective!) on a rack until dry. Anything else that isn't dry gets laid out to dry, and then it all goes in a duffle and in the closet away from sunlight.

Diving in New Mexico isn't all that great, but getting gear dried out isn't an issue.

Trade off, I guess!

:)

[Scubaddawg]

Everything i have is stored in my old army footlocker (composite)
and a rubbermaid container.
All i do is grab my tanks, two boxes and off i go. I hang my wetsuit up until i go, keeps it looking better than crammed into a case for weeks on end.

Scubaddawg

[NetDoc]

from Walgreens are great for wetsuits and are only a $1.00 a piece. They are @ two inches wide in the shoulder area... which is just perfect for neoprene.

[Groundhog246]

Dxtreme once bubbled...
Do we really need a specific hanger made for BC ??? Can i just use 3 cheap plastic hanger for the BC ?999


Need? Of course not. However, after spending $600 on a BC, I'm willing to spend another $20 on a heavy hanger built specifically for BC's.
I also love the boots, gloves and hood hanger, worth every penny it cost.

[jimisurf]

My place is so small that I live with my equipment all the time. We kind of hang together, watch TV, read the paper, you know the usual. Good company actually.....

Jimi

[Garfish]

I quess i'm almost like everybody else when it come to store my scuba gear.

I have a back wall located within my wife's laundry area where i use to hang my fins' bc and both wet & drysuit bags'. Naturally all in neat order. Also i don't want to forget the black wetsuit .

As for my regs, and undergarments and various misc equipment, i lay them flat within a rubbermaid container which gives the regs good protection.

I also have another small cubby hole where i use to store my scuba tank & weights, ect....

safe diving guys...

sam

[plsdiver4377]

Hanging in the closet and placed on shelves until packed for next dive excursion. Takes a whole closet and most of one room for dive gear and surveying gear.:D

[ddub23]

I put went to WalMart and got a cheap shower rod to go across the tub/shower. The BC's and regs are hung up on the BC Hanger. Fins, Masks, snorkel will go into the second bedroom when they are dry. Most equipment will stay in a rubbermaid container until the next trip

[ScoobieDooo]

My drysuit gets washed off and hung until dry - then rolled and packed in its stuff sack.

My BC, regs, and accessories get dried and then packed into a large Tupperware container w/lid for storage. Fins are kept in my car truck along with reel, float and 'dive box' laden with spare parts, tools, etc.

[Pez de Diablo]

I have an equipment room with a work bench on one wall, peg boards and a rack on another, shelving and bins on the 3rd wall and the 4th is for maps and a book case. All my scuba, caving, climbing, paddling, sailing, backpacking, skiing and cycle items have their own peg, hanger, bin or spot on the shelf. So after the gear is cleaned and inspected it goes away. Well maybe not right after it's clean and not soon enough for my wife, but it does get put away in its proper spot.