As I will likely do as much if not more diving while traveling (especially to warmer water), I want to get gear that I will use the most often. So what gear travels, and what stays at home and gets rented on trips? I have mask, snorkel, fins, gloves and regulator/gauges so far.
What gear do you travel with?
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Everything travels. The only gear I'm willing to rent is the truck to get me to the shop (I'll use their tanks and lead, sometimes).
FuzzyNutz
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For me, everything besides tanks and weights. I bring my mask, fins, regs, gauges, bc (bp/w), lights, wetsuits, gadgets, gizmos, etc. and everything else. I only have gear for a single tank rig, so I don't know what happens when doubles and more 'tech' stuff is required... but I'm assuming you just bring less clothes, lol.
All of my warm water gear including a 3 mil suit comes with me in carry on. BPW or Zeagle Express tech, reg, mask, computer, boots, and fins. I strap the fins to the outside of the roller backpack that everything else goes in. Clothes go in personal bag or checked bag. I can buy t shirts and a few pairs of shorts at any dive destination for 30 or 40 bucks and just leave em or toss em at the end of the week. When I went to Monterey I even took the drysuit. One needs to have their priorities in order. And on a dive vacation dive gear is 1st. Everything else is extra BS that you might need, so most of it is expendable.
DevonDiver
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Everything I need for the dives to be conducted, except for tanks and weights.
For general (non-tech/deco/wreck) tropical/warm-water diving, this includes:
Scubapro MK25T and S600T, w/ longhose, bungeed AAS and custom-length LPI and HP hoses.
Oxycheq 18lb MachV wing with Halcyon aluminium backplate and hog harness
Force Fins Pro
X-shorts and rash guard
Cressi Big Eyes Mask (x2)
Suunto Vyper computer, in DSS boot
Lightweight booties
DSMB
50m Spool + double-ender boltsnap
AAA LED Torch
Sony T20 Camera, underwater housing, charger and spare memory cards.
The list gets far longer if I'm planning anything beyond a simple open-water splash-around.
For general (non-tech/deco/wreck) tropical/warm-water diving, this includes:
Scubapro MK25T and S600T, w/ longhose, bungeed AAS and custom-length LPI and HP hoses.
Oxycheq 18lb MachV wing with Halcyon aluminium backplate and hog harness
Force Fins Pro
X-shorts and rash guard
Cressi Big Eyes Mask (x2)
Suunto Vyper computer, in DSS boot
Lightweight booties
DSMB
50m Spool + double-ender boltsnap
AAA LED Torch
Sony T20 Camera, underwater housing, charger and spare memory cards.
The list gets far longer if I'm planning anything beyond a simple open-water splash-around.
Full dive gear except tanks and weights. I wash clothes after diving to avoid excess baggage. Priorities! A female diver told me 18kg. dive gear 2kg. clothes (20kg. airline allowance), she said her boyfriend was soft 16kg. dive gear 4kg. clothes.
sam1
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+1 for everything but tanks and weights.
fisheater
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Unless there's an airplane involved, I take everything. If there is, I take everything but lead and tanks.
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Whatevva
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same-Everything except tank and weights
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