What spares to carry?

Murky NZ · May 26, 2014

Im pretty new to diving and would describe my dives as basic but i would like to plan for the worse case scenario and rely less on my buddy so i can look towards solo dives one day a long way down the track.

Id like to know what equipment (not training) you currently carry as a back up (either with a buddy or without).

Thanks all

Doc · May 26, 2014

Murky NZ:
....would like to plan for the worse case scenario and rely less on my buddy so i can look towards solo dives one day...

Redundant air supply.

An extra mask is unnecessary if you learn to correctly tether the one you wear.

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JJ666 · May 26, 2014

Twintanks with isolator. Extra torch, extra mask (deco diving), extra computer/bottom timer, backup buoyancy device.

KeithG · May 26, 2014

It mostly depends upon the type of diving you do.

As a vacation diver who night dives, I only carry redundant computers and lights.

ajduplessis · May 26, 2014

Redundant breathing gas, spare mask, redundant buoyancy, saftey spool, spool and buoy, spare lights, spare cutting devices, metal mirror, backup plan & BT, compass.

Kharon · May 26, 2014

Essential: redundant, independant air, 2 cutting tools (though I've never ever needed them except when doing Milfoil remediation), primary & secondary light, plus the standard - computer (has integrated compass), spg, etc.

Stuff I don't consider essential but that I always carry so my kit doesn't vary and I know exactly where everything is without thinking: reel, SMB, small lift bag, 2 mesh bags (for trash). I also have a Dive Alert on the BC inflater.

Pretty much it except for insulation & weight which are about the only things that vary. I used to carry a slate but found it cumbersome and I never used it. One thing I'm a stickler about is that I and I alone gear myself up. I have a list of steps that I do the same way in the same order every dive. If I miss something I call that dive because I wasn't focused. Sounds OCD but I dive mostly solo and ...

PfcAJ · May 26, 2014

Spare brain. My buddy carries it for me. I carry his spare brain for him.

TMHeimer · May 26, 2014

giffenk:
It mostly depends upon the type of diving you do.

As a vacation diver who night dives, I only carry redundant computers and lights.

Yes, depends. As most of my solo dives are 30' or less I carry nothing extra. I carry the knife on almost all dives anyway. Depending on the dive, I may carry some of the stuff some of the following posters mention, such as SMB, Dive Alert, etc. and I always have a compass. But I don't regard that stuff as "backup".

Steve_C · May 26, 2014

Most dives 80 to 110 ft and 20-40 miles offshore.

19ft^3 pony, 3 cutting tools (2 knives and scissors), spare mask, SMB, reel, 1 or 2 lights depending on dive, strobe light and a surface marker (30 ft orange streamer to increase visibility to aircraft) in case I am floating at sea. Air signaling device on BCD. 2 dive computers.

The reason I have 2 knives is that the most convenient place for me happens to be next to pony and I did loose one once.

redacted · May 26, 2014

PfcAJ:
Spare brain. My buddy carries it for me. I carry his spare brain for him.

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