SkipperJohn
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I have my BC on a standard wooden hanger and my wetsuits on 4 wide plastic hangers clustered together. Is this OK? Do I need to get special hangers?
How do you guys hang your BC(s) & Wetsuits?
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I use these for my BC's
And these for my wetsuit/drsuits.
BTW, I always hang my wetsuits inside out to dry. Right side out to store.
And these for my wetsuit/drsuits.
BTW, I always hang my wetsuits inside out to dry. Right side out to store.
Gen732
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I use 4 hangars total for all my gear. They are all heavy plastic that I got from my LDS. One for the BC, one for the wetsuit, one for my boots, gloves, and hood, and one more for my fins, mask, and dive socks (my feet get cold easy, so I wear an extra layer of neoprene). Everything hangs on a piece of cotton line strung up in my garage to dry, unless I have a dive the next day, in which case it gets hung in my shower.
psychocabbage
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Its all in my closet.. Using the standard dive hangers..
We wash the gear in the tub usually with sink the stink or something similar.. then hang above the tub using a pole to hang everything to dry. .Then it gets moved into the closet.
We wash the gear in the tub usually with sink the stink or something similar.. then hang above the tub using a pole to hang everything to dry. .Then it gets moved into the closet.
On a drying rack I made from PVC.
RonFrank
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You MUST hang all scuba equipment on very expensive hangers designed and overpriced for such an application! 
Seriously, I do own the thick plastic hangers. There is one for the BC (flat), one for the drysuit (normal looking but thicker), and one for Reg, booties, ect. They work well, but when I travel, I take the BC hanger, and use regular hangers for everything else.
You don't NEED special hangers. I purchased mine when LP had a sale for all three for $12. Just make sure your wetsuit hanger is heavy duty... if it's thin, it can put some creases in the wetsuit.
Seriously, I do own the thick plastic hangers. There is one for the BC (flat), one for the drysuit (normal looking but thicker), and one for Reg, booties, ect. They work well, but when I travel, I take the BC hanger, and use regular hangers for everything else.
You don't NEED special hangers. I purchased mine when LP had a sale for all three for $12. Just make sure your wetsuit hanger is heavy duty... if it's thin, it can put some creases in the wetsuit.
lmorin
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Wetsuits are hung on the typical heavy hangers. BCs are stored in mesh dive bags along with fins, mask etc. Bags kept in a closet.
I bought a few of these special hanging devices which I fastened to the wall. Because of their unique design and construction I am able to align one of the the holes on my BP's with the distal end of these devices in order to hang them to dry...
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rrweather
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I bought the special hangers because I was tired of picking my bc and drysuit up off the floor when they fell of the regular hangars. I probably paid too much from the LDS. At least I actually got something for "supporting the economy" as opposed to the AIG execs that got my tax dollars.
I am going to build a pvc rack to hold the rest of my gear in the garage while it is drying.
I am going to build a pvc rack to hold the rest of my gear in the garage while it is drying.
Definitely protect the shoulders on your wetsuit, the rest can be jerry rigged. Bungee hooks work for regs and bc, i made a pvc drysuit hanger (to hang it by the ankles) for $5 vs buying the same thing for $20. As long as everything's ventilated and stress on the material is minimized you're good.
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