What are the travel scuba essentials
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Dave Zimmerly
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We take everything, except weights and tanks. We like knowing that the equipment we have is in good working order, know how it fits and feels and not having to rely on some rental stuff with an unkown service history.
Dave (aka "Squirt")
Dave (aka "Squirt")
Damselfish
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We always take all our gear (plus camera gear), excepting the usual tank and weights, whereever we dive.
Define "limited space." Normal air travel to most any dive destination, sometimes there's hiccups or challenges and it's been made a little more difficult over recent years, but it's perfectly doable. If I was backpacking or something that would be a different matter.
If I was on a trip where I was just sneaking in a few dives and knew there would be good rental gear available I might consider leaving some things home. I doubt my mask would be one of them though.
Define "limited space." Normal air travel to most any dive destination, sometimes there's hiccups or challenges and it's been made a little more difficult over recent years, but it's perfectly doable. If I was backpacking or something that would be a different matter.
If I was on a trip where I was just sneaking in a few dives and knew there would be good rental gear available I might consider leaving some things home. I doubt my mask would be one of them though.
Diver Dennis
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I'm with the other 2 responders. I take everything except weights and tanks. One thing I do before each trip, 5 this year, is have my regs serviced or just checked over. I know there are horror stories about bad servicing but I trust my LDS and have never had a problem. You probably don't have to do this but I solo mostly so it's piece of mind for me.
I always take a back up prescription mask as well and too much camera gear...
I always take a back up prescription mask as well and too much camera gear...
SCOOBA PHAN
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Money, Lots Of Money.
AevnsGrandpa
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While I have not traveled to many plans (meaning flying) I do take pretty much all I got except weights and tanks. I agree with what has been said, I prefer my own everything to rental.
I might par it down to barest of what I know I'll need, for example not taking both wet suits or both masks etc.
Jeff
I might par it down to barest of what I know I'll need, for example not taking both wet suits or both masks etc.
Jeff
Diver Dennis
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SCOOBA PHAN:
ha ha... What is the saying? Half the clothes and double the money?
I "used" to say on a trip that there was nothing that a Visa card couldn't fix............so nope, "money lots of money" doesn't even work if there aren't any dive cameras to buy after someone steals yours, or a dive light that floods or mask that gets broke, thats why I now alway carry TWO dive housings and camera......
Sometimes even a wheelbarrow full of money can't buy it if something isn't even there to buy..........
Sometimes even a wheelbarrow full of money can't buy it if something isn't even there to buy..........
Diver Dennis
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tankboygreg
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Mask, snorkel (for those that use them), boots and gloves (if you are going to need them), and your dive computer. Just about everything else you can rent. I'm sure many divers who own their own regulator would never advocate renting a regulator if they didn't have to. I don't own a regulator (only because I've recently gotten back into diving and it's the last piece of equipment I need to purchase) so I have to rent one.
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