First liveaboard advice

[MrBigfins]

It's not just the diving, but the first dive can be at 7am, depending on which order your boat arrived at the dive site.

Would really recommend splurging on nitrox for the whole week, I felt much less tired that I usually do on trips like this. Very few of the dives are below 100ft so well within the MOD of Nitrox 32, and for Roca Partida we dropped down to 28% for a deeper MOD but in the end the deepest I went was 104ft.

Thank goodness there is no commute to dive sites, I'm not a big morning person and actually in the water at 7am would be brutal if it wasn't a wake and load into the rib to dive.

 

[UTscuba]

a further thought for things to take specifically for the Revillagigedos (Socorro) are the biggest fins you have/are comfortable with. I took tech fins, but there's no need for nuanced control on any of these dives, and a few times I wished I'd taken longer, more powerful fins for dealing with current. Our two dive guides both had long, carbon-fiber free diving fins which seemed perfect for these dives.

I took a reef hook, which was useful, but there was always a rock to hold onto and no-one else seemed to suffer unduly without a hook

 

[MrBigfins]

a further thought for things to take specifically for the Revillagigedos (Socorro) are the biggest fins you have/are comfortable with. I took tech fins, but there's no need for nuanced control on any of these dives, and a few times I wished I'd taken longer, more powerful fins for dealing with current. Our two dive guides both had long, carbon-fiber free diving fins which seemed perfect for these dives.

I took a reef hook, which was useful, but there was always a rock to hold onto and no-one else seemed to suffer unduly without a hook

I've switched over to the RK3 hd fins and have found them to handle current pretty well. I get decent propulsion out of them and they have helped solve my heavy foot issue. Im 6'7 and have long legs and heavy feet (they sink even in saltwater with no heat on) so between these fins and 6mm boots my feet no longer drop and I'm able to maintain better trim

 

[UTscuba]

I've switched over to the RK3 hd fins and have found them to handle current pretty well. I get decent propulsion out of them and they have helped solve my heavy foot issue. Im 6'7 and have long legs and heavy feet (they sink even in saltwater with no heat on) so between these fins and 6mm boots my feet no longer drop and I'm able to maintain better trim

I just read your usename, I'll shut up now

 

[MrBigfins]

Here's a $13 option for leggings: Amazon.com : Hawk Sports Mens Compression Pants Base Layer Running Workout Muay Thai Jiu Jitsu MMA BJJ Spats Leggings Tights for Men : Clothing

I used them in Cozumel and had no problems. They make a top that's good as well if you don't have enough rashguards.

I ordered 2 sets of pants and 1 top, we shall see how they fit

 

[lowwall]

I ordered 2 sets of pants and 1 top, we shall see how they fit

Just remember to wait at least 30 minutes after diving before bjj randori.

 

[chillyinCanada]

Just remember to wait at least 30 minutes after diving before bjj randori.

Pardon me?

 

[MrBigfins]

Pardon me?

Brazilian jujitsu freestyle practice is bjj randori lol

 

[myshadeofred]

On last thing...USB chargeable batteries for your lights/torches! A must.

 

[lowwall]

a further thought for things to take specifically for the Revillagigedos (Socorro) are the biggest fins you have/are comfortable with. I took tech fins, but there's no need for nuanced control on any of these dives, and a few times I wished I'd taken longer, more powerful fins for dealing with current. Our two dive guides both had long, carbon-fiber free diving fins which seemed perfect for these dives.

If it's warm enough, I'm a big fan of full foot fins for liveaboards. Better power than their open foot versions and one less thing to deal with. I've used the same pair of Mares Superchannels for 12 years. They have the distinction of having the highest speed and thrust of any fins ever tested by Scubalabs back when they still did objective testing and the foot pockets fit my wide feet well. Of course the big freediving fins will be even more powerful, but are less controllable and are harder to pack.