How do you store your scuba equipment?

[Under H2O]

This issue has been covered so many times before. If I am not using my gear for a length of time...I use a plastic tub to store my gear. I hang my wetsuits using the appropriate scuba hangers...or buy a bunch of plastic hanbers and duct tape them together. I do all of this AFTER I completely rinse and clean my gear...letting it dry in a cool shady place...NOT out in the open sun.

When/where has this issue been covered so many times before? I did many SB searches before starting this thread, to no avail.

-Gerry

 

[WaterDawg]

Which ever way it lands in my action packer, thats why I like diving fresh water...I dont feel as guilty about not washing it. I really need to get better at this!

 

[ScubaFrog01]

I usally rinse my gear with a hose on the driveway to get the sand off as best I can (beach dive a lot), then into the rinse tank it goes (100 gal. horse watering tank) for a good soaking, often overnight. I made a grid out of PVC pipe filled with sand to use as a weight to keep everything under the surface, but not squashed. I also installed a valve in the bottom to make dumping the water easy. IO put a plexiglass cover on it, which makes for a warm water rinse in the afternoon after a day of diving. Then I hang it in a spare bathroom over the tub, normally till the next dive (which is hopefully just a day or two later). I installed a closet bar at one end and the bars just rest on tio of the enclosure. Easily removed. easy to make

I love this idea, along with others that have been posted.............Oh hell my wife is going to kill me.....thanks guys

 

[ScubaFrog01]

1. Thought I would bring this back to life, just because there are so many good ideas out there.

2. Wayward Son, I love the locker you've built, however how does the heat in your Garage affect your diving gear, any concerns about it

Thanks for any replys.......ScubaFrog

 

[Wayward Son]

Doesn't seem to be hot enough to matter. Direct sunligth -the UV- is very bad for it. Heat would have to be pretty extreem, I think. Not like I have much of a choice, there simply isn't any room inside the house to store it all.

I have considered getting a window mount AC unit for the hottest months but haven't done that yet.