Dear all,
So I'm gonna dive in Komodo at the end of this month where the current is the strongest, and this would be my first "against-the-current" dive (I've dived in Sharm before where the current is also strong, but it's purely drift dive and we do nothing except from drifting alongside the current). I bought a TOOKE reef hook with me as advised by my dive trip leader, and it came by default with a very small carabiner hook. It's large enough to be connected with one of my D-rings but my trip leader recommended me to switch it to a 70mm-length single-ended bolt snap, and his reason is that the bolt snap will be much easier to operate with, especially when I was hurrying to deploy the hook in strong current. However, I looked up wikipedia which said "Bolt snaps are not generally load rated, and are not used to suspend heavy loads"; considering that the reef hook needs to hold me, plus all my equipment against a really strong current, or even another diver in my group if they missed their reef hooks, would it be advisable to still use a bolt snap?
I'm a heavy person with 87kg, a just-above-average bulk and will likely be wearing drysuit for all dives (with thin undergarment), plus single gas tank. I might need a few kilograms of weight given this is the first time I "dry-dive" in salty water.
Thanks in advance for any possible advice!
So I'm gonna dive in Komodo at the end of this month where the current is the strongest, and this would be my first "against-the-current" dive (I've dived in Sharm before where the current is also strong, but it's purely drift dive and we do nothing except from drifting alongside the current). I bought a TOOKE reef hook with me as advised by my dive trip leader, and it came by default with a very small carabiner hook. It's large enough to be connected with one of my D-rings but my trip leader recommended me to switch it to a 70mm-length single-ended bolt snap, and his reason is that the bolt snap will be much easier to operate with, especially when I was hurrying to deploy the hook in strong current. However, I looked up wikipedia which said "Bolt snaps are not generally load rated, and are not used to suspend heavy loads"; considering that the reef hook needs to hold me, plus all my equipment against a really strong current, or even another diver in my group if they missed their reef hooks, would it be advisable to still use a bolt snap?
I'm a heavy person with 87kg, a just-above-average bulk and will likely be wearing drysuit for all dives (with thin undergarment), plus single gas tank. I might need a few kilograms of weight given this is the first time I "dry-dive" in salty water.
Thanks in advance for any possible advice!