Seat for gearing up

[formernuke]

At a lot of my shore dive sites I've been using the trunk of my car to place my gear and sit to don.

Not ideal so I'm thinking maybe there is a fold up seat I can get to set the gear on and gear up. All the ones I've seen though wouldn't work.

Do any of you guys have any ideas or do I need to design and build something?

 

[Marie13]

At a lot of my shore dive sites I've been using the trunk of my car to place my gear and sit to don.

Not ideal so I'm thinking maybe there is a fold up seat I can get to set the gear on and gear up. All the ones I've seen though wouldn't work.

Do any of you guys have any ideas or do I need to design and build something?

Car? Well, there’s your problem. You need to change to a SUV.

I’ve seen people use these square workbench looking like tables with legs that fold for gearing up. They’re about the right height. Look at any of the big box home improvement stores for them.

 

[The Chairman]

That's an interesting thought. I have an T350 I gear out of, so it's no issue, but I might be downsizing that. I would love to see what comes up.

 

[Marie13]

@formernuke

This table is pretty similar to what I've seen.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-30-8-in-W-x-31-75-in-H-Plastic-Work-Bench/1000421921

 

[Marie13]

That's an interesting thought. I have an T350 I gear out of, so it's no issue, but I might be downsizing that. I would love to see what comes up.

If you're diving backmount (single tank, doubles, rebreather), an SUV is, to me, pretty much the perfect height to get into your rig. I have an Escape (nicknamed the Scuba Sherpa). With the back seat up, the cargo area in back is long enough to handle LP85s/HP100/AL80s. Four of the large tanks (or two sets of doubles) fit with room for an AL40 in between. Just pull the doubles up and get into them sitting on the back of cargo area. Other folks might prefer a bigger SUV.

I used to have a Focus sedan. It was awful for gearing up out of single tank.

Now I'm diving SM, all of this isn't an issue, but it's much easier getting gear in and out of the back of an SUV than a car trunk with the lip. Now I just slid tanks or gear bags into the Escape.

 

[runsongas]

there is also a slightly larger portable workbench from home depot

DEWALT 33 in. Folding Portable Workbench-DWST11556 - The Home Depot

 

[formernuke]

For the record it's either single tank steel 100 or double steel 50's.

My honda civic is a 2018 and a new car is not going to happen.

 

[Marie13]

For the record it's either single tank steel 100 or double steel 50's.

My honda civic is a 2018 and a new car is not going to happen.

One of the portable tables should work for you then. I've seen them used with doubles and rebreathers.

Too bad about the car.

 

[formernuke]

@formernuke

This table is pretty similar to what I've seen.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-30-8-in-W-x-31-75-in-H-Plastic-Work-Bench/1000421921

That might work, I'll have to swing by and check height and how it will fit into the car.... I miss my element.

 

[napDiver]

Some people also use the fold out work tables for wood working (DEWALT 33 in. Folding Portable Workbench-DWST11556 - The Home Depot). It's a fold out table / saw horse combo. For those, make sure they are FLAT on the surface. Some of them have a spine in the middle and slightly taper down.

The table linked by Marie doesn't seem to have the issue I'm talking about