What do you keep spares of for tech diving vs rec?
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As in spare gear I own, or spare gear I carry on the dive?
So I have accumulated a massive amount of gear over the years. It's a problem.
Maybe the better question is what spares are must haves/should haves ;-)
At the moment I dont have any. Only regulators kind of qualify, because eg having 2 stage regs means I have 1 spare if I’m on a 1 stage dive but no spare on a 2 stage dive ;-)
Having said that, my next investment as far as spares are concerned is definitely a second drysuit. Everything else can be easily borrowed/swapped/rented, but nothing is worse than an ill fitting drysuit. Well maybe a leaking drysuit in cold water ...
Edit: of course there is a backup mask, multiple spools etc, but in a cave that’d just be par for the course (minimum gear to start the dive) and not a “spare” per se