What's your dive accessory pet peeve?

[DevonDiver]

Any of the horrendous garbage sold to divers as being indispensable, but actually worthless plastic trash. Most of the contents of dive shop shelves...

 

[Paulmal]

Any of the horrendous garbage sold to divers as being indispensable, but actually worthless plastic trash. Most of the contents of dive shop shelves...

+1 most crap sold to divers absolutely not necessary.

I HATE snorkels, I have not dive with one in years.
Retractors, they just junk up my space and accomplish nothing that a bolt snap can more efficiently.

 

[AdamG]

I have to agree with snorkels, I only take mine when there is a planned surface kick.

 

[Jim Lapenta]

Ummm no, I don't want it fixed to anything, if so I would have put it on a retractor. If it got caught on something I'd like it to be able to pull free. Also not a big fan of bolt snaps.

What's wrong with bolt snaps? Tie em on with cave line and clip off. If it does get caught a quick stroke with a zip knife or small knife and you are free. Some will even use an oring to tie it to the snap. A good yank will free it.
Even worse are shops that sell non locking carabiners to divers for clipping things off. Otherwise known as suicide clips. I've made a couple students that I did not train initially get rid of them or not use them in my classes.

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[letterboy]

not an accessory but still annoying . . .

'Elitist your gear sucks mine is the best divers'

 

[SeaSoulSelf]

+1 octo holders

 

[rhwestfall]

do "insta-buddies" count as accessories?

by definition: accessories: "present in minor amount and not essential as a constituent...."

 

[nimoh]

zippered pockets...velcro is so much easier.

 

[MattJ]

Big heavy flashlights clipped to shoulder strap D-rings.

 

[DMDavid]

I hate cheap dive gear, nothing irks me more than seeing a diver dressed head to toe in Wally-World dive gear.