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7 Every Day Items with Scuba Uses
Scuba.com Instructional Team Suggests How to Recruit Household Items to Solve Scuba Dilemmas
1. One of the best Octo Holders ever designed is the plain old snorkel keeper. Using an octo holder is important to protect not only diver’s gear but also the environment by not allowing dangling equipment to drag a reef or get entangled. Loop your ordinary “figure 8” snorkel keeper through itself around a d-ring on your bcd and the mouthpiece will fit securing into the protruding hole. This way it stays visible but secure, won’t come free easily although gives away when needed.
2. Elastic Bungees used for pony tails make the perfect reusable item to secure a marker light or light stick to a 1st stage or tank valve. The elastic bungee typically won’t break and doesn't deteriorate as rapidly as a rubber band. Kept in a Save-A-Dive kit it can be used over and over. Simply loop the elastic through the hole in your light or chem stick as you would any rubber band and then over your 1st stage or valve.
3. A storage tote not only stores your gear neatly between dives but also works as a dive bag for local dives. The tote is easy to access and very handy at keeping your area tidy on a crowded deck. On a sandy or muddy surface the lid can even be used as a clean place to stand while changing. A couple bungee cords stretched over the lid will secure it in the back of a vehicle or a windy boat deck. At the end of the day it doubles as a wash bucket to clean your gear.
4. Keeping 1 gallon milk jugs to fill with water in your kit gives the diver a perfect way to rinse sand or salt off of gear or even themselves after a dive. Filling them with warm/hot water will also help warm a diver up after a chilly winter dive prior to dressing.
5. Many dive sites are subject to insects and it isn’t at all uncommon for the diver to find themselves dealing with mosquito or sand flea bites. Keeping a small can of WD-40 not only is great for protecting your knife after rinsing, but it will also eliminate the itch or pain from pesky insect bites! Spray it directly on the bite and rub it in gently.
6. Those divers sporting a few years might recall Woolite’s old slogan: “No shrinking, stretching or fading.” Little did the makers of Woolite know, but they could add “and no stinking”! A cap of Woolite in your wash bucket will safely wash your gear after a dive and eliminate the smell neoprene items gain when drying.
7. There are few things more irritating than a fogging mask. Mainly because it happens when the diver is nowhere near their gear bag to solve the problem. It’s an item divers frequently forget to purchase, until it’s too late. Those divers with small children at home can make their own defog by mixing 2 parts of water with 1 part of common baby shampoo. Simply apply like any commercial defog and rinse for fog free diving.
Of course the perfect piece of gear, for any use can be found quickly and easily by professional such as the instructors at scuba.com. They are trained to help ensure divers are equipped with the proper piece of equipment, in the correct size, for the type of diving or conditions being enjoyed.
