Tuesday, August 26, 2025

SCUBA Gear Set Up

Now that I have purchase a wrist computer, I want to continue to streamline my gear and be more put together entering and exiting the water:

Assemble Gear:
  1. Tank to BCD
  2. Regulator to tank
  3. Air inflator to BCD, air on, check pressure
  4. Weights in BCD (usually with weight pockets)
  5. Connect pressure gauge retractor
  6. Dry box secured to BCD
Exposure Protection:
  1. Wear rash guard
  2. Don wetsuit
  3. Don booties
  4. Don gloves/hood if required
The rest:
  1. Antifog on mask
  2. Rinse antifog
  3. Don assembled BCD
  4. Clip fins to BCD (right bottom D-ring)
  5. Secure safe second, pocket, breakaway (I have the Atomic SS1)
  6. Secure regulator to BCD with bolt snap (right mid D-ring) - Set this up
  7. Secure pressure gauge to BCD (retractor?) (left bottom D-ring)
  8. Secure compass to BCD (bolt snap)?, wrist? (right upper D-ring and inner tube strap)

Dive Rite Bellows Horizontal Zipper Pocket w/Daisy Chain - $65
Dive Rite Bellows Vertical Zipper Pocket - $50
Dive Rite Z-Knife - $25
Dive Rite Trauma Shears - $32

Trident Fin Keeper?  Knock off brand? - all around $15

Looking at purchasing Scubapro GO Sport Fins - Facebook Marketplace

Oceanic Viper - 23.5 inches long, 1.79 pounds each = 3.58 pounds
Deep 6 - 21 inches long, 2.25 pounds each = 4.5 pounds
Go Sport Large - 21.38 inches long, 1.82 pounds each = 3.64 pounds (only saving length, not weight)
Go Sport Medium - 20.35 inches long, 1.65 pounds each = 3.31 pounds (saving some weight)

Purchased Go Sport Medium from Kendyll Gooding (Facebook Marketplace) for $60.  She is a dive instructor for Denver Divers and goes on a lot of trips with them.  Her next trip is to Roatan on Friday.  I am looking forward to giving these a try on my next dive.

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