When I dive, I always take my lunchbox-sized dry box and stuff it full, with one caveat: if it doesn’t fit, it doesn’t go. I figure that anything I need I can buy at my destination, so I avoid wasting time and space packing unnecessary items. But is that a smart way to build a Save-A-Dive Kit?
I found several Save-A-Dive packing lists, from Northshore Frogmen, Lloyd Bailey’s Scuba, and Huron Scuba. The lists are good, but – my gosh! – they’re so long. (Do I really need to carry a spare mask, a sample size of shaving cream, a spare watch, or spare weights?!) I also found some pre-packed Save-A-Dive Kits available commercially, ranging from $17 to $35. Whereas the homemade kits seemed to have way too much stuff, the commercial packs seemed woefully understocked. I’m interested in learning what you think the “necessaries” are that divers should be certain to have with them. Alternatively, if you think the above lists should be “perfect as is,” let me know.
