Have you ever been somewhere and thought to yourself, "Why in the #@$# would he/she have that here?"
For example, I have done a ton of business travel over the years and touched most corners of the globe. One day, I am on a Hertz bus going from the rental lot back to the terminal (Dulles I think). This woman gets on the bus with a garden hose!! Not an in the package "I was in Walmart and had to have it" garden hose. This this was used; out of the package, average everyday garden hose just wound up on her arm. I darn near started laughing out loud. What in the Wide World of Sports would someone do on a plane flight with a garden hose??
So to make a short story longer, what is the most outrageous, worthless, waste of money dive gear/gadget that you have seen somebody carry into the water?
My guess is that some of you with 100s to 1000s of dives have seen some pretty "interesting" stuff. I would love to hear about it. Come hither.
What Were They Thinking?
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, Nov 14 2004 08:04 PM
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Posted 14 November 2004 - 08:04 PM
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Posted 14 November 2004 - 08:21 PM
it's not weird or outrageous: merely completely and utterly ANNOYING:
those miserable sub-duck things that quack underwater.
i just got back from a trip where a very sweet older couple quacked at each other all through the dives. the mrs. would quack so often and so vehemently that the rest of us thought she was dyin'.....
those miserable sub-duck things that quack underwater.
i just got back from a trip where a very sweet older couple quacked at each other all through the dives. the mrs. would quack so often and so vehemently that the rest of us thought she was dyin'.....
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Posted 14 November 2004 - 08:37 PM
I would say that the most annoying thing is the dive computers that beep continously for no discernable reason. But, realistically I don't generally look at somebody's gear unless I see an actual safety problem for one reason or another. So that is a difficult question to answer.
I guess my biggest one would be a "spare air" size redundant air supply that wouldn't get an ant to the surface safely instead of learning proper gas management.
I guess my biggest one would be a "spare air" size redundant air supply that wouldn't get an ant to the surface safely instead of learning proper gas management.
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Posted 14 November 2004 - 10:50 PM
Fins that obviously cost a fortune but perform worse than planks tied to the soles of the feet. And super-dupa snorkels that do everything but tell the time (perhaps there are some that do that) but never get used, instead just hanging uselessly on the side of the wearer's mask and causing leaks until eventually they get dumped to the bottom of the gear bag.
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Posted 14 November 2004 - 11:03 PM
LOL,Fins that obviously cost a fortune but perform worse than planks tied to the soles of the feet. And super-dupa snorkels that do everything but tell the time (perhaps there are some that do that) but never get used, instead just hanging uselessly on the side of the wearer's mask and causing leaks until eventually they get dumped to the bottom of the gear bag.
I forgot about those fancy snorkels. I have a Sidedraft sitting at the bottom of my gear bag for some reason...
Oh yeah! I need to attach it to my mask for class. I had to borrow a snorkel for the last one because mine had been buried for so long and I couldn't find it.
As to the fins, I don't like to start that conversation because everybody seems to have their own opinions. I don't happen to care for Twin-Jets anymore because I frog kick all of the time and they don't provide the resistance necessary to do that particular kick effectively, but I used to love them for the reduced work load on my bad (actually horrid) right knee. So, I see both sides of the fin issues. Now, I just deal with the limp.
I won't even start on the other designs of fins and snorkels. There are so many different opinions there that it isn't even funny. On other boards that is a sure start to a discussion which turns nasty. This board is more civilized, but that starts to presume that I know enough to tell someone else how to dive. And in reality, all that I can speak to is what works for me.
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Posted 15 November 2004 - 09:13 AM
There is a snorkel with an AM/FM radio attached.
There are "fins" that attach to the diver's calves.
Purge valves on anything.
Fins that are broken in the center.
Force fins.
There are "fins" that attach to the diver's calves.
Purge valves on anything.
Fins that are broken in the center.
Force fins.
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Posted 15 November 2004 - 09:26 AM
Farralon (Oceanic) once made a multi tissue deco non electronic thingy that was totally useless, no two on the same dive ever agreed with one another.
Speaking of Oceanic, the waterproof MP3 player's only use is so you don't hear the annoying sub ducks and computers beeping or your OOA buddy banging on his tank!
Speaking of Oceanic, the waterproof MP3 player's only use is so you don't hear the annoying sub ducks and computers beeping or your OOA buddy banging on his tank!
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Posted 15 November 2004 - 09:53 AM
I recently had to buy a new snorkel and all the LDS round here had were those gadget laden types. Very annoying. I agree with the beeping dive computers aswell. Nothing ruins the mood quite like listening to a symphony of several dive computers ringing out different tones as you ascend. 
How about 30cm (12") long dive knives ( http://www.simplyscu...x?StockID=74846 ), I've seen one or two macho divers strutting around with what amounts to a small machette strapped to their leg. As if Capt. Nemo was their buddy and they were just off to fight a Giant Squid. Why do you need an 8" cutting blade, ya gonna be chopping wood whilst ur down there? I have a small BCD knife (2.5" blade) attached to my inflator hose right where I can reach it.
If you're gonna wear a knife on ur leg, you might want to put it on the inside of the leg where its less of an entanglement hazard. Those SMB lines can creep up on you
, got one caught on my fin-strap fastening once.
what is the most outrageous, worthless, waste of money dive gear/gadget that you have seen somebody carry into the water?
How about 30cm (12") long dive knives ( http://www.simplyscu...x?StockID=74846 ), I've seen one or two macho divers strutting around with what amounts to a small machette strapped to their leg. As if Capt. Nemo was their buddy and they were just off to fight a Giant Squid. Why do you need an 8" cutting blade, ya gonna be chopping wood whilst ur down there? I have a small BCD knife (2.5" blade) attached to my inflator hose right where I can reach it.
If you're gonna wear a knife on ur leg, you might want to put it on the inside of the leg where its less of an entanglement hazard. Those SMB lines can creep up on you
, got one caught on my fin-strap fastening once.
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Posted 15 November 2004 - 10:36 AM
A 2½ inch knife is fine for most applications, but it's useless when you're spearfishing. I like a 6 inch blade for cutting throats.
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Posted 15 November 2004 - 10:39 AM
Nice, Walter.A 2½ inch knife is fine for most applications, but it's useless when you're spearfishing. I like a 6 inch blade for cutting throats.
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Posted 15 November 2004 - 12:51 PM
I'm glad you appreciate it, darlin'.
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Posted 15 November 2004 - 01:06 PM
Now he is in trouble, how long is that knife Kamala carries?
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Posted 15 November 2004 - 01:28 PM
OK, call me a techno-geek if you want, but I think the coolest thing to come along in a while is Oceanic's Integrated Head's Up Display Mask.
http://scubaradio.oc...uters_iddm.html
http://scubaradio.oc...uters_iddm.html
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Posted 15 November 2004 - 01:40 PM
As a fellow geek I have to say, that is cool!!!OK, call me a techno-geek if you want, but I think the coolest thing to come along in a while is Oceanic's Integrated Head's Up Display Mask.
http://scubaradio.oc...uters_iddm.html
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Posted 15 November 2004 - 02:03 PM
OK, call me a techno-geek if you want, but I think the coolest thing to come along in a while is Oceanic's Integrated Head's Up Display Mask.
http://scubaradio.oc...uters_iddm.html
Wonder how much that puppy will cost?
I will second the mp3 player as useless.
What's worse than an annoying constantly beeping dive computer, is when someone else on the dive has the same annoying costantly dive computer as you do, and you end up constanty looking at your annoying beeping computer whenever the other person swims by.
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