Scuba anyone?

[Karol]

@Giles I need to upgrade my hook line like yours and to cut the stupid metal.
Question on your setup, having the reference point from the carabiner, I was thinking about getting larger knots, just to have more surface area so hold on to. What is the result of your slip test? I know it's a subjective question, but have you tied it to something and gave it a try?

[Giles]

I did think about installing plastic beads about 12mm in diameter, locked between two knots instead of just the knot. But felt that the small knots would be OK, even if I have to wrap the cord around my hand. and the beads would increase the chances of getting tangles as I deployed....

[Karol]

@Giles Thanks! Good and balanced opinion. The tangle worry is always real. My fucking hook was out and about few times to many this last trip...
But that's why Im thinking about thicker paracord. I have a feeling the thicker it is the harder it is to tangle. But I was not testing this theory in practice.
What do You think?

[Karol]

@Giles said in Scuba anyone?:

said in Scuba anyone?:

XDeep Ghost with 4 small trim weight pockets,

Bought.

And what about @Madame-Buttonfly ?

[Giles]

She is not 100% sure exactly what she wants/needs, size wise and weight pocket wise. So I have ordered an L Ghost for me, with 4 small back mounted trim weight pockets and 2 small ditchable waist belt weight belt pockets.

I wont use the waist belt pockets, but she will. I want to get her to understand (she has issues visualising shit), how they and the back mounted pockets will work.

Once I have shown her how it all fits together, and she has worked out where her gear will attach, we will order her the wing and any other bits she needs.

I have one of these already. So I can stow my DSMB and reef hook (and other shit, if I feel the need) in that.

[Giles]

@Karol said in Scuba anyone?:

My fucking hook was out and about few times to many this last trip...

My fucking hook used to fall out of the pouch it came with and hook onto shit randomly. Which is why I now stow it in the XDeep cargo pouch (see above)

[Bridger]

@Karol said in Scuba anyone?:
My fucking hook was out and about few times to many this last trip...

@Giles said in Scuba anyone?:

My fucking hook used to fall out of the pouch it came with

@Karol - sounds like a great trip, good to get the hook out when travelling

@Giles - did that excuse ever work?

[Giles]

Up there with the most boring post ever......My wing has not arrived, but the weight pockets have

[Karol]

@Giles WTF?!

[JDelage]

Going to Roatan in a month and a half. My son will get certified there while I do some dives, and we'll dive together the last couple of days. Should be fun. Lots of planning beforehand as he needs a full set of gear.