An old diver in a Pensacola dive shop told me to pack a spare mask strap in my save-a-dive kit, and it saved a job last month.

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4 Comments

christopher_craig1mo ago

That's a solid tip for any dive bag.

harper_rodriguez971mo ago

Oh man, @christopher_craig, you're not wrong. My last dive bag basically turned into a science project after one wet weekend. The smell was something special, like low tide mixed with regret. I had to just throw the whole thing out.

ryanf668d ago

@harper_rodriguez97 you made the right call tossing it. That low tide and regret combo is the worst. I had a bag once that got so bad I left it in the garage and it started attracting raccoons. They didn't even want it after a sniff. Those things are basically sponges with zippers.

piper_lopez8d ago

and honestly that's the kind of advice that sticks with you because it's so simple but nobody thinks about it. I've seen guys lose a mask strap at the worst possible moment and it's game over for the whole dive. you're just floating there with a mask hanging off your face, trying to fix it with a ziptie or something stupid. spare strap is tiny, weighs nothing, and costs like five bucks. why wouldn't you have one? it's like the dive equivalent of a spare tire. people pack all this fancy gear but skip the stuff that actually saves a trip.