Best diving safety gear according to redditors
We found 15 Reddit comments discussing the best diving safety gear. We ranked the 13 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 15 Reddit comments discussing the best diving safety gear. We ranked the 13 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
> Aren’t many people going to be thrashing about if they’re drowning?
No, drowning doesn't look like drowning. It's normally not thrashing and screaming, but silent and mostly below-water.
Anyways actual lifeguards have little floaters they can give to people (pic, amazon link). This lets the drowning person grab on to something without endangering the lifeguard.
It's a scuba diving ball float. Box is accessories, maybe flippers and other scuba gear. You're surprising your wife with scuba diving
http://www.amazon.com/Scuba-Diver-Diving-Float-Holder/dp/B000UTK9VG
You could get him a surface marker and a finger reel to deploy it on.
It's a good present for anyone you don't want to get hit by a boat. Just make sure he practices some with it first. They take a few times to get the hang of.
Here is a video of a diver deploying one to give you a bit of context.
To my knowledge, strobes are only required during night dives where a flashing light would be an easy locator of divers. They are pretty cheap if you get a simple one where you attach it to your tank valve before your dive, and once in the water is activates automatically. ( https://www.amazon.com/Innovative-Water-Activated-Flashing-Marker/dp/B00LLV2UVY/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1525806982&sr=8-1-fkmr2&keywords=strobe+light+scuba+water+activated ) something like that should suffice. Hope this helps =)
Shaker: https://www.amazon.com/Mares-Magnetic-Shaker-Diving-Communication/dp/B002ZDP7PI
Octo holder: https://www.divers-supply.com/scubapro-magnetic-octo-holder-tank.html
Ah, a spoon, love the low tech approach!
I have seen people spend $50 on a "shaker", basically a metal tube with a couple of metal balls in it...
Like this:
Mares Magnetic Shaker Scuba Diving Communication Device https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002ZDP7PI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_MlpjzbGRSGQMH
Probably too cheap as this one runs $280.
https://www.amazon.com/Spare-Air-Emergency-Supply-Diving/dp/B0062CXGTW
FWB is great!
Assuming you mean the Okaloosa or Destin beaches that are actually on the gulf, you will have plenty of sandbars, which help form rip currents. You'll probably be able to see the sandbars from your condo, assuming you're not on the bottom floor. The rips typically form in the gaps between the sandbars.
The 'bad' news, I suppose, is that Fort Walton has smaller tides than Panama City (the location in the article) - typically just 8" or so, compared to almost 30" in Panama City. This means weaker rips.
A few tips for your trip:
Go outside the box. Get an Alpha Diver Flag.
http://www.amazon.com/Universial-Scuba-Diving-Divers-International/dp/B0046N5D5E
Yeah I would definitely keep one of those mini emergency oxygen tanks in my desk.
EDIT: Like this.
Trail a safety sausage when you snorkel (by yourself or with others)
https://www.amazon.com/Scuba-Choice-Diving-Surface-Plastic/dp/B00IKSYTB0/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?adgrpid=56349206139&dchild=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwrfvsBRD7ARIsAKuDvMMFOYYzywSEQfrY7QCUlFJtbGJ6A5CD4M-SV3DFpZBzNe55OEJtaPsaAo7OEALw_wcB&hvadid=274715274710&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=9002754&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=297270353171234304&hvtargid=kwd-300402793102&hydadcr=9851_9534053&keywords=scuba+safety+sausage&qid=1570716250&sr=8-3
I'm not sure the exact brand of that one, but it appears to be a bang stick powerhead, similar tothis one.
This looks like mine - $20.
https://www.amazon.com/DGX-Safety-Sausage-Orange/dp/B01G4262MW/ref=sr_1_8?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1537999161&sr=1-8&keywords=scuba+safety+sausage
A flasher like this which just starts blinking once you're in the water.