Trip Tips

The Turtles have traveled far and wide. Here is some collected wisdom for dive trips.

• Bring a length of line for hanging dive gear
• Carry enough money for the day and leave the rest in a safe.
• Stash keys and cash in a waterproof box and clip to your BC while diving
• Consider two wallets one to throw to the thieves and one buried deep in your pocket
• Fill 2 litre pop bottles and leave them in the sun to warm up for refreshing post dive showers
• Bring a piece of carpet to stand on while changing. Throw it away at the end of the trip.
• Pack light. They will probably have stores where you are going
• Pack regs, mask and computers as carry on baggage on the flight to the dive destination. On the way back you can put them in with your dive gear.
• Never pack you dive knife in your carry on baggage. Believe it or not, people still try to sneak their knives through the x-ray machine. Don't bother trying, you'll just embarrass yourself.
• Bring spare batteries and film. Both are expensive at most destinations.
• Carry medication with you. Lost baggage can become a real problem if your lithium dosen't arrive.
• Zip tie/wire tie handles of dive bags together. Baggage handlers get free stuff from split bags.
• Zip tie/wire tie zipper pulls together to prevent casual theft or tampering
• Shower with your dirty clothes and hang to dry.
• Mesh bags are great for quick post dive rinsing. Dunk the whole bag and go.

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