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Hi Wrolf. A few opinions, for whatever they're worth... > Of course, this is all for North East wreck diving. > > I normally carry the following additional pieces of equipment: > > 2 x UK 1200 lights These lights are not ideal. A good hip-mounted battery cannister and Goodman handle light head will blow them out of the water any day. The only down side is the expense -- something like $450-550 depending on what model you buy. Advantages are superior positioning on the harness (it really is a fundamental part of the system), ease/quality of use (the Goodman handle can be focused well and is much easier to hold and use than lugging 8 D-cells around in your hand). There are other niceties like being able to free both hands for detail work by wrapping the cord right-to-left behind the head. Anyway, check out the lights from either Extreme Exposure or AUL. From what I've seen the former (www.extreme-exposure.com) is the better of the two, but both are very good. You'll probably need either the 6 or 14 Ah model, depending on burn times and wattage you need for your dives. If your water is extremely cold (or if your time is spent with gorillas or airline baggage handlers), the Explorer Pro may offer an advantage on materials. Even if I haven't convinced you to spend the money, please take the time to question the need for *two* of these beasts. One primary light and a couple good backups make more sense. Backups go on the shoulder straps. > Tables (DCIEM and USN, or appropriate IANTD Nitrox tables) If you're diving wet, just unzip your suit a little and tuck them in. If you're diving dry, put them in a bellows pocket on the thigh. You may be better off buying some WetNotes, and just writing down the portion of the deco plan that will/could apply to you on any particular dive. Cut a bailout plan (5min b.t. @ planned depth), and then +/- 10' and +/- 10min (in 5min intervals) on either side of the planned dive. > EMT shears If you really need these, then perhaps put them in the same spot as the tables/wetnotes. > Knife See the harness-rigging info -- it goes on the left side of the waist strap, and is positioned in front of you (just left of the crotch strap) so it can retain excess length from the right side of the waist strap. > Jersey reel with 200' line, 50 lb lift bag tied to line and wrapped > around reel Clip to D-ring on rear of crotch strap. BTW, I don't know specifically what a "Jersey" reel is -- do you really need 200'? If not, take only the length you need on the reel sized appropriately, just to be as clean as possible. > Penetration reel (250') The left hip D-ring is a good spot for a compact reel that's not in use. That's where the safety spool goes for cave. Should you have one? > Bug bag No idea... > Safety Sausage > DiveRite Jon line Drysuit thigh pockets... > So where should I attach all of these goodies? (I could talk about > where I have them now, but that would spoil the fun.) > > I also have a DiveAlert horn, but of course that is on my BC inflater. Land fill? ;-) - Todd -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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