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| Originally Posted by Big Kahuna thanks all for the advice.
I have a fin sized mesh bag that I used on holiday for mask, snorkel & fins. I am also watching a larger one on ebay.
Am I right in thinking that I will be best to assemble all kit on dry land than carry it on to the boat?
Last time we went on holiday (tunisia) I bought a wheeled holdall from argos for £11.99 that was fine - even if I only get 1 or 2 more flights out of it, it will have paid for itself. I like the idea of the backpack style ones though as this will reduce the weight of the bag itself. |
For UK dayboat diving, assemble all kit before ropes off. Either carry on assembled, or remove surplus bags before boat leaves. Anything not assembled in small package. Personnally I have a damn big mesh bag with loads of unnecessary spares in it, and a drybag.
For UK livaboards (eg Scapa) anything.
For travelling, yes light is good, but consider wheels if you have to carry any distance. NB look also at security....not a bag which is going to disintergate. In my experience with cheapo bags, it tends to be zips which corrode and fail first
Hope that helps
Paul
Oh and if you use your box / barrel as a rinse tank, consider a bung hole near the base to allow easy draining.