Black is so cool.....

[Zee]

But... is it a practical colour for diving?

Now I know that it is very uncool for some to be seen in anything but black kit, however, as cool as it makes you look, could it be a bad idea?

I get laughed at for having shocking pink arms on my dry-suit, Bright blue fins, pink slap strap, and gloves with bright yellow fingers (apologies for the kaleidoscope but they'd all be pink if I had my way)

Anyway, it occurred to me the other day that black kit only looks 'cool' on the surface. I was diving on a 20m wreck but the viz was poor and light wasn't great. Anyway my buddy was signalling to me and I had no idea what he was trying to say.

Prior to this there had been a group of 4 diving, the instructor at the front with a newly qualified ocean diver and myself with my buddy (new ocean diver). Viz was so bad that literally the only thing we could see were the fins of the front buddy pair, thankfully they were very bright... this would have been a lot more difficult with a diver in all black (looking as tho they are off to deliver some milk tray to a lady who loves them).

Anyway, I was just wanting to get a general opinion on it, would you rather be loud and proud (and visible) or cool and slick (and blend in with the shadows)?

[Harlequin]

I too have a lurve of black, always have. But when I went on my forst proper dive after qualifying I was asked who I'd like to buddy and chose Patrick as the viz was so bad I knew I'd be able to see him as he was wearing bright yellow.

[Zee]

Originally Posted by Harlequin

I too have a lurve of black, always have. But when I went on my forst proper dive after qualifying I was asked who I'd like to buddy and chose Patrick as the viz was so bad I knew I'd be able to see him as he was wearing bright yellow.

All over??? There are acceptable limits! hehe

[Stesh]

Swipe at the Under Water Goth Squad

[Stesh]

Nautical Ninja's

[Little Pete]

Or you could have a pink mask strap, white tanks and a nice HID torch like me

[Harlequin]

Ooh err, now THERE'S a look

[Scuttler]

Originally Posted by Stesh

Nautical Ninja's

My dragon style will beat your monkey style Ah SO!

[Zee]

Originally Posted by Stesh

Swipe at the Under Water Goth Squad

Erm, think I should have specified... I was shocked by the yellow comments.

And my reply was referring to: (Yellow) All Over? There are acceptable limits (of additional colour)

Note to self: don't assume your posts read the same to everyone as they do in your own head, Zee!

[Freeflow]

BC, Buddy Commando TD [only found out after purchase I could have got it mafe in a custom colour FOC]

Drysuit- CTD, black [CTD=crash test dummy, it was a prototype]

Gloves-black [Where DID Barry get the yellow ones]

Hood-Black/yellow

Fins-black/yellow

Wings- CD TDB, so black

RB-'Sorry they don't do the white shell any more', black.

I would rather look like a missing diver than a patch of oil if I were lost at sea.

If you are wearing black gloves you shoudl do hand signals to the side of you where the silhouette [sp?] stands out, rather than black on black.