Best ways to mark all of your kit?

[Hairball]

Ideas, comments please?

[Jim Shaw]

have a uncontrolled assent in a drysuit, my kit got skid marked that day does that count???

[Gareth Burrows]

Permanent Marker. Trust me on this.

Oh and Microdots from Halfords.

[littleH]

Originally Posted by Hairball

Ideas, comments please?

A big black marker pen, just don't plan to sell any kit on as no one seems to be able to get it off once it's on! unless of course you're selling it to someone with the same name!

Make a note of all your serial numbers tho and keep them in a safe place (something I have yet to do!)

Those UV pens tend to come off in water. I marked some cd's and other stuff with one once and it left an opaqueish whiteish mark on them, i later washed it off in water - couldn't say if there's still residue on them tho.

[TerryH]

Originally Posted by littleH

A big black marker pen, just don't plan to sell any kit on as no one seems to be able to get it off once it's on! unless of course you're selling it to someone with the same name!

Make a note of all your serial numbers tho and keep them in a safe place (something I have yet to do!)

Those UV pens tend to come off in water. I marked some cd's and other stuff with one once and it left an opaqueish whiteish mark on them, i later washed it off in water - couldn't say if there's still residue on them tho.

What never heard of Solvol Autosol and meths?
Gets any PM off.

Best way is to have a visable mark and then a smaller one in an inaccessable
place only you know.

Other ways are to play around with your kit. I know a lot of guides that
swap fins. Having two colours make it easy to spot you and no question they
are yours.
Why not change the face of your reg to a coloured one instead of black.
Add a colourful slapstrap to you mask. Get your name stuck on your drysuit
or if MTM have a colour panel/pocket etc. unique to you.


If you mark them because of getting nicked, then the scrote will remove any
traces anyway, but giving you a chance on a busy dive site etc. is different.
Which is why making it YOUR kit is a good idea.

TerryH

[purple vonny]

get horrible coloured kit a la DIFF so no one nicks it

[hopper]

Just buy all the same make of kit and then change your name by deed poll.

Signed Mr Cressi

[Hairball]

Thanks everyone, and yes TerryH, there's little point in marking it against theft - it's more for keeping hold of things in a busy environment!

Cheers!

Pat

[diverdman]

Try leaving your kit out in the backyard one night and have a dirty mongrel Tom-Cat spray all over it.
It really soaks in and smells for ages.
Serious it happened to me the night before a road trip and I had to put it all in the car and travel with it for 14 hours. Even in plastic bags it stunk.
Imagine hot car 40degrees 2 days in bags, I almost got kicked of the dive boat.

[tiewrapdiver]

Try marking it with "F*ck off this isn't yours" in very very permanent pen. Paint markers dont work.