Spare Masks

Ben Field

My Spare lives in my drysuit pocket to, is small Scubapro effort which has folding side frames, means it less likely to get broken.

(My old spare mask died when I slipped on a hardboat and my deco stage landed on the thigh pocket- instant mask kit, glue not included )

BEN

__________________
www.hugsac.org.uk

nigelh

I broke a strap once and always carry a spare now.
I've never needed it but handed it to a fellow diver twice in a boat and once at depth.

__________________
nigelh

decoweenie

Use small bungie for mask strap and you won't have the problem again.

Regardless, I always have a spare mask in left pocket (dry or wet). A friend dives with his spare mask around the hip light canister.

__________________
"...after a while you get bored offering advice to a bull that like to keep butting the fence with its head rather than walking through the open gate..."

- Rebreather World PM

gtzavelas

I only carry a spare mask when I am cave diving solo.
I put it inside my helmet (between the shell and the tubing). (by the way wearing a helmet eliminates the chance of the mask being dislodged).
I am now convinced that I will carry a mask on every dive…

Pugwash

Always dive with one, haven't dived without one for years, at all depths, deco or not, regardless.

As an aside how many people 'prepare' the spare mask before the dive i.e spit, gloop, whatever, to stop it fogging if you use it?

I used mine once in cold water 'unprepared', instant fog, which while it was no way near as potentially disasterous as no mask at all it was a right royal pain having to clear it with water to see what I was doing! I prespit now, well most of the time .

Dan

pchanning

Always carry one. Needed it once after losing my Hughcon mask on the boat. Jumped in, swam over to shot and low and behold saw it floating on the edge of the viz (neoprene slap strap). Beautiful.
I used to wear it under the hood to negate it getting kicked off, but its just to bloody cold in the winter.

__________________
Cheers
Paul

The key to enlightenment... is survival.

Chris

I don't have a spare at the moment.
I gave it to Steve at his 6m stop and said he could keep it.

I have another one on order and it will be in my thigh pocket before my next Deco Dive.

Cheers
Chriso

__________________
Megalodon
Sorb and Sensors whilst in Australia www.divetub.com.au
Diving & Photography @ www.uwphotog.com

divetheworld

Johnsons 'no more tears' shampoo. Works everytime, all the time. just smear a bit on the inside and lightly rinse. Perfick!
Any water mixed with the shampoo is kind on the eyeballs.
Brent.

__________________

Sutty

I got some oblong cross-section plastic trunking from B&Q (DIY store) and cut a section so I can slide my spare mask into it to stop it getting broken, the mask is an x-vision, it has foldable strap attachment points so sqashes pretty flat. I think the trunking was ducting for tumble-drier air.
Only needed it once so far and that was on the surface before descent.

Neil

__________________
Never forget that life is a finite resource.

Digger

Steve,

I can sympathise with the "only time I didn't havbe one I needd it" thanksfully on the surface after rolling in, mask came off and dropped into the inky murk.

My helpful buddy handed me the worst mask in the world, but it was enough to go and find my original.

I have one in my drysuit pocket, it is there all the time, I check it when I check my backups in there between dives and give it a spit, but in reality I can just wash the glass off every few minutes on ascent if I forgot. Once you're at 6 you can let it fog up!

Only concern for me as a KISS diver is not being able to see displays, but from experience of trying to make out things underwater I reckon I could probably get by just about. But much better having a mask to stick on!

Not done a dive in a wetsuit in a couple of years now I think, so no major worry there!

Digs.