Biggest mistake that people make is which room they store it in. Keep in in the garage and the car fumes will destroy the rubber. Same for a storage room in the basement with a fridge or freezer in it or in a room with fluorescent lights that are on all the time. The neoprene sort of melts and becomes sticky or your dry suit wrists and neck can split or get holes in. This can happen in only 18 months

I always clean my gear right after every dive and it's best to hang it up in the shower when you are on vacation after the shower and it has moisture hang it outside I would tell everyone that dives frequently to invest in a Cressi Strong bag... and I say not the cheap one but the one with the rollers.. that is the best place to store your gear properly..Thanks Mark ..PADI CERTIFIED!!

I think the fresh water springs I dive in are cleaner than my well water. So I just clean the gear that touches my skin after those dives, everything else is just dried.

@jwj500

5 жыл бұрын

True, but they still have bacteria and other critters living in it. Not as critical as salt water but still needs to be cleaned.

I live on a sailboat. I store al of my gear in plastic tybs inside the boat after they're dry. I normally store my regulators with the hoses gentley curled up making sure they arent kinked. I don't really have a way to hang them. Might have to look at changing that. Storage space is always an issue on a boat.

I have a closet dedicated just for scuba gear; everything hangs up in there, door closed, with a bucket of Damp Rid on the floor. Generally I wash everything in the shower, just easier that way. Mad props to Zeagle and their unscrewable BC inflator thingie that lets you screw a garden hose to it to rinse out the inside. Squirt a little dish soap in there, hook up the hose, and power wash the funk out of it. But how best to dry the inside of a BC? I'm thinking take the dump valves off and connect some sort of air blower to the inflator threads...

Little nasties hahahaha I'm stealing that term

Hiiii... Nice video. Anyway, how to properly store dive comp for a long time? Do you have any advice? Do we need to take out the battery?

Scrub my bread, gotcha!

I dive twice a week. I give it a rinse after every dive but by the time it dries, it's time for another dive so it basically stays outside 24/7.

What do you have to say about rolling up the wet suit like a burrito for storage in the divers bag?

Very helpful information, I never dived in my life but I'm thinking of getting some training this summer. Have a great weekend. Thanks

@simplyscuba

5 жыл бұрын

Do it! You won't regret it

@mako9324

5 жыл бұрын

Chuck Googoo do it join the scuba family

@nunyabidness9100

4 жыл бұрын

Chuck Googoo I was 52 before I started diving I just wish I would have started diving back when I was a teenager! So as the Nike ad goes "Just do it"!

I'd like to hear from people that live in condominiums/flats. How painful is it to rinse, haul up/down, and store?

Good topic Mark- okay I am fanatical about keeping my gear clean. After all, a good percentage of the fun is the kit! After diving is done prior to storage I hang my bcd, dry suit, weight belt, bags, & smb’s on hangers off the branches of the tree in my garden (yes wash the bags too). I thoroughly hose it all down with water then spray all over with dilute scented Dettol to kill the bacteria. The accessories get the same treatment. I let all that soak for a while, then hose off again with clean water. I put diluted Dettol inside the bcd too & flush out. All the big stuff then goes in the shed overnight; the accessories get dried off with a towel & left to dry in the spare bedroom on towels. Once hand dry from the shed, kit comes in to room temperature in the bedroom, & some bits go in the airing cupboard over night (good, gloves, etc). I check all my kit over before storage in a Oceanic Gear Gulper, the OThree goes back in the bag. (Misses washes all under garments ) I wax the zip with the paraffin based stuff is much better than bees wax. I have used this method for years & works well. Nothing stinks up, all smells like fresh new.

Man, how do you dry booties!?!?!?!?!!?....also, i have to brag, i just got Scubapro Jetfins in Limited Edition Blue Camo. OMGGGG look it up, they are amazing...

When you say regulators should be pressurized, does it mean I should submerge it with a tank in a pool of fresh water and scrub it?

@jwj500

5 жыл бұрын

No, what he means is to keep the tank pressure and let it soak in a warm water solution. I just make sure my dusk cap is on well and soak the entire 1st and 2nd stage.

@elwizo

5 жыл бұрын

@@jwj500 how do you remove the first stage from the tank without depressurizing?

@jwj500

5 жыл бұрын

@@elwizo Reg is not connected to tank. No pressure. Just make sure your dust cap is on tight so water will not penetrate first stage. Then soak entire reg. Typically, I soak entire reg and then take the first stage out and let the second stage soak longer. Never soak first stage without dust cap on securely and never push the purge valve when not pressurized and under water, (soaking).

@elwizo

5 жыл бұрын

@@jwj500 Thank you for clarifying. I've been using rental gear all the time and only soak the second stages. I have the dust cap on but the first stage still out of the water and let the center clean it when I'm done using it. Now I am considering buying my own. That was helpful

@georgekirkaldie5603

5 жыл бұрын

@@elwizo Just remember, the dust cap is just that, a dust cap. It's not meant to keep water out, only dust. I keep the first stage out of the water, but submerge the second stages.

Hi Mark i hope you and your Team is well in these difficult times... I have a Question about my BCD i have a Hydros Pro how would you clean it properly on the inside? many thanks in advanced cheers from Switzerland #BigFan

@An0nymous437

4 жыл бұрын

2th Question is it okay to hang the regulators from a hanger for storage?

Do I drain my tank? How do you store a tank for the winter?

@colelawton4901

2 жыл бұрын

Tanks are best left full or least pressurized, stored in a not-hot temperature. Cold temperatures will condense the gas contained, so you do not want to store it empty especially in cold weather. Empty tanks are also more susceptible to atmosphere air (which has moisture and is not dry like the air/gas in the tank) and that can cause rust inside the tank.

I was thr 666th viewer. Hellz yeah. But i wish you guys showed examples, and went into more detail on how to store properly.

What detergent would you recommend?

@mako9324

5 жыл бұрын

Zebra Strong I use simply green to wash my gear in a tank of fresh water

@jwj500

5 жыл бұрын

Dawn works too.

How do I store my rebreather

@frogstock2597

4 жыл бұрын

You have to be able to afford one first

He keeps his zippers closed....

What no mention of booty juices?

My dive gear is worth more than my wife and kids combined Because I have neither a wife or kids

Too much work thumbs down! You don’t need to wash it with fresh and salt water just fresh water