Here is my package for 1 week dive vacation (no family) Carry on case : cressi travelight Atomic Z2 (rec setup ) Scubapro go finns DSMD T-shirts, underwear and shorts Flashlight Backpack : 3mm wetsuit Chargers Documents Small tablet. Drinking cup (Yeti) A bit more clothes Teric goes on my wrist. ------- 5 years of proven travel.

I JUST settled back down after 5 years as a digital nomad, and everything I owned was in a carry-on spinner and a personal item backpack. Because I'm a larger diver, I can't always count on shops having gear that will fit me, so I carried all my dive gear with me. Lavacore gets laid down on the bottom of the spinner and I pack everything else on top of it, then wrap the arms and legs over the top. Aluminum bp/w goes in next. (aluminum cutout backplate, HOG 32 lb wing). Disconnect the wing and roll it up to save space, then just reattach it when I get to the destination. I have a DiveRite harness with a QR clip on one shoulder - problems with my rotator cuff, so it's easier to get in and out of the rig. No weight belt - I have weight pockets on the cam bands and on my waist strap for the harness (fluffy divers require more lead). Nothing otherwise special about the harness - the usual trilobite, DSMB, etc. are all attached. ScubaPro Go fins with my masks tucked in the fin pockets get fitted one on each side of the bag. I pack my clothes and whatnot in the center around everything, including my rash guard and my booties. My dive computer and regs go in my personal item backpack with my camera gear and whatnot. (I always pull the regs out at security - I have precheck, so I theoretically don't need to, but EVERY SINGLE TIME, they pull the bag for screening, so I just take them out preemptively.) Nothing special about the regs - first stage, second stage, octo, and a standard SPG. And that's pretty much it. Everything compacts down nicely, with more than enough room for everything else. If it helps, my bag is a TravelPro MaxLite Spinner, and the personal item is a Tortuga Outbreaker Laptop bag. Both have held up to five years of continual travel and all the abuse that comes with it.

A 3mm shorty, or a rashguard will do for most tropical diving. Clothing, you don't really need much. A couple of board shorts and t-shirts is more than enough for most holidays. You'll likely pick up a couple of souvenir shirts at your destination anyway. Your regulator you can (often) also bring on board as a personal item, so weight is no longer an issue at that point. Obviously, you can't bring any cutting devices in carry-on luggage. If you're gonna try, try with a trilobite. The blades are covered so you may be able to get away with it. If it gets confiscated, it's not that expensive. Don't try to hide it though, that can get you in a lot of trouble. Preferably show it to the TSA/airport security and ask if it's okay when you enter the boarding area. And stuff as much as possible into pockets. Wear cargo pants and a hoodie and/or jacket with big pockets.

I normally try to get all the delicate and/or heavy stuff into my carry on. Rational is that a) it doesn't get kicked about and b) carry on usually does not get weight checked. I got an Osprey Farpoint 40 which, if packed correctly, fits my regs, wetsuit, SS backplate incl. harness, wing (inner+outer), booties, hood plus some smaller bits and bobs. Fins normally have to go into checked luggage though. They could be attached to the backpack but that would definitely put it above the size restrictions and might also raise some flags regarding its actual weight... One thing to mention, although airport security is indeed familiar with scuba equipment, I get pulled out for additional checks every time, specifically the "surface wipe for explosives". So be prepared for spending a bit of extra time in security. Never had an issue with getting it onto the plane though.

akona globetrotter bag for most of the dive gear, handmade backpack for BP&W (uses its straps for the backpack) and clothes, hollis F2 fins

I love my Scubapro HydrosPro BCD that comes with its own backpack that fits my reg & Air2 along with boots, masks, torch etc. My rashguards, neoprene shorts and fins fit in my other carryon. Love your show, always learn something new or get updated on other manufacturers.

@ChrisD624

6 ай бұрын

Does the backpack fit all of this with the integrated weight pockets or are you using the travel harness?

@kennethjmcarthur2428

6 ай бұрын

Yes, with the weight pockets. I had two equipment failures in Dominican a few years ago so bought all new stuff. I don't have a tank, have flexi weight pouches of various weights but never bring them with me. One of my masks will go in carryon the other in the BC baclpack. My main reg hose is a little longer and with flexi hose. @@ChrisD624

For warm water diving i use Tusa roller 40L: hydros pro with belt, go sport fins, apex ocea, mares equator ankleboots, thermocline tshirt, hydros cargo shorts, mask, snorkel, dsmb,computer, torch all fits in the bag plus space left for other stuff. I pack clothes in compression cubes and they go in the hydros backpack. Perfect for 10 days in Bonaire😊

I use aqualung outlaw and am really bummed out the line has been discontinued. You can disassemble the waist straps, the shoulder straps, and the airbladder (I use the 12 lbs bladder). The whole setup weighs a bit over a kg and can be packed in a gym shoebag. It takes less than one minute to put everything together. There are plenty of soft D-ring you can clip things on. Been using mine for 5 years now (200+dives/year), and it is holding up well. I put the fins, regulator, and clothes in the rollaboard and carry the bcd in the shoebag :)

@ScubaDiverMagazine

15 күн бұрын

Outlaw was a smart concept for a modular BCD to fit most body shapes instead of just size. It was tricky to sell online because many retail programs couldn't handle offering that many size options for a single item. Maybe that was a reason why it was discontinued

Handluggage Dive Setup in a Ortovox Bag: Dive Rite Hydrolight BCD, Dive Rite ES 155 Mask, Scubapro D420 Second Stage, Evo Mark 25 First Stage, Hollis F2 Fins (fixed on the outsides of the Ortovox Bag), Garmin Descent Mk2i with T1 Transmitter, SMB and Spool. Except the Reg, which i have in a separate Hardcase, all that stuff goes in the Bag. I travel extensively since 3 Years like that and never had any problems!

I use the Dive Rite Hydro Lite BCD. Love it!

This summer I was able to take my scubapro hydros pro (with out the weight pockets) on it backpack and also pack within my regulator (just transmitter no spg) my mask inside of it plástic box, I don't remember if I also put inside my 3mm full wet suit and or a spool, my dsmb or those things went into my carry on beside my short booties, and i attached my cressi thor fins outside the bag, I felt a little bit clumsy and it was kind of difficult to put my bag below the sit, but I was able to carry on my full scuba equipment

I use my scubapro hydro pro for travel and normal diving. It packs up very small and is not too heavy.

Ive abandoned all hope of being able to travel light. Last couple of trips I have been taking sidemount and backmount sets. Maxing out my akona roller bag and the carry on us usually a bit over 50 lbs 😢😂 the overages are quit negligible compared to the cost of renting gear for a week or two plus you get a good workout

Could you do a video dressed as Tarley from Game of Thrones? You’re spot on for that actor! 😅I love all the videos BTW.👍👌

#ASKMARK Hi Mark, really enjoying the variety of content of your videos and podcasts. Looking forward to many more. I’m in an equipment transition stage and wondered if you could provide an overview of features, benefits and/or negatives of changing to side mounted twin tanks -v- a twin tanks set up on a suitable back plate and wing? Which is an easier set up regarding buoyancy and trim. And finally, which set up is more universal and safer when wreck diving? Enjoyable and safe bottom time to you and all your awesome scuba diver subscribers

@ScubaDiverMagazine

6 ай бұрын

Sidemount is very flexible and stable. Everything from kitting up and water entry to navigating underwater you can move each cylinder. It does take a little more gas management, if you're diving the same gas in both then you should switch sides every so often so both cylinders have similar buoyancy. Because both cylinders are by your side you tend to be more stable in the water. Backmounted twins are solid. While heavy, they're one single item to manage in and out of the water. In the water they're very simple and, if they're manifolded, you breathe from both cylinders. Sidemount tends to be the best all-rounder. They're the most flexible, especially for confined spaces.

@geemac44

5 ай бұрын

@@ScubaDiverMagazine #ASKMARK Hi Mark, thanks for replying. I have a manifold and my own tanks thus only requiring the backplate, harness and twin wing. I found your comments on the side mounted set up very interesting until it came to having to switch gas use between tanks to retain buoyancy and trim. I presume the SM set up would be (say) gas 1. and Gas 2. on a dive computer that enables the monitoring of gas levels, along with the need for 2 sets of regulators? Surely, there must be a way to equalise gas use on SM tanks similar to BM twins? Hmmm! Need to give SM set up more thought!

#askmark I am thinking about working toward a Dive Guide or a dive master certification so I can lead other divers on dives. I don't plan on going all the way to instructor. Do you think the Dive guide cert is good leading a dive or should I go for dive master. I am currently using SSI as my agency. Thanks

@ScubaDiverMagazine

6 ай бұрын

Ideally _both_ certs so that you are more appealing to a dive center. The Dive Guide Course will teach you the specific skills for leading divers but, you'll find it easier to get work with a DM or Instructor cert so that you're more "multi-purpose".

@duanesyx8232

6 ай бұрын

Thanks

the most compact scuba setup is the rented one.....in backpack you need space for your panties, t-shirts and other useful things for your smell and room mate live 🤣

I personally check everything in BUT my regulators and gauges.

@amadeuss3341

6 ай бұрын

In Canada - airlines started to charge for checked bags , goes as high as 80$ CAD each way. And stuff getting lost on regular basis. If i go diving somewhere, all i care about is dive-gear. I was on liveaboard last year, and there was a lady who lost her baggage with half of the gear. She was using crappie rental BCD, computer and Wetsuit, while her shiny gear was flying around the world.

@jodeci888

6 ай бұрын

@@amadeuss3341 That's why I take my most expensive stuff with me as a carry-on because I could always rent those other items.