What's the sweet spot on a mini-spool?

[Greenwood_60]

I have several "Neptuno" mini spools. I tried them for awhile, but it is easier to handle standard size reels, so I just use them, no matter how short the jump is.

Good point. I'll PM you the details on what I did to resolve that.

[Sludge]

Bring back the snap-n-gaps!

[Superlyte27]

What's a spool?
I only use reels.

[CanadianCaver]

I still use jump reels, never been big on spools

[phillip1]

I thought a "mini-spool" was ten feet?

me too

[RN]

I have 18' on my Neptuno spools. I have to disagree that most jumps in Florida are less than 10' though. I don't use my Neptunos as much as I'd like to.

[curtschu]

One of these days I'm going to need to learn how to run a spool. I have one I won in a drawing and never used. I only use reels but I am getting a little leery of using two of then since they are original Diverite gap reels and appear to be getting collector interest. I would hate for someone to replace my reel on me

[diverdarren]

Personally, I consider a reel clipped on to my kit as just another potential entanglement hazard and I only use spools, which I carry in my drysuit pocket.

[Superlyte27]

Personally, I consider a reel clipped on to my kit as just another potential entanglement hazard and I only use spools, which I carry in my drysuit pocket.

I guess it could happen. But been cave diving since 97 and it hasn't happened yet. And more than 10 of those years had D-Rings on my tanks and the reels hung from D-Rings.
But the spools look good.

[Greenwood_60]

I've had spools come off and spool out behind me, but it has only been in the basin from sitting on them putting gear on. I changed the way I clip them so that can't happen anymore. If the snap comes off the spool is gone cleanly.