Need a safety reel !

[kylejones982]

Im to cheap to buy new and would rather spend the big bucks on going cave diving so does anyone have a safety reel they'd be willing to sell me ?

[crpntr133]

I have a Manta Sport reel. Been wet maybe a dozen times...$50 plus shipping.

[Scubaru]

What size (how many feet) are you looking for?

[inverted_bear]

Use a spool for your safety. There's no potential to jam a spool, and you can get a new one with line for <$20.

[PfcAJ]

Spool is better.

[Scubaru]

That's what I was getting at... they sell them with line for $12 a pop...

[rddvet]

Funny all of the opinions.

I was taught to use a large jump spool as my safety as well, with the premise being it won't jam when you need it not to.

In one of my classes (that was not an actual cave class), the instructor talked about how a safety reel is the only option and a spool is stupid. His claim is that in any scenario he's been apart of the person needing to use the safety spool inevitably dropped the spool.

I bought into it, got a 200 ft LM safety, carried it for a while, then went back to spools. Just recently I ran into the same instructor who recommended a safety reel and he spent 10 minutes telling me how awful sidewinder reels were. I just shut up and ignored his rant.

[FW]

Funny all of the opinions.

I was taught to use a large jump spool as my safety as well, with the premise being it won't jam when you need it not to.

In one of my classes (that was not an actual cave class), the instructor talked about how a safety reel is the only option and a spool is stupid. His claim is that in any scenario he's been apart of the person needing to use the safety spool inevitably dropped the spool.

I bought into it, got a 200 ft LM safety, carried it for a while, then went back to spools. Just recently I ran into the same instructor who recommended a safety reel and he spent 10 minutes telling me how awful sidewinder reels were. I just shut up and ignored his rant.

You could drop a reel too
Mostly I tend to drop the bolt snap.

[rddvet]

You could drop a reel too
Mostly I tend to drop the bolt snap.

I've been known to do that often


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[Scubaru]

The way I feed out a spool, if I was to drop it, the line would still be in my hand and a hell of a lot easier to regain from then a bird nest of a reel if I was to hang onto the line while the reel free spun. I'm not cave trained yet (on my way), but I've used both reels and spools for other diving. A spool usually won't keep spinning like a reel will if dropped. I guess I don't understand the "you'll drop this one over this one when you really need it" philosophy.