That made me laugh.Pockets full of bolt snaps...
Where in Thailand are you?
Welcome to the Cave Diver's Forum.
That made me laugh.Pockets full of bolt snaps...
Where in Thailand are you?
Carry as much as possible in your carry on. Back years ago before I was diving sidemount I once wore a backplate and harness on an airplane to get around the weight limitations on the luggage going to the Bahamas.
I have never done more than 2 weeks while scuba diving & traveling but have always brought all my essential gear for the trip (no tanks or weights of course). I pack the heaviest items on my carry on and personal item (regs, lights, reels, etc) everything else in one checked bag under 50lbs. I stuff clothing and other "personal" items among the three bags as padding for my dive gear. I have never done a tech & rec trip mixed in to one but have always made this work. Coming back can be tricky, you need to make sure everything is dry to avoid overweight baggage charges due to water weight.
In cave country now, but have worked on Koh tao for the last 3 years.Where in Thailand are you?
You need to update your location.Originally Posted by Steve_
My wife accuses me of marrying her just to get 2 more free bags (Southwest) when flying.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Hahah... Good as of a reason as any!!
~Do one thing each day that scares you~
I have to travel to do most of my diving, and the last few years that has always been internationally. Occasionally I've searched through my gear to find a way to lighten the load, but now I'm down to how many tools do I HAVE to bring, and am I willing to go without a spare reg. I carry all my diving equipment in one checked back except my lights and primary computer. The real pain is when I'm bringing camera equipment too... I'm still a little too nervous about checking a housing. I've only run into problems when using small regional planes that have strict weight limits, but so far have been able to pay or smile my way into getting a pass... all good, but I avoid those airlines now.
OP, IMO, the fasted way for you to drop some weight is obviously to just choose one configuration, SM or BM with a lightweight backplate. Baring that, you could at least leave one set of regs behind and re-configure the one set for BM or SM as needed. Regs are the heaviest part of the kit unless you dump money into titanium... a personal goal of mine when I'm rich and famous. SM rigs are so light weight (well, some are) that adding and SM option should make little difference if you stick to the minimum: Stealth/Razor/Katana or homemade rig + tank bands + SM reg hoses.
Zach
zklukkert.com
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks