Scuba-Doh!'s bargain box

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Suit:
Black Neoprene dry suit (Navy issue drysuit)
<strike>Gul Titanium Neoprene dry suit</strike>

Undersuit:
Lomo cheapie
ALDI thermal tee
Shorts and t-shirt :cool:

Hood & Gloves:
Unbranded 5mm hood
Mares 3mm hood
3mm Typhoon kevlar gloves
5mm Puffin gloves (no longer used)
7mm mitts (not yet used)

Fins:
Jet fins, another bargain from ebay
Lidl special, Pegaso. Kept in the dive box as backups, I prefer my knock-off Jets.

Mask:
Lidl special, Pegaso. nice clear design with excellent peripheral view. (so good I bought another as a spare)
Technisub, big enough airspace to use as a pony! ;)

BCD/Wing:
Custom Divers TDB, SS Backplate and harness.
Custom Divers TBK Sport. (never used / part of my "pool kit" if I ever went to the pool)
Mares [insert_model_here] with Apeks Octo+ (Mk1) Inflater/Octopus. (never used)

Computer:
UWATEC Aladdin Pro Nitrox
UWATEC Aladdin Pro
Citizen Hyperaqua watch, backup and depth profile / temperature.

Regs:
( Twin setup: )
Scubapro Mk17 1st stage with Scubapro S555, Suunto console (SPG, depth and compass) and hose to suit.
Scubapro Mk17 1st stage with Scubapro S5?? Octopus, PG and hose to wing.
( Single setup: ) (on loan to a friend)
DIN fitting (unsure of make&model) with Spiro XR2, Aqualung Octopus and a pressure gauge.

Torches:
Darkbuster - Primary
UKD4R - Alternative Primary (for when I forget to charge the 'buster)
Frogman Lenser - Backup
UK400
Lidl Halogen(?) cheapie

Camera:
Fujifilm F31fd with Fuji housing

Knifes
BCD knife (ND I think) x2
Blunt-tip non-branded knife (Bargain bin at Aquatron), need to mount it somewhere - No longer in use as a piece of seaweed managed to snap the knife sheath and it's now liable to fall out.

Cylinders
Twin 10s.

I'm using a box to cart my gear about. No idea what the box's original cargo was, for the last 10-15 years it's lived it's life as a small sandbox so it's only fitting it should get to see the sea. Holds everything except my suit, weight belt and cylinders.

[Gord]

Awesome thrift! :D

[tomy2tums]

Interesting to see so many Lidl backup torches.....

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Interesting to see so many Lidl backup torches.....

Forgot to mention I bought the Lidl dive slate too. Lets hope they don't leave it too long before they put some more dive gear out.

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Upgraded my backup torch to a Frogman, yet to use it though I have borrowed one in the past for a night dive. Also upgraded my Puma bag to a big white box/crate, if it works out (also not used it for a dive yet) I'll modify it with some new catches and perhaps something to secure an emergency first aid kit into the boxes lid and other pockets/attachment points etc. Looks like I'll still need to use the IKEA bag for my drysuit as it's too big to fit in the box along with all my kit.

Not been diving for a couple of weeks now due to sinuses being blocked up (headache, blocked nose and cough) :(

[tomy2tums]

Not been diving for a couple of weeks now due to sinuses being blocked up (headache, blocked nose and cough) :(

thats a poor excuse!

Nothing wrong with diving with blocked sinuses, then taking your mask off and having green snail trails over your face......Hardcore! :eek:

[chris]

thats a poor excuse!

Nothing wrong with diving with blocked sinuses, then taking your mask off and having green snail trails over your face......Hardcore! :eek:

I often find it is areally way of clearing your bunged up sinuses :D

[stew]

for the benefit of any trainees/new divers reading this....
if you dive with a cold or blocked tubes, any trapped air can expand which can result in a serious injury.
if the air is trapped in your lungs due to the build up of mucus, the air expanding cannot escape quick enough, thus expanding your lung internally (which looks like a sponge) which could lead to the end of your diving career.

as t2t suggests, it can also lead to the 'lesser spotted sea-slug' escaping from your mask.
so your best off in the house or we will take your picture & splash it all over the internet. :eek:

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...which could lead to the end of your diving career.

Or worse!

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Updated after I plundered Lidl's specials

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Updated as gone to twins. Not quite got the cylinders yet so if you hear of any twin 10s up for grabs give me a shout.

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Paid for me twin 10s, just got to pick them up from down south. Anyone fancy a trip to Capernwray (http://www.dive-site.co.uk/frame.htm) a week on Saturday? :D

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Bought a Custom Diver TDB (with harness and backplate) on fleabay, should arrive by Wednesday.

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Upgraded my primary torch to a Darkbuster for the trip to Scapa last October.
Also, I upgraded my backup torch to the LED Frogman Lenser with the switch (didn't like the rotating head one).
Added a pair of paramedics shears from fleabay to my wing's pouch.

[stafforddiver]

for the benefit of any trainees/new divers reading this....
if you dive with a cold or blocked tubes, any trapped air can expand which can result in a serious injury.
if the air is trapped in your lungs due to the build up of mucus, the air expanding cannot escape quick enough, thus expanding your lung internally (which looks like a sponge) which could lead to the end of your diving career.

as t2t suggests, it can also lead to the 'lesser spotted sea-slug' escaping from your mask.
so your best off in the house or we will take your picture & splash it all over the internet. :eek:

Good advice :)

[biggee3005]

for the benefit of any trainees/new divers reading this....
if you dive with a cold or blocked tubes, any trapped air can expand which can result in a serious injury.
if the air is trapped in your lungs due to the build up of mucus, the air expanding cannot escape quick enough, thus expanding your lung internally (which looks like a sponge) which could lead to the end of your diving career.

as t2t suggests, it can also lead to the 'lesser spotted sea-slug' escaping from your mask.
so your best off in the house or we will take your picture & splash it all over the internet. :eek: i had one of these incedents when duing my aow in turkeylast year nearly blew out my left ear drum after the first day . then after a hospital appointment ad some steroids and a pile a othe Sh!t back out 4 days later :thumbup:

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Special update:
I'm off to Malaysia in a week and have "obtained" a wide angle for the Fuji F31 and purchased a strobe. Will be spending a week diving Sipadan from Mabul and really looking forward to it. Not so much looking forward to all the travelling though.

Anyway, my "Box" will contain:
Custom Diver TBK (sport/travel) wing
Mask, snorkel, fins
Wetsuit (LIDL's finest of course :blush:)
Alladdin Pro Ultra
Citizen ProMaster watch (hope to grab the dive profiles off it when I return)
Fuji F31fd, housing, wide angle lens, strobe
Frogman Lenser (as a night dive torch? Would be excessive to take the darkbuster, no?)