Any advise from the travel gods??
MJ
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Weights are pretty easy to come by at a dive shop, so I'd leave 'em at home. When I went to Bonaire, I carried on my BC, reg, backup light, and mask (and bathing suit, toiletries, etc...), and checked my fins, wetsuit, and the other peripherals. I figured that way my comfy mask and life support was with me-everything else I could buy or rent until my bag arrived.dieseldude wrote:I leave the 26th for Maui-I have been there diving before but rented all my gear-I am fully geared up now & would like to bring most of my own stuff-can anyone offer some helpfull advise on whats worth packing & what is not-Obviously won't tackle flying my tank-I figured my reg,bc,fins,mask,snorkel, & a 3mm shorty-should I bother with weights?? My bc is weight intergrated-I dove with 14lbs last trip using their gear-I only get 5 days this trip so I don't have to pack lots-o-clothes but I have to stay below 50lbs I think-
Any advise from the travel gods??
MJ
good advice, i did pretty much the same for italy, except i carried my computer and compass on too since they're not in a console.scottsax wrote:Weights are pretty easy to come by at a dive shop, so I'd leave 'em at home. When I went to Bonaire, I carried on my BC, reg, backup light, and mask (and bathing suit, toiletries, etc...), and checked my fins, wetsuit, and the other peripherals. I figured that way my comfy mask and life support was with me-everything else I could buy or rent until my bag arrived.dieseldude wrote:I leave the 26th for Maui-I have been there diving before but rented all my gear-I am fully geared up now & would like to bring most of my own stuff-can anyone offer some helpfull advise on whats worth packing & what is not-Obviously won't tackle flying my tank-I figured my reg,bc,fins,mask,snorkel, & a 3mm shorty-should I bother with weights?? My bc is weight intergrated-I dove with 14lbs last trip using their gear-I only get 5 days this trip so I don't have to pack lots-o-clothes but I have to stay below 50lbs I think-
Any advise from the travel gods??
MJ
Always take your toothbrush and clean underwear.dieseldude wrote:I leave the 26th for Maui-...can anyone offer some helpful advise on whats worth packing & what is not
MJ
Normally really enjoy Honolua bay-it's a bit of a walk with your gear on from the road but it's got a nice wall kind of right center as you face the water from the beach-I see boats come in but we shore dive it-great place to snorkel too-last spring we had issues with northern swells & the vis there sucked too bad to get in but that was the 1st time I'd seen that-you can stop at a vista point on the way there & look down into the bay & get an idea of the vis-maui dive usually knows where to go as wellSo, what are your favorite shore dives on Maui? We're going again in March.
FYI, Maui Dreams has AL100's for rent (and they are quite heavy).OreCoastDiver wrote:All Maui Dive Shop tanks are AL80s like everyone else on the island. We looked in vain for some HP steel tanks. I don't think anyone on Maui knows -- or, more likely, wants to admit -- they exist.
So, what are your favorite shore dives on Maui? We're going again in March.