Dive Equipment that I use

Dive Equipment selection is very personal, and there is a lot of very good, safe, dive gear on the market today. My equipment has evolved over time, but here is what I trust to Dive with (in alphabetical order):

• Buoyancy Compensator Device: Fred T Stainless Steel Backplate with Single Tank adapter, Single piece of webbing harness, Deep Outdoors 34# buoyancy wing, Deep Outdoors D-rings on harness and left and right waist, OMS BCD pocket on right side of waist strap. Also have a Zeagle Ranger (used infrequently).
• Compass: Suunto D7 (Right Wrist Mount)
• Computer: Suunto Vyper (Left Wrist Mount)
• Cutting devices: EMT shears (right BC pocket), Wenkona Blunt Tip Knife dual edge with normal and serrated edges (inside left calf)
• Dive Timer: Waterproof Dive Watch (left wrist).
• Exposure Protection: (as needed) 0.5mm Scubapro Steamer, 3mm Henderson Hyperstretch, 3mm Bare Thermal vest with 7mm attached hood, 7mm Bare Artic, Henderson Hyperstretch wetsuit boots, Henderson 3mm hood, various gloves.
• Fins: Scubapro Jet Fins, also Scubapro Twin Jets, both with Spring straps.
• Lights: Primary - UK eLED, Secondary - Q40 mini, Strobe - Tecktronics T200
• Mask: OMS "ICU" Mask
• Reel: OMS Primary Reel (right BC pocket)
• Regulator: 1st Stage - Scubapro MK20, 2nd Stage - Scubapro S600 (7 ft long hose), Alternate second Stage - Scubapro R380 (over right shoulder, bungied around neck), Pony Bottle - MK2/R190 (bungied to tank until deployed)
• Surface Marker Bouy: OMS 75# Lift Bag (bungied and clipped to the bottom of Backplate).
• Tanks: 2 X Worthington X7-100 HP (3,447 psi) Steel, Pony - Luxfer 30ft Aluminum. All Oxygen cleaned for Nitrox compatibility.
• Weight system: Weight pockets on BCD tank bands, and weight belt with necessary weight based on dive configuration and exposure protection.