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Originally Posted by KWM
Not if you have already cut little holes in your socks.
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Brilliant!
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Originally Posted by devondave
One for the forgetful or like me just plain stupid  . Make & keep a list of everything you need & use to go spearfishing , i mean everything , all the kit , guns , float etc but also stuff like towels , change for parking , spare car key for diving , fish box ect etc, i have shave written on mine ( so mask won't leak ). Just anything you can think of , then go though it before leaving the house , saves me many wasted hours/journeys  so then  . |
I used to make lists for multi-day climbing trips but these days I tend to use a visualization technique (quite the thing in climbing c. late 1980's). Before I lock the backdoor I quickly imagine myself in spearing gear & work down head-to-toe checking that I have each item of gear packed. It really does help but it's not perfect (e.g. you need drinking water, trunks, a towel & wetsuit lube as well as your wetsuit, gloves, weight belt, etc.). Routine & keeping it simple helps (esp. if its early & you're tired): I keep most of my hardware in a single large box & all my wetsuit stuff in a single large bag & add towel & trunks to that. My angling gear fits in a single small bag.
Things most often forgotten: frozen bait (for fishing/crab pot/chum), ice packs, ice box, wetsuit lube, flask, trunks, towel, drinking water.
Things most paranoid about forgetting: speargun, hat (on cold days), weight belt & gloves (so interesting to hear several forum members don't use gloves).
