The official "Show off your gear" topic

[BatRay]

Add to my list a pair of Aqualung Zip fins.

Not the hottest trend on the market, but I think they'll be good for shallow-water snorkeling. Besides, they're cute.

 

[Roan]

Masks:
Mares Target
Cressi Minima (does'nt fit my face unless I'm submerged at least 10f, then it's great!)

Snorkels:
Oceanic with purge valves, open top (hydrodynamic for a valved snorkel).
Mares Profi
Impulse 2 (the rigid model, never use it).

Fins:
Churchills
Mares Frontiers
Mares Quattro Powers
Cressi Gara 3000's

Wetsuits:
Coral Reef 3/2 custom made.
Coral Reef 4/3 custom made (use in winter with Henderson HyperStretch 5/3 hooded vest).
Coral Reef 5mm hood.
O'Neill rash guard.
(more wetsuit stuff coming for this winter!)

Socks & Gloves:
Beuchat 4mm booties.
Body Glove 3mm booties.
Atlas or Mid West (ONLY, Stanley sucks) blue dipped rubber work gloves (they're great! cheap and dextrous, I buy them by the box cause I use em at work for pulling rope).

Weight belts:
Cressi Marseillaise w/trad. lead weights, 2 & 3 Lbs.
Scuba type with the pockets for soft lead weight packets.

JBL Hawaiian sling
JBL fish stringer
Riffe Stubby knife

Suunto D3 (my new toy )

 

[OceanSwimmer]

Roan....

Hi Roan,
-----What about that Picasso suit that had your name on it?

 

[samdive]

cressi minima mask

freeology 3ml suit
freeology 5ml suit
submarine 5ml suit (tougher for boat diving)
scubapro 5ml semi dry gloves (the business!)
omersub rubber belt
omersub little weights
freeology 3 ml socks
waterway 2 LD monofin
suunto stinger
Sony P9 camera and housing
1 x Deepest Bear

no gun!

Sam

 

[Roan]

OceanSwimmer:

...Picasso suit that had my name on it?

Hav'nt been able to make it back up to Redondo, so I may lose that one. I may just go with an Eliossub because of the tailoring.

I'm becoming somewhat of a gear hound. Though truthfully what's happening is that as I transition out of some of my newbie gear I'm experimenting to find what really works for me. Some of my items I may put up for sale soon. For example I ordered and just received a pair of Sporasub H Dessaults thinking as usual (Cressi, Mares) that sz 9 U.S. = sz. 43; but I guess Sporasub sz. 43 is U.S. sz. 10! So now I have these foot pockets that are for foot sz 9-11 and I need to wear at least a 5mm bootie to make them close to fitting. Go figure.

 

[Amphibious]

Ah Gear...

FINS:
Cressi Gara (OLD!)
Omer Bat 30's

SUIT:
Omer Mimetic Med 6.5mm
Diveskin Black lycra

MASK
Technisub Sphera (Comp/rec)
Cressi Big Eyes (spearing)

SNORKLE
Genisis Surf Black
Oceanic ??? Black(Found While Freediving)

GUNS
JBL Custom w/ Omer Mimetic Tape Job
JBL NW Special w/ Omer Mimetic Tape, band Mods
Beuchat Mundial Elite 98cm with Reel and JBL Rail

OTHER
Sporasub Rubber weightbelt w/SS buckle
Picasso Black Team 5mm Booties
Endurotech 4.5mm Kevlar Neoprene Drygloves
Oceaner 5mm Kevlar Neoprene Gloves
Suunto D3
Underwater Kinetics Blue Tang Knife
lots of other odds & ends

Willer

 

[Smaug]

Suit:
Cressi Competition 5mm

Masks:
Cressi Super Occhio
Mares X-Stream(spare mask)

Fins:
Cressi Gara 2000HF

Belt:
Picasso Rubberbelt w/plastic buckle with 2 x 3kg

Gloves:
Cressi 3mm

Socks:
Mares Classic 3mm
Picasso Black Line 5mm(spare)

Computer:
Suunto D3

Knife:
Sporasub K3 mounted on the suit.

The suit, socks and gloves is still warm and comfy at 13 degree celsius water. Very pleased with all my equipment so far.

 

[Lambis]

Fins:
Majetic Carbon Bifins
SpecialFins Carbon Monofin (on sell now)
CressiSub FreeFrog bifins
Waterway Nemo Fins (on Sell now)

Mask:
3 x CressiSub Minima

Snorkel:
Mares Stream
Picasso silicon black

Suit:
5mm Elios
3mm Elios

Socks:
Sporasub Picot 3,5mm

Weight belt:
CressiSub Inox Buckle Belt

Other:
Spectrumpro Starlight Professional light Torch
CressiSub apnea team Bag
Imersion Mini Daga knive
Sporasub, Torpedo Buoy
Paradisia Noseclip

Cooming Soon:
Elios Suit
New bifins

 

[Juan-John]

I know no one's posted to this thread for a while, but for a newbie UWH player and snorkeling nut it makes for great reading.

TUSA Liberator Plus mask w/prescription lenses
SPORASUB Samurai snorkel
SCUBAPRO Shotgun Snorkel
MARES Frontier Snorkel fins
MARES Clipper Snorkel Fins
OCEANIC long-sleeve 3mm shortie wetsuit
LL Bean Neoprene socks
Nylon weight belt w/four 2-lb weights.

Dream Gear:

anything made by OMER!

 

[headshot]

i'll be the first for 05

FINS:
nemos (nuff said)
picasso black team
jb esclapez green - pool only.

MASK:
AQA- sight (amber and no fog lens)
AQA- moana

SNORKEL:
sporasub samurai
AQA
Hawaii skindiver dry snorkel

SUIT:
SPORASUB TSUNAMI 1.5mm WETSUIT
o'neill 3mm w/ xcel hood (black) 3mm

SOCKS:
Hawaii skindiver 3mm

BELT:
rubber w/ stainless buckle w/tuna clips and belt kui (belt stringer)

GLOVES:
wal mart specials - grey top blue bottom
cheap and does the job.

GUNZ:
Rabitect 110 apex- 2x16 bands (just got it today). took two shots... missed high both times. need time to get adjusted.
Daryl Wong 50' mid handle Titanium Hybrid w/ picasso reel
Daryl Wong 55' mid handle Carbon Fiber Hybrid w/picasso reel
Beauchat Mundal 90 cm w/ riffe euro shaft and 20mm band
Riffe Island mid handle 62'in. 3x 5/8 bands slip tip
Sea hornet 3 prong- 8ft. hybrid aluminum/ graphite. kole killa
Sea hornet 3 prong- 5ft. custom tako killa.

MISC.
dive float by Hanapa'a Hawaii
infloatable dive float. (travel float)
60 ft. tag rope. (marine rope?) my main use w/ anchor. very durable
60 & 80ft. tag line vinal material with a 400 lb. test tuna chord
10 dollar dive knife, stainless steel W/ rust... does the job, sharp, double edge easy to use.
Dive back pack that i found @ wal mart. THE BEST thing that i found for dives that require a walk. i can cary all my gear in it (minus the guns) then fold it up into a little bag then clip it to my floater. i don't have to stash anything on the beach and better yet i can dive straight to my truck. 20 bucks!!!
HSD travel bag. for travel
Travel gun case. hard plastic. kinda like a snow boarding case. it can hold everything fins, mask, guns (3 so far), suit, belt w/o weights ( less weight for travel ). great investment if you travel alot.
scupper pro kayak double hatch w/ bungee tree - too many extras to list for the kayak.
casio dive watch tells dept, time, not as good as the sunnto D3, lack of funds because i bought the Rabitech!!
um, thats it for now. :friday

 

[skyblue]

I spearfish naked in Puna Hawaii with a graphite hawaiian sling. I replaced my plastic band with one of those nice neoprene bands, Soon will be upgrading to a hawaiiansling.net sling. Also I need to get an icepick. I'm glad to find this place!

Aloha, Sky

 

[island_sands]

I spearfish naked in Puna Hawaii with a graphite hawaiian sling. I replaced my plastic band with one of those nice neoprene bands, Soon will be upgrading to a hawaiiansling.net sling. Also I need to get an icepick. I'm glad to find this place!

Aloha, Sky

Sorry but a posting like that requires photos of equipment

 

[shaneshac]

Typical rofl rofl rofl rofl

 

[island_sands]

Typical rofl rofl rofl rofl

well the hawaiian sling sounds interesting.... is that what Tarzan wore?
:girlie

 

[Donna]

Where will he put his icepick?? The mind boggles

 

[island_sands]

Where will he put his icepick?? The mind boggles

rofl rofl

in his "tong"

 

[Donna]

rofl could be a new style of piercing I suppose - ooouuuccchhhh rofl

 

[island_sands]

rofl could be a new style of piercing I suppose - ooouuuccchhhh rofl

:waterwork

imagine the paaaaaainnnnnnn... and the spectacle... rofl rofl (or testicle) rofl

 

[shaneshac]

rofl rofl rofl rofl

The Tarzan was said to have lived around the Victoria Falls. What they did not say was that the water came from his eyes due to the pain from his icepick piercing

 

[island_sands]

rofl rofl rofl rofl

The Tarzan was said to have lived around the Victoria Falls. What they did not say was that the water came from his eyes due to the pain from his icepick piercing

rofl rofl yes hippos are rather large rofl