Tiny Planet Diving

Thursday = kit tryouts 🤿
Taking a few backplate setups to this Thirsday – a chance for newly qualified divers to try different options, compare them with a traditional BC, and see what suits them before buying their own gear.

Dusting off the deco stage for a gentle refresher tomorrow…
Let’s see if it remembers me – and more importantly, if I remember it.

A bit of practice before leading twinset/ADP training in April at – to look vaguely competent before pretending I know what I’m doing. 🤿😄

When you like how the Shearwater Perdix is worn…
but your wallet says Shearwater Peregrine 😀

A gentle reminder to actually check your kit…

I bought this AP Valve pocket reel used on eBay ages ago — back when I was taking my first wobbly steps in scuba diving.

In true beginner optimism, I simply trusted it was exactly what it claimed to be. I tested it once in a pool, decided that was perfectly adequate quality control, and then happily forgot about it.

Today I gave my reels and spools a proper once-over and double-checked the line lengths. This model should have 45 m (~147 ft) of line.

It had 20 m.

Twenty.

So not quite a 45 m reel. More of a “hope for the best” edition.

Yes, I probably should have checked it when I bought it. But on the bright side, at least I had the rare flash of competence not to take it on a dive before checking it 😅