Am I the only Diver in here?

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Sal -- Great! Last I heard, Colorado had the highest percentage of certified divers in the US.

Mike -- Scubaforums? Kiss ack! Maybe as a test run, you could just put up a dive forum here and see how it goes.

Re: WD-40: I had always been taught to steer away from petroleum based lubricants due to their incompatibility with neoprene and other forms of rubber. Was I misinformed? I have always used silicon based lubricants on all my dive stuff.

re: Fixed blades: I always use a fixed blade (UK Fusilier) as a primary and my Delica as a secondary. The reason for this is most of my diving is here in IN in the old limestone quarries and it is COLD. Even with a spydie hole, a folder is hard to get to with 1/4" gloves on.

So which other dive knives do ya'll use?

I have a cheapo one on "my pool-only" BC (chlorine is rough on gear, ain't it?) from when I was going for my Divemaster cert. Not too shabby for pool use where you need one less (still glad I had it a few times). Have an old Tekna (sans sheath) around here somewhere...


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Clay Fleischer
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"10,000 Lemmings Can't Be Wrong!"
 
CD,

Spray the knife not your wetsuit. I know what you mean though WD-40 is spray form can get around.

Sal,

Thank you for the Snap-It it is my favorite dive knife by far. One thing. I don't remmeber seeing it advertised in any SCUBA mag. Am I wrong? I think an ad or two would be good for it as it is perfect for that scenerio.

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Clay; you are absolutely correct; natural rubber and synthetics such as neoprene are adversely affected by petroleum products.

A spray silicone is available widely, most conveniently at hardware shops. This is good for lubing the tail cap threads and barrel threads (on to which the head unit screws) on MagLites. A silicon / teflon grease, available at pool / spa supply places, is good for sealing the 0-rings on the MagLites.

Latex (as in surgeon's gloves) is attacked by petroleum very rapidly. We tested this out in the ER one time, and the latex broke down within two minutes. Walt
 
Dr. Welch: Thanks very much for the info. My local dive store has silicon grease available as well.

Mike: Understood re: not getting it on the wetsuit. I am more worried about it dripping on the power inflator hose.

So what fixed blades do you all like? As I said I have a cheapo and a Uk Fusilier. I also like the UK Remora, which is a smaller serrated sheepsfoot. Still, I like somewhat larger blades for ease of use while wearing gloves. Damn you FL people who don't have to worry about that!
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I do have one of those old 7" Dacor "Shark-killers" -- you know, the knives you can wear in lieu of a weight belt. Just stays in the drawer though.

Clay

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Clay Fleischer
cdfleischer@yahoo.com

"10,000 Lemmings Can't Be Wrong!"
 
Been a diver since 13 (42 now). Bought my first gear with lawnmowing money at that time they only had single stage double hosed regulators. (air Free flow is a bad thing) Equipment has gone through a few upgrades since then.
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I use an original model Gerber River master for diving and whitewater sports.
 
Mike - the Snap-It was developed for diving. The initial model was the pre-diver. (This means that the hook/shackle didn't work so we cut it off - rare knife). Two more years with protos and then the Snap-It. Probably should advertise in the dive mags. Thanx for the info.
sal
 
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