What About Pockets?

[FishFood]

Ive got a Scubapro Nighthawk BC. Its a great BC, but I have one problem, it has no pockets... I never found this a problem, but nowId like a pocket for things like a roll up snorkle, slate & pencil, and maybe some back up no-deco charts.
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<DIV>What are my options?</DIV>
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<DIV>Any such thing as an "add a pocket"? </DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks!</DIV>

[FishFood]

That's where the little buggers are hidden away, the techinical section. I appreciate it.

[CompuDude]

Thigh pockets are the easiest solution. A better solution, albeit more hassle and expense, is to have good bellows pockets installed onto your wetsuit, drysuit, or perhaps a pair of X-Shorts (my preferred option, since they can move from wetsuit to wetsuit).

[madrsx]

One of my friends has the Knighthawk, and it seems to have a pocket that unrolls from a zipper on the bottom front of the BC. I don't know if this something he added, or if it came with the BC.

[CompuDude]

Those roll-down pockets come with the KnightHawk. As pockets go, however, it's pretty funky. X-Shorts, or even the DiveRite Thigh Pocket, are better.

[FishFood]

Originally Posted by madrsx

One of my friends has the Knighthawk, and it seems to have a pocket that unrolls from a zipper on the bottom front of the BC. I don't know if this something he added, or if it came with the BC.

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<DIV>LOL! Oops, I thought those were just a couple of very small pockets. That's good to know! </DIV>
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X-Shorts, or even the DiveRite Thigh Pocket, are better.

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<DIV>How easy would that thigh pocket be to get to under water? I struggle just to put my "dive tool" back into the holster, which is on my calf. </DIV>
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<DIV>Does anybody have any experience with Dive Rite's waist pocket?</DIV>
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[CompuDude]

Originally Posted by FishFood

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<div>LOL! Oops, I thought those were just a couple of very small pockets. That's good to know! </div>
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<div>How easy would that thigh pocket be to get to under water? I struggle just to put my "dive tool" back into the holster, which is on my calf. </div>
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<div>Does anybody have any experience with Dive Rite's waist pocket?

I've used DiveRite's thigh pocket. It was good for holding stuff, and easy to access, but it had a tendency to rotate forward on my leg and be somewhat annoying throughout a dive, especially divine wet once suit compression kicks in. It was also one more thing to buckle... not the end of the world, but one more thing.

I have used DiveRite's bellows pockets mounted on my waist strap. This worked fairly well, but I didn't like cluttering up my front, when I had moved to a bp/w in part to get away from stuff all over me.

Finally, I got a drysuit with thigh pockets. Heaven! Simply reach down and stuff can be pulled out quite easily, remember you are weightless underwater, so it's easy to curl a bit to get easier access to the pockets.

So that I could have the same sort of pockets on my wetsuit, I finally went and bought a pair of X-Shorts.

Now I consider my gear configuration pretty complete.
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[texdiveguy]

I too would recommend a pair of X-Shorts.......an EBay dealer has them in stock and ready for delivery....MUCH better than gluing/sewn a pocket to a wet suit or strapping a pocket such as the DR one mentioned above. You will also be able to use the pocketed shorts on all your suits,,wet or dry.

[FishFood]

Hmmm, the X shorts are tempting. Is this something I could find at a dive shop a try on? How comfortable would they be just by themselves? They looks kinda skimpy.
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<DIV>Hopefully my LDS will have either the thigh pocket or Shorts. If not, time to give ScubaToys some money I guess </DIV>

[texdiveguy]

Originally Posted by FishFood

Hmmm, the X shorts are tempting. Is this something I could find at a dive shop a try on? How comfortable would they be just by themselves? They looks kinda skimpy.
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<div>Hopefully my LDS will have either the thigh pocket or Shorts. If not, time to give ScubaToys some money I guess </div>

Actually most dive centers don't have them available. They are very comfy and can be worn a stand alone shorts....but may be a bit baggy in that they are designed primarily for layering over another suit. The new ones are very well constructed and are no more in cost than some glue on pockets of equal quality.
http://stores.ebay.com/Dive-Xtras