What Have You Forgotten to Take On A Dive?

[Vercingetorix]

This past Saturday, I did a Dumb@$$.

Our dive club did an underwater poker tournament for our fun dive at Athens (max depth, 20 feet). My buddy and I found our poker hand quickly (full house, 5's over 9's), then we lost each other in the muck that is Athens.

No problem. I look at my computer on my wrist to determine depth and bottom time to plan ascent. No computer. Oooops...

Since I was dealing with a Lost Buddy situation, no computer, less than 15 minutes dive time, only 20 feet of depth: I ascended at standard 30 feet per minute (one kick cycle every 2 seconds for me) and no additional Safety Stop (the entire dive was a Safety Stop). Buddy popped up 30 seconds later about 4 feet from me. (Yes, viz is that bad).

What piece of gear have you forgotten after you splashed?

[Grizbear98]

something to wear under my wetsuit, I froze!

[Rileybri]

Originally Posted by Grizbear98

something to wear under my wetsuit, I froze!

OoOOooOO Shrinkage careful with that!

[navyhmc]

Embarrasingly...my fins. Yes, my fins! One very early dive ( I was 15) I had gone down to Beaver Lake, did a few shore dives with the plan of going to the foundations later in the day via boat. So, after getting to Lost Bridge marina, we ltook the gear out of the car and put it on the boat. only when we got to the foundations, I realized that my fins didn't get on the boat. Tried to dive without them-didn't work. Since that dive, I have always been sure to not only double check for my fins, but carried a spare pair just in case.

BTW, I haven't forgotten them since.

[chinacat46]

I've forgotten to take a sudafed.

[Grizbear98]

Originally Posted by Rileybri

OoOOooOO Shrinkage careful with that!

haha got nothing to shrink, but it was still quite painful

[Vercingetorix]

Originally Posted by Grizbear98

haha got nothing to shrink, but it was still quite painful

Darn...I was hoping to see if he'd catch that himself.

[cmburch]

My fishing license and Abalone card on the kitchen table. Kind of messed up the weekend I had planned. I have also forgotten airline tickets on the dreaded kitchen table before the time of ticketless travel. I should cut it up and burn it.

[Defman]

Bonaire, April 2008, first dive of trip. Got in the water, buckle on fin broke. Unzipped wetsuit, it's hot! Waddled my soggy butt into the shop for replacement, as good of a time as any try out those spring straps!!! Apply new straps, put gear back on, go for dive, feel kinda cool and wetsuit is ill fitting. Get out, take off BC, unzip wetsuit... OH WAIT, it's already unzipped, DOH!!!!

[character157]

I have left my gloves on my gear bag-The water was cold enough I to motivate me right up the beach to get them. I also forgot to pack the mask defog-got lucky that my buddy had found his.