Hi everybody, welcome to scuba diver mag, we are well into the Christmas season it appears
based on the adverts I m seeing on TV and the number of mince pies I ve already consumed so,
I figured I d come up with a list of gifts for scuba divers. Because,
if you have a scuba diver in your life and they haven t written a list of what they
actually want for Christmas, or other non-Christian celebrations and you re
struggling to know what to get the scuba diver in your life I ve had a good look around online
and come up for some general gift ideas that should be appreciated by any scuba diver
Dry Bags Dry bags, so,
unbelievably useful. As you can probably imagine; there s higher than usually chance of scuba divers
encountering water compared to the general public. But, not all of our stuff reacts well when wet.
For example, your mobile phone, car keys, dry clothes to travel home in. So I usually have a
small dry bag, like a 5L for my day to day pocket essentials like my wallet and phone and keys. And
a larger dry kitbag for my wet gear at the end of the day to keep the wet stuff contained.
The more dry bags you have the better because you
can organize your stuff better and a range of sizes means you can pack better. But,
I ll always be happy to see a dry bag under the Christmas tree or in my stocking.
Art Prints As scuba divers
we love the underwater world and all things diving. As such, we enjoy seeing the underwater
world when we re at home so, we had some prints of certain shipwrecks commissioned
like the Thistlegorm and Coln that you can order here, and they print it to order to
minimize waste and ship it directly to you. As they print to order it can take a little
time to get to you, so don t leave it too late and it s not available in every country. But,
it s something different and something that they can celebrate their favourite diving
wreck or place to dive. Changing Poncho
Ponchos are quite new to the diving industry so not very many divers have one but they re really
handy for scuba divers. The way it normally goes after a dive is that you strip out of your wetsuit
as quickly as possible so the wind doesn t chill you to the bone or you spend too long exposing
yourself and end up on a watchlist. With a poncho, you can cover yourself,
protect yourself from the elements between dives and you have a mobile changing room.
It s just more convenient to throw a poncho over yourself completely than a regular coat
that doesn t quite cover everything and most of them have a towel like interior to dry yourself
off a little Wide Coat
Hanger Bear with me,
in most circumstances a coat hanger is a bit of a rubbish gift. But,
as scuba divers a wide shouldered coat hanger is a great gift for our wetsuits and drysuits. To wash,
dry and store them. Regular coat hangers can damage the neoprene and the suits themselves
can be too heavy for regular coat hangers. We also have specialist hangers for BCDs that
have little hooks for the shoulder straps, drysuit hangers that hang them upside down so any water
inside drains out. Hangers with built in fans to dry the inside of suits to keep them fresh
and multi hangers with all sorts of attachments for all sorts of equipment to keep their dive
locker neat and tidy. FINGER SPOOL
Finger spools are always handy and they range from really cheap to really fancy so you have a choice.
If it s just secret santa you can just get a small plastic spool, they re handy for sending up a dSMB
on a safety stop. Or if you ve got some money to spend you can upgrade their spool to a fancier
metal spool that are tougher and longer lasting. As a general rule; stainless steel boltsnaps are
better than brass ones if you re stuck between two and the colour of line doesn t really mean
anything so, don t worry too much about that. But, you can never have too many finger spools
to choose from or replace lost ones. Boltsnaps
The same goes for double enders, they go missing quite easily, either because you drop one or
lend one to a buddy and never see it again. Now, regulars of my videos will certainly not
be surprised to see boltsnaps on one of my list videos, I m like a magpie for boltsnaps, I always
carry one on me just for emotional support. Again, these come in a range of fanciness from
cheap brass boltsnaps that are best avoided to be honest to really nice stainless steel ones,
you can even get some matt black ones now. But, some proper boltsnaps are always appreciated.
Magazine Subscription This one is quite self-serving but, seeing
as I work for a scuba diving magazine publisher, a subscription to our scuba diving magazine with
monthly editions available in both print copy and digital versions to reduce paper waste. And we
have three regional editions; North America, The UK edition as well as Australia and New Zealand.
The perfect gift. They can keep up to date with the latest scuba diving news,
as well as articles on new dive equipment, dive sites, interviews with industry professionals
and it can last for the entire year. Just an idea, there s a link up here.
Dive Tee A new diving
T-Shirt, hoody or hat is always a nice gift. Something to wear around the dive site,
we love to advertise that we re scuba divers in public and we can never have
enough diving tees. But, a lot of the diving manufacturers are branching into hoodies and
winter clothing now using their clever scuba materials to keep you warm and dry
when you re out of the water as well. Yeah, there are plenty of dive clothing
lines out there today to choose from so you should find plenty of choice.
Safety GPS There are a handful
of location beacons today that you can activate in an emergency on the surface. They re quite
pricey so, unlikely to be for secret santa, you re going to want recognition for this gift. So,
in the unlikely event that you re lost at sea you can activate one of these beacons
so that you show up on the GPS screen of nearby boats so they can find you easier
And if you want to get really fancy some can connect to satellites to alert emergency
services of your exact position and that you need help. They don t work underwater, the signals don
t work through water but they work perfectly fine on the surface so they can find you.
Gift Card A perfect
all-rounder of a gift, while not exciting, that s really useful for a range of diving
needs is a humble gift card from their local dive centre so that they can either put it
towards a new piece of kit of gear or service their existing equipment.
Now, it depends on the dive centre, not all have gift cards so, it s probably best to contact
them first and they may have both physical gift cards and digital codes if they have an
online store. This link up here will take you to the best online dive centre in your area
So, what s the nicest scuba diving gift you ve ever received? I know I ve received a good few
diving Tees in my years and what would you like to receive? I imagine a new Garmin or
Shearwater is going to be on a few Christmas lists this year, but, let me know down in the
comments below. The links to the dive stores, our magazine subscriptions and everything are
going to be in the description below this video thanks for watching everybody and safe diving.