Dive Hacks: 7 Unusual Tips and Tricks from the Pros

Some dive hacks make you think: How have I never thought of this? While others may make you think: I would have never thought of this! We asked several dive pros for their most unusual scuba diving travel tips and tricks.

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1. Pack inexpensive S hooks. This way, if your room doesn’t have a lot of places to hang wet gear and towels, you’ve got an easy-to-pack solution. You can stick it over your shower or closet door. Pack at least two — more if you want to use it for your bathrobe or other items. — Sport Diver Editors

2. In a pinch, wedding bands and rings can work as signaling devices underwater — just bang them on your tank. — Scott Taylor, owner, A-1 Scuba, Littleton, Colo.

3. Remove a tank’s O-ring without tools by turning off the cylinder and purging the reg out to approximately 500 to 700 psi and undoing the yoke screw. You’ll hear a small pop, and the O-ring will fall out. — ST

4. Go to the pet store and buy a big bottle of carpet shampoo. (We know that you don’t pee in your wetsuit, but everyone’s buddy does.) A few drops of this and the stink is gone in an instant. Essential on liveaboards! — Alex Mustard, professional underwater photographer

5. If you ever find yourself in Hawaii without defog there is actually a plant that grows there called the naupaka plant. If you take the leaves off this plant and rub the inside of your mask it actually works better than defog that came out of a bottle! — Jo Mikutowicz, managing partner, Divetech, Grand Cayman

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6. Chopping onions? Put on your scuba mask to keep the fumes from reaching your nose and eyes. — Byron Kay, owner, Kona Honu Divers, Hawaii Island

7. A magic eraser works for cleaning dive slates, even underwater. Cut it into smaller erasers and tuck into a BC accessory pocket. — SDE

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