Finally got my first solo lockout bag after 8 years of diving

I was in Port Arthur, Texas last month on a pipeline job and had to hang out on the bottom for almost 2 hours fixing a valve. My tender handed me a bag with a spare O2 bottle and a glow stick but I forgot my backup knife. Right then I decided to build my own lockout kit with a small cutting tool and a waterproof notepad. At 90 feet you really learn what matters when you are just sitting there waiting. I ended up throwing in a cheap backup mask and a carabiner too. Anyone else keep a personal lockout bag or do you just rely on what the boat gives you?

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norathomas24d agoMost Upvoted

Just a heads up, glow sticks don't work below about 50 feet cause the light is too dim to see.

the_max24d ago

Yeah, that's smart-adding a spare mask really saved me one time.

mila_perry1324d ago

@norathomas learned that the hard way with a cheap yellow stick at 60 feet off Louisiana.