Dive Travel Packing Checklist
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Basic Packing Checklist
The following packing checklist is not comprehensive. It is intended to provide a foundation to make it easier for you to customize according to the specific details of your trip. Copy, scan, or retype and customize this list, adding in any specialized equipment you need, as well as your clothing, toiletries, and other personal items necessary for your trip.
Essentials
Gear
Specialized equipment (optional)
“Save-a-dive” kit
First-aid kit
Basics
Dressings and bandages
Accessory items
Medications
The following packing checklist is not comprehensive. It is intended to provide a foundation to make it easier for you to customize according to the specific details of your trip. Copy, scan, or retype and customize this list, adding in any specialized equipment you need, as well as your clothing, toiletries, and other personal items necessary for your trip.
Essentials
- Certification card (C-card)
- DAN membership card
- Hat
- Nutritious snacks
- Sunscreen
- Water
- _________________________
- _________________________
Gear
- BC/BCD
- Booties/fins
- Cutting tool or dive knife
- Dive computer
- Exposure suit
- Gear bag
- Gloves
- Hood
- Lights
- Mask
- Reels
- Regulator
- Snorkel
- Surface signal
- Tank(s)
- Weight
- Whistle
- _________________________
- _________________________
Specialized equipment (optional)
- Camera and other photography equipment
- Diver propulsion vehicle (DPV)
- Oxygen unit
- Rebreather
- Speargun
- _________________________
- _________________________
“Save-a-dive” kit
- Batteries
- Clasps
- Defogger spray
- Duct tape and waterproof adhesive/sealant
- Fin buckles and straps
- Lighter
- Mask strap or extra mask
- Multi-tool (including an adjustable wrench and hex key)
- O-ring kit (including O-rings for high- and low-pressure hoses, an O-ring pick and silicone grease)
- Regulator mouthpiece
- Snorkel keeper
- Weight belt or buckle
- White trash bag (or some white working surface)
- Zip ties/cable ties and bungee cord/shock cord
- Zipper wax
- Dive tables
- _________________________
- _________________________
First-aid kit
Basics
- Nitrile (hypoallergenic)
- CPR barrier (oronasal)
- Tweezers
- Safety pins
- Scissors
- Soap (or antiseptic solution or wipes)
- First-aid guide
Dressings and bandages
- Adhesive bandages (such as Band-Aids)
- Gauze pads and rolls
- Triangular bandages
- Elastic bandages(such as Ace Bandages)
- Medical tape
Accessory items
- Vinegar
- Sterile saline solution
- Irrigation syringe
- Hot and cold packs
Medications
- Aspirin
- Acetaminophen (such as Tylenol)
- Ibuprofen (such as Motrin or Advil)
- Diphenhydramine (such as Benadryl)
- Hydrocortisone cream
- Antibiotic ointment
- Dimenhydrinate (such as Dramamine)
- Loperamide (such as Imodium)
- Antacid (such as Tums)
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