Guadalupe Advice

Not looking for photographic advice or photographic gear, but looking for reccomendations for the following for those that have been to guadalupe on a liveaboard:

-Wetsuit thickness, more than one needed?

-Glove, boots and hood same thinckness?

-Clothing when not in the water?

-External hardrives, DVD/CD to copy files on

-Packing of your gear, storing it on the boat?

-Anything you were glad you brought?

-Anything you wish you brought?

-Cinema cage worth bringing all your dive gear? is it safe?

Hi Photobeat,

I haven't been yet, but will be going on Sept 18. From all of the research I've done, here is a list of things I'll be taking.

-7mm full suit w/ attached hood

-4/3mm full suit

-Extra hood

-boots and gloves

-2 masks

-Shorts and shirts/tank tops

-Sweat pants and top

-Wind breaker and waterproof shell

-Flip flops

-2 Hard cases for UW and surface photo gear

-Dive bag for suits, clothes, ect.....

-Spare O rings and grease for everything

-2 Sets of batteries for everything

-Mini tool kit to fit every possible type of screw/bolt my system has

-Laptop

-External HD (haven't bought yet, but looking at that new rugged Lacie)

-DVD-R

-2 4gig cards and a 8gig card

-External memory card reader and USB cable for camera just in case

-Books/magazines to read at night if bored

I think that about covers it for me. I'm sure I am forgetting a couple of small things. Hope this helps.

Told you I'd forget something.

Cash for the gratuities at the end of the trip. This is a big one for me since I rarely carry cash.

-Was happy to have drysuit & gloves due to some 4hrs stints in the cage.

-Clothing depends on weather and how cold you get sitting in 65degree water for an hour or more.

-Take a laptop, you won't take 2000 pics so depends on your storage

-If you are on the Horizon and have a "room" there is plenty of space under the bunk. Other areas may have no room for a Pelican 1620 type case.

-Was happy to have Scopolamine patches for trip out

-If you are on a full boat and only getting your 1hr rotations bring lots of entertainment.

Here is a link to my site that has a Gaudalupe trip report, gallery and slide show.

http://www.aquabluedreams.com