Got called out for my sloppy umbilical wrap on a job in Tampa

A diver with 15 years on me watched me pack up and said, 'You wrap that like a garden hose, not a lifeline.' I started using a proper figure-eight coil and it's way faster to deploy now. What's one piece of gear handling you had to unlearn?

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leer124d ago

Garden hose, not a lifeline" is such a good way to put it. I read a thread about people having to unlearn just stuffing rope into a bag. The proper flake makes such a difference.

david_martin4d ago

So you're telling me there's a whole group of people out there who just cram rope in like they're packing a suitcase for a fight? I guess they enjoy the thrill of wrestling a tangled mess when they actually need to use it.