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Showerthought: I used to think marking my umbilical with colored tape every 10 feet was just extra work.
But after getting turned around in zero-vis on a 40-foot wreck in Lake Michigan last month (and my buddy on comms calmly saying 'follow the blue stripes back'), I'm a total convert, so what's your go-to trick for keeping oriented in the murk?
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mitchell.wade1d ago
Follow the blue stripes back" is such a solid line... what kind of tape actually holds up down there?
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emma_murray491d ago
Honestly thought that whole tape thing was just for show until a buddy got me to try it on a local river dive. Got completely turned around in some thick silt and that bright pink line was the only thing I could see. Now I won't go into low vis without it, cheap insurance. The trick is getting the good vinyl stuff that doesn't peel off.
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