Diving Tips and Tricks: Long hose bolt snap location
GUE Instructor Trainer Guy Shockey tells you where to stick your bolt snap. Hey, it makes a difference.
Where does the bolt snap go on your long hose? In this quick diving tip, Guy Shockey goes over bolt snap placement for high efficiency underwater. Having your bolt snap in the correct location helps to make it easier to clip on and off without having to search for it or look at what you’re doing.
- Longhose Bolt Snap Location
- Bolt snap can slide up hose
- Makes donating difficult
- Makes clipping difficult
- Keep bolt snap close to the metal ferrule of regulator
- Bolt snap can slide up hose
Guy Shockey is a GUE Instructor Trainer who is actively involved in mentoring the next generation of GUE divers. He started diving in 1982 in a cold mountain lake in Alberta, Canada. Since then he has logged somewhere close to 8,000 dives in most of the oceans of the world. He is a passionate technical diver with a particular interest in deeper ocean wreck diving. He is a former military officer and professional hunter with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in political science, as well as an entrepreneur with several successful startup companies to his credit.
Diving Tips and Tricks
Diving Tips and Tricks: Save-A-Dive-Bearded Edition
You showed up to dive but forgot to tame your inner Wookie. No problem. GUE’s Rich Denmark’s on the job with some face saving tips. Got your “Save-a-Beard” kit handy?
by Rich Denmark
Love your beard, but not how it breaks the seal on your mask? Well, bearded diver, Rich Denmark has a few tips in store for you on how to prevent your beard from interfering with your next dive.
His recommendation? Use a mask with a short skirt and carry a “Save-a-dive” beard kit that has all of the tools you need to groom with before a dive.
The kit includes:
- Leatherman
- Razor with a single blade on top
- Silicone lubricant (no petroleum aloud!)
Richie has been creating content with GUE since early 2009 and has been a GUE diver for over 5 years. At a young age he fell in love with the lakes, springs, and oceans of Florida and now, with 10 years experience in HD video production, is proud to combine his passion and skills for GUE. Rich is the creative drive behind many GUE HQ video projects and also excels at photography, graphic design, voiceovers, video editing and effects, and much more. His primary goal within the organization is to use his diverse media skill set to bring our global GUE community and the general public closer together. When he isn’t working for GUE or out diving he regularly films with ESPN and other national TV shows, as well as for local artists and businesses.
