Storage/Shipping of Freediving Equipment

[BennyB]

Hi all,

I'm starting the long voyage home from England to the UK. I'm boxing up all my possessions for sea shipping, which includes all my freedive equipment.

I have a whole bunch of things including Sphera masks, underwater camera housing, goggles, noseclips etc but the bulk of it will be my wetsuits, I have a 5mm open cell smooth outer Elios, a 3mm superstretch inner smooth outer Elios, a yamamoto smooth outer triathlon suit and an ordinary surfing suit lined on both sides.

I'm a bit worried that the wetsuits will either get stinky/moss covered or just deteriorate if they're left in a box on a ship for the better part of 3 months and then in a warehouse in hot Queensland for a few weeks. Rubber tends to go bad if it's folded for a long time too.

Does anyone have some tips/tricks or advice on transporting their much loved gear?

As a start I will rinse everything off in Milton anti-bacterial (it's a nappy wash solution) and probably dust everything off with talc. Anything else you can think of?


Cheers,
Ben

[island_sands]

Originally Posted by BennyB

Hi all,

I'm starting the long voyage home from England to the UK. I'm boxing up all my possessions for sea shipping, which includes all my freedive equipment.

I have a whole bunch of things including Sphera masks, underwater camera housing, goggles, noseclips etc but the bulk of it will be my wetsuits, I have a 5mm open cell smooth outer Elios, a 3mm superstretch inner smooth outer Elios, a yamamoto smooth outer triathlon suit and an ordinary surfing suit lined on both sides.

I'm a bit worried that the wetsuits will either get stinky/moss covered or just deteriorate if they're left in a box on a ship for the better part of 3 months and then in a warehouse in hot Queensland for a few weeks. Rubber tends to go bad if it's folded for a long time too.

Does anyone have some tips/tricks or advice on transporting their much loved gear?

As a start I will rinse everything off in Milton anti-bacterial (it's a nappy wash solution) and probably dust everything off with talc. Anything else you can think of?


Cheers,
Ben

Benny

Its important that they put silica gel in with it all - it will soak up moisture and prevent mould. ask them about it...

also, fresh dried lavender keeps a lot of silverfish at bay as well as other bugs.

You must be excited at going home!