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I keep many of these items in my save-a-dive kit. I use a portable, plastic toolbox on wheels to keep things organized. I got it at Lowes for $27. It contains many compartments for small things as well as large ones. I carry this toolbox with me on every dive trip. I've needed some of the items on occasion. This list is NOT exhaustive of what could be useful for a dive kit, but it is a good starting point.

  • AAA, AA, & C-cell batteries
  • Miniature screw driver set
  • Allen wrenches
  • Mosquito repellant
  • Auto tire inner tube, & semi tire inner tube
  • Multi-purpose dive tool
  • Backup light
  • O2 Analyzer
  • Bike tire inner tube
  • Permanent magic marker
  • Bolt snaps
  • Pliers
  • Bungee straps w/hooks
  • Regulator mouth piece
  • Canister light spare parts – bulb, o-rings
  • Sand paper
  • Change of clothes
  • Screw Drivers (flathead & Philips)
  • Cave Line #24
  • Silicon grease
  • Clothespins
  • Silicon o-rings
  • Cookie
  • Slate eraser
  • Deco tables & PADI nitrox tables
  • Slate pencil spare & pencil sharpener
  • Din plug
  • Sockets
  • Duck tape
  • Spare wing nuts, balls, d-rings, burst discs, washers, & port plugs
  • Electrical tape
  • Superglue
  • Fin strap
  • Thin bungee shock cord
  • First aid kit, $.35 for payphone, aspirine, Alka-Seltzer
  • Toilet paper
  • Hole puncher
  • Towel
  • Hose protector
  • Valve cap
  • Ink pen
  • VIP stickers
  • Jump spool spare
  • Viton o-rings
  • Swiss Army Knife
  • Wash cloth
  • Lighter
  • Watch band pins
  • Line arrows
  • Watch band spare
  • Male catheters
  • Weight belt buckle
  • Mask strap
  • Zip ties
  • Masking tape
  • Zipper wax
  • Rolls of film
  • Contact lenses
  • Spare change & dollars
  • Cell phone
  • Spare truck door key
  • hair comb
  • Hair clip & feminine hygene products for the female diver
  • Depends diapers for the female drysuit diver
  • Mask defog
  • Water-soluable KY gel for drysuit wrist seal lubrication
  • Napkins or paper towels
  • DIN fill whip for transfilling in the field with yoke adapter
  • Dive Rite Analox Analyzer (O2 & He combined)
  • DIN quick-check pressure gauge with yoke adapter
  • Spare National Geographic waterproof paper