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TIL a lot of divers still think a flooded hat is just a minor inconvenience.
I was on a job in the Gulf last year, a simple hull clean, and the tender on deck kept telling me to 'just blow it clear' when I reported a slow leak in my hat seal. That's a fast track to an ear squeeze or worse if you're not at the right depth. I see this attitude too often, treating the helmet like a tool that can just get wet. It's your life support. A small leak means a seal is failing, and that failure point will only get bigger. I carry a full set of spare hat seals in my kit bag, not just the common ones. The ten minutes it takes to swap a seal on deck beats the two hours you'll spend in a chamber because you pushed it. How many of you actually do a full pressure check on your hat seals before every single dive, not just when it feels loose?
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murphy.blair1mo ago
Yeah, that's a scary way to think about it.
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adam_lewis1mo ago
My buddy's cheap helmet cracked like an eggshell in a simple parking lot fall.
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