What are underwater slates made of?
The basic dive slate is just a rectangular piece of rigid white plastic with a somewhat grainy surface.
What is a dive slate?
A dive slate is an erasable sheet or board, while wetnotes are notebooks of waterproof paper. Each can be used with a standard lead pencil, and whatever you write will stay there until you purposefully remove it, making a dive slate a handy way to record information underwater for later review.
How do you get rid of underwater slate?
Clean Magic Eraser. Works great on my dive slate, and you can cut it up into smaller pieces to keep in your dive kit. There is NOTHING better than this.
What to use to write underwater?
Standard Underwater Slates
- One of the most commonly used underwater writing devices is the standard underwater slate.
- Underwater slates are quite cheap and are reusable, as you can erase the slate with an ordinary pencil eraser.
- This traditional type of underwater writing device comes in a variety of sizes.
How do you use a dive slate?
The typical dive slate is a piece of white plastic with a pencil attached via a piece of rubber tubing. You can store in in your BC pocket or clip it to your BC. Write on it underwater, clean it on the surface (or with fine sand in a pinch) and you’re good to go again.
What is a diving slate?
A dive slate is really a simple piece of scuba gear. Probably one of the cheapest scuba diving accessories you will buy. And it can save you alot of grief. In it’s simplest form, a diving slate is just a piece of white plastic that has a pencil attached.
What is a dive slate pencil?
This dive slate features a pencil that has an easy, solid grip and lead cores that can be replaced easily. The slate dimensions are 5” by 7.38” (12.7 cm by 18.7 cm) and the slate can be cleaned with ease. There are several pages on the slate, and it is very easy to write on underwater. The slate weighs 2.2 lbs. (1 kg).
What can you write on a slate underwater?
You are able to write on the slate underwater. In addition to communicating with your buddy, you can use it to write down what marine life you saw, dive profile information, camera information – just about anything you can think of. I always have my slate in my pocket on all my dives.
Do dive slates have to have many pages?
Different companies produce their dive slates differently, and some slates have fewer pages than others. Some slates, in fact, are just one single leaf. If your dive scribblings are often extensive, and you just enjoy chatting underwater, it would be worthwhile to get one that has many pages.