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DR High-Lift Bag 100lb w/Built-in Sleeve

The Dive Rite High-Lift Bag is 28-inches tall by 28-inches wide (at it's widest point) and has a handle at the top and reflective tape on both sides. Salvage divers, underwater archaeologists or anyone who needs to recover a heavy underwater object will appreciate the design of our lift bag. Its trapezoidal shape means more air at the top, creating a shorter, lower profile bag that is ideal for inflation inside tight spaces. Intended for lifting heavy objects, the Dive Rite High-Lift Bag contains an internal dump valve with pull cord that is used by the diver ascending with the bag to control ascent rate. Open design means air will vent out the bottom in case of a rapid ascent.

Dive Rite offers their 100-pound "high-lift" bag in Safety Orange color. The lift bag comes with its own built-in carrying sleeve.

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DR Lift Bag 50lb w/Built-in Sleeve

The Dive Rite 50-pound Lift Bag is a rectangular shape that is 28-inches tall by 18-inches wide and has a handle at the top and reflective tape on both sides. As a true lift bag, it contains an internal dump valve with pull cord that is used by the diver ascending with the bag to control ascent rate. The open design allows air to vent out the bottom in a rapid ascent. Available in safety orange color, the Dive Rite 50-pound lift bag includes its own built-in mesh carrying sleeve.

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> DR Surface Marking Tube w/Built-in Sleeve

When surface visibility from a distance is important, such as when the diver is hanging under a bag during deco, many divers choose the Dive Rite Surface Marking Tube. Similar in operation to a lift bag, but tube-shaped, the Surface Marking Tube is approximately 60-inches (5 feet) tall by 8-inches wide (when flat) with an over pressure relief valve (OPV) and has reflective tape at the top end. The Dive Rite Surface Marking Tube is a hybrid that can be used two different ways:

• The hybrid marking tube is open at the bottom as with the lift bag and incorporates an ingenious funnel-shaped internal baffle that allows the tube to be inflated as usual with a regulator second stage at depth, but prevents the tube from unintentionally deflating should it fall over while on the surface.
  
  
• The hybrid marking tube also has an oral/power inflator that allows the tube to be inflated at the surface (like a "safety sausage") or at depth. Perfect for rebreather divers, using the oral/power inflator with the low pressure hose on a bailout bottle makes inflation manageable without the use of diluent gas.

The hybrid marking tube includes an over pressure valve to allow excess gas to vent during ascent and/or to deflate the bag before boarding the boat. Available in ANSI safety orange or fluorescent yellow color, each marking tube also includes its own built-in carrying sleeve. Although the marking tube should NOT be used as a lift bag, for emergency purposes a full tube may be considered to have approximately 30 lbs of lift.

A usage note... the hybrid marking bag is not fully closed by design and if you inflate it when dry (i.e. at home, to 'test' it), you will discover gas slowly leaks out through the bottom baffle. This does not cause a problem in actual in-water use, where the water will cause the baffle to seal.

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> Giant Surface Marking Tube w/All-Mesh Sleeve

If you are really serious about being seen at a distance, then nothing is going to work better than the Highland Giant Surface Marker Buoy. This is BIG, 10 feet tall and 22-inches in circumference. It's large enough to greatly enhance diver visibility, yet compact enough to carry easily. There are three large bands of U.S Coast Guard approved 3M SOLAS (Safety Of Life At Sea) reflective tape to enhance surface visibility in marine environments. The marker includes a stainless steel D-ring at the top to attache a strobe and also has an elastic loop to hold a chemical light stick. A hybrid design, it includes both a baffled bottom for anti-spill power inflation at depth and an oral inflator for surface deployment. The hybrid marking tube includes an over pressure valve to allow excess gas to vent during ascent and/or to deflate the bag before boarding the boat. Available in ANSI safety orange or fluorescent yellow color, each marking tube also includes a special wider 6.5-inch X 14-inch all-mesh carry sleeve for backplate attachment. Although the marking tube should NOT be used as a lift bag, for emergency purposes a full tube may be considered to have approximately 75 lbs of lift.

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DR Mesh-Front Lift Bag Sleeve Only

The Dive Rite Lift Bag Sleeve gives divers the option to wear the bag on a harness, backplate, or, as shown in the picture at the right, a deco bottle. Made with abrasion and tear resistant dernier ballistic nylon, the front is mesh while the back is fabric. The Lift Bag Sleeve holds even Dive Rite's largest bag and can be deployed with one hand, even with gloves.

The Dive Rite version is unique in that it includes nylon webbing stitched on the back of the sleeve for fitting to a stage bottle with either a standard 2-inch cam strap or metal clamps. (Lift bag for illustrative purposes only, not included.)

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XS All-Mesh Lift Bag Sleeve Only

The XS Scuba Mesh Lift Bag Sleeve is a handy device to keep lift bags or surface marking tubes neatly stored and easily accessible. The sleeve is constructed from heavy-duty, PVC coated nylon mesh that holds up to salt water and dries quickly. Includes six stainless steel grommets for maximum flexibility in attaching to the bottom (or side) of a backplate or harness. Measuring 6.5 x 12-inches, with a velcro closure, the sleeve is easy to use and convenient. (Lift bag for illustrative purposes only, not included.)