DGX Ultra-Viz™ Retroreflective Line

Our DGX Ultra-Viz™ Retroreflective Line is round braided polyester and includes a retroreflective nylon strand impregnated with tiny glass micro-beads (<100 microns) that makes the already vibrant line even brighter. Similar to the way SOLAS tape works, when light shines on the reflective strand the light retroflects back toward the source of the light. This property can easily be seen in one of the "More Views" above. To activate the nylon strand's retroreflective property, we shone our DGX 600 handheld light on the spools and took the photo in a darkened room without additional flash. The brightness of the retroreflection and the appearance of the line have not been enhanced post production.

Custom manufactured for Dive Gear Express, our DGX Ultra-Viz™ Retroreflective Line is high-tenacity, abrasion and UV resistant line that also resists twisting or kinking and has minimal stretch. The line has negative buoyancy in both fresh and salt water. Traditional white nylon line used on reels is difficult to see in open water, but our Blaze Orange and Fluorescent Chartreuse colors stand out like neon, allowing easier line management with nearby divers. The durable color of our Ultra-Viz line also remains vibrant over time, unlike the "wash-out" fading typical of ordinary nylon cave line that has been dyed orange. We also offer a Super White color which includes the retroreflective stripe.

The technical specification for the diameter of our DGX Ultra-Viz™ line is approximately 1.8 mm which does not fit nicely into the archaic 'twine' size code numbers that might be familiar to long time cave divers. Describing the diameter using size codes, the line is somewhere between #21 and #24. Regardless, the 1.8 mm polyester line in water is stronger than #36 nylon and thinner than #24 nylon so you will be able to load plenty of extra on the reel.