There's nothing worse than being hours from shore when you realize you've forgotten something critical for your dive trip. This episode walks through a comprehensive gear checklist for liveaboard diving, built from hard-won experience and refined over years of multi-day excursions. Whether you're preparing for your first liveaboard adventure or looking to streamline your packing process, Camila Reyes breaks down exactly what to bring—from core diving equipment to the safety gear that could save your life when you're far from any dive shop.

• Always bring two masks on liveaboard trips—a broken or flooded mask can ruin your entire week when there's no dive shop around the corner, so keep your backup in a hard case to prevent crushing.

• Your surface marker buoy (SMB) is arguably the most important safety item for livea ...