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What NOT To Wear When On A Jet Ski

I came across an interesting news story about Julio Jones losing a $100,000 earring while on a jet ski.

I’ve done many posts on what to wear and even what things to bring on a PWC, but this news story made me want to do a post on what NOT to wear when riding a jet ski.

I’ve never lost $100,000 worth of stuff on a PWC, but I have lost many things of value before. I look back and think of how silly I was to lose such things, but it’s very common. I’ve lost wallets, phones, money, and so much more to the water. Once it’s gone, you might as well consider it gone forever. Sure, you can do what Julio Jones did and hire divers to look for it, but you’ll end up, like him, not finding it.

What You Should Do

dry bag in water floating
Dry Bag floating in water keeping items inside dry

I know I’m not going to convince many people to stop carrying their wallets or phones because I still take mine. But what I want to do is convince you to buy a Dry Bag like this one here (Amazon Link Ad).

You will keep all the important items in a dry bag, and it will be all in one place.

You need to buy a big and bright dry bag so if it does fall out it will float and be visible. You would be crazy not to have one, and even more crazy to not use it. I take mine out of the craft and load it up on the shore and seal it up before I get back to my PWC. This way, nothing gets wet or lost. As I need it, I pull the stuff out of the bag and seal it back up when I’m done.

I’ve come to find out that most of the time I don’t need to go in the bag much when I’m riding, and the stuff I carry is just emergency things like my phone. Your smartphone is probably the most useful thing you’ll carry on your watercraft, I consider it to be the best GPS for your PWC.

Leave The Expensive Stuff At Home

The biggest mistake Julio Jones made was having the earrings on when riding. I know it seems odd they would fall out since it’s an earring, but it can happen.

I’ve seen watches get lost, hats, sunglasses, and even shoes. When I did test rides I always told people to leave anything expensive here – and many would not, and I can’t blame them as I’m some random guy they never meant, so it would be hard to trust me, but I would urge them to leave it in the car. Once it’s gone, it’s gone forever. Things like an earring can be eaten by a fish or lost under sand, and can end up miles away from where you lost it.

When on a PWC, it’s best to take as few valuable things with you as you can. Your more expensive items should be replaced with cheaper items you don’t mind losing. Things like…

  • Sunglasses
  • Shoes
  • Hats
  • Watches

Need to be replaced with their watercraft equivalents or cheaper options that you don’t mind losing. The waverunner or boat equivalents will often float or be easier to find if they fall off. I talked more about this and other jet ski gear and what to bring here.

What To Wear

Now that I covered what NOT to bring on a jet ski, I have a whole post on what you should bring when jet-skiing here.

Author

Steven

I started working at a power sports dealership in 2007, I worked in parts, service counter, and as a technician before moving to sales in 2013. I created StevenInSales.com in 2014 to answer common watercraft questions I would get from people. Now managing the site full-time, I continue to provide advice and web tools for my readers about watercraft. I've owned several watercraft, with a Sea-Doo Spark as my current main PWC.

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