Question
Having recently finished my open water certification I am looking into purchasing my own gear.The dive shop by my house isnt very helpful and just try to sell me one of the 500 dollar bc's on the shelf.my questions are,what are the items absolutely not to skimp on?I was planning to go middle of the road on everything,but should I get a top of the line bc or regulator?I can see everything costing around 800 to 1000 dollars,is that a fair estimate for decent gear.I plan to dive about 10 times this year.thanks for any help what are brands to stay away from if any
Having recently finished my open water certification I am looking into purchasing my own gear.The dive shop by my house isnt very helpful and just try to sell me one of the 500 dollar bc's on the shelf.my questions are,what are the items absolutely not to skimp on?I was planning to go middle of the road on everything,but should I get a top of the line bc or regulator?I can see everything costing around 800 to 1000 dollars,is that a fair estimate for decent gear.I plan to dive about 10 times this year.thanks for any help what are brands to stay away from if any
Answer
LIke other people mention here you should wait a little. Get more experience and see what kind of specilaties you are more incline too. More diving and more experience are going to change what you like. Never buy any equipment without trying it out or reading professional reviews on it. AS a rule of thumb try to buy the best you can for your money.starting with regulator, bc and computer. All your equipment underwater is keeping you alive in some sort of way or manner but you reg is by far the most important. Go and dive more, talk to divemasters and instructors. Talk to experience divers, try out masks, bc's, even regs if you trust the person, lol. check out the dive equipment reviews in scuba diving magazine. Anyway, good luck
LIke other people mention here you should wait a little. Get more experience and see what kind of specilaties you are more incline too. More diving and more experience are going to change what you like. Never buy any equipment without trying it out or reading professional reviews on it. AS a rule of thumb try to buy the best you can for your money.starting with regulator, bc and computer. All your equipment underwater is keeping you alive in some sort of way or manner but you reg is by far the most important. Go and dive more, talk to divemasters and instructors. Talk to experience divers, try out masks, bc's, even regs if you trust the person, lol. check out the dive equipment reviews in scuba diving magazine. Anyway, good luck
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