Hi people :
I'm a new diver. I have under my belt only 36 dives. I love diving.
This is the gear I own :
2 masks clear Cressi Matrix and black Asia Omersub
2 snorkels Scubapro escape and SeaSub ??
3 mm Boots
3 mm gloves
3 mm hooded vest
5 mm Farmer John Wetsuit
Open heel fins Cressi Frog
Dive knife
Main dive light Technisub Lumen X6
Secondary dive light Mini Q40 Xenon
Oceanic Compass
Oceanic VEO 180NX PDC
Canon A570is + Canon WP-DC-12 case
Trident tank banger
Home made Slate
Home made weights (8, 4 and 2 pounds)
Home made weight belt
This is what I normaly rent :
1) Neoprene Jacket (Upper part)
2) BC
3) Regulator + Octopus + manometer + inflator
4) Tank
I have some money to spend and was trying to decide one of the four points mentioned above.
My short experience as diver that rents scuba gear is that rented BCs are crap. They lose air from the bladders, broken and/or missing parts, valves hardly working, etc.
Only once had a minor problem with a regulator underwater. I've switched to the octopus though I could go on with the main secondary (it was only wasting air).
Neoprene Jacket is difficult to buy online. It should fit perfect and one should try it in the store to find out the right size.
Tank, there is no reason to buy a tank if you don't have still a BC and reg.
I guess that the right direction is the BC. What are your opinions ? Please help me take the right decision.
I´ve seen this one :
ScubaMax Altima JX200 Buoyancy Compensator
I'm a new diver. I have under my belt only 36 dives. I love diving.
This is the gear I own :
2 masks clear Cressi Matrix and black Asia Omersub
2 snorkels Scubapro escape and SeaSub ??
3 mm Boots
3 mm gloves
3 mm hooded vest
5 mm Farmer John Wetsuit
Open heel fins Cressi Frog
Dive knife
Main dive light Technisub Lumen X6
Secondary dive light Mini Q40 Xenon
Oceanic Compass
Oceanic VEO 180NX PDC
Canon A570is + Canon WP-DC-12 case
Trident tank banger
Home made Slate
Home made weights (8, 4 and 2 pounds)
Home made weight belt
This is what I normaly rent :
1) Neoprene Jacket (Upper part)
2) BC
3) Regulator + Octopus + manometer + inflator
4) Tank
I have some money to spend and was trying to decide one of the four points mentioned above.
My short experience as diver that rents scuba gear is that rented BCs are crap. They lose air from the bladders, broken and/or missing parts, valves hardly working, etc.
Only once had a minor problem with a regulator underwater. I've switched to the octopus though I could go on with the main secondary (it was only wasting air).
Neoprene Jacket is difficult to buy online. It should fit perfect and one should try it in the store to find out the right size.
Tank, there is no reason to buy a tank if you don't have still a BC and reg.
I guess that the right direction is the BC. What are your opinions ? Please help me take the right decision.
I´ve seen this one :
ScubaMax Altima JX200 Buoyancy Compensator
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