Are you a DIR diver?

[DiveGearExpress]

We have Hogarthian/DIR gear that is EXACTLY the same as the others...we just leave off the logo and give you the better price...

Titanium Knife - https://www.divegearexpress.com/dgx-titanium-tek-dive-knife-w-waistbelt-sheath

Traditional DIR Knife - https://www.divegearexpress.com/dir-knife-w-waistbelt-sheath

Mask - https://www.divegearexpress.com/dgx-ultra-view-single-lens-frameless-mask

Fins - https://www.divegearexpress.com/classic-fins-w-spring-heel-straps

Harness - https://www.divegearexpress.com/dgx-ultimate-hogarthian-harness

Shop with us at your convenience - https://www.divegearexpress.com/

 

[Dirty-Dog]

Logo? What do logos have to do with anything?

I think perhaps you're confusing DIR (a philosophy of diving) with GUE or UTD, which sometimes go way beyond the simple philosophy of DIR.

 

[Littlerayray]

Dir I'm not familiar with this term educate me please

 

[Keith.M]

Logo? What do logos have to do with anything?

I think perhaps you're confusing DIR (a philosophy of diving) with GUE or UTD, which sometimes go way beyond the simple philosophy of DIR.

Seriously? Look at the price of anything with the H logo.

 

[CptTightPants21]

Seriously? Look at the price of anything with the H logo.

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I agree that Halcyon gear is expensive, but I have slowly found myself acquiring more and more of it. The quality is excellent and I find that all of it is well thought out in terms of design (features, size dimensions, material for x part, etc) . Small changes in terms of quality and utility features go along way.

 

[Dirty-Dog]

Seriously? Look at the price of anything with the H logo.

Yes, I am serious. Halcyon gear is closely associated (some would imply mandatory) for GUE-trained divers.

But DIR is a philosophy, and there's no brand specified.
While I believe all GUE divers ascribe to the concept of DIR, not all DIR divers are GUE trained.

 

[Cyprian]

Dir I'm not familiar with this term educate me please

I do not intend to hijack this thread by DGE...love them and have bought quite a few things from them. I'm simply posting this in response to the question.

Evolution of DIR Principles | Global Underwater Explorers

 

[Dirty-Dog]

Dir I'm not familiar with this term educate me please

DIR is a philosophy of minimalist equipment, streamlined, cooperative diving.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doing_It_Right_(scuba_diving)

 

[Littlerayray]

Thanks guys

 

[JohnnyC]

I think it's pretty obvious that the point DGX was trying to make is that there are items branded by companies associated with the DIR philosophy (which is often, although erroneously, are associated specifically with those companies), which are identical to their non-branded counterparts, simply without the markup.

A perfect example would be a Halcyon-branded neoprene slap strap selling for upwards of $30. A simple plain, unbranded slap strap of the same quality is $9.95. The only difference (and this is from comparing them side-by-side) is the Halcyon logo.

Let's not get wrapped up in semantics. It is obvious the point they were trying to make. Nit picking this doesn't serve to benefit anybody. The people buying these types of products know the intent, the people who don't know the difference are the people that buy stab jackets and octos and fancy split fins.