JakeyH
Registered
Hi,
Currently in the process of purchasing my first set of regulators, will need to be cold water rated since I'm going to be doing a fair bit of UK diving, but also quite a lot of travelling so a lower weight/size would also be useful. Narrowed it down to these 3 options within my price range:
DS4/ATX40 stage 4 set
XL4 (standard, not + or ocea) stage 3 set
MK17EVO/C370/R095
The latter two are priced the same as the ATX40 set but of course are lacking an SPG so would be a little extra. Heard only good things about the DS4/ATX40 combo but I do like the idea of the really small XL4s for travelling. That said, I've heard mixed opinions about how they handle really cold water. Similarly for the MK17/C370 I have heard nothing about the C370 2nd stage being rated for cold water or how it handles it, and having such a basic octo feels like a let down compared to the other two. Hoping to get some input from people who own these/are presumably much more knowledgeable on the subject than me. Cheers.
Currently in the process of purchasing my first set of regulators, will need to be cold water rated since I'm going to be doing a fair bit of UK diving, but also quite a lot of travelling so a lower weight/size would also be useful. Narrowed it down to these 3 options within my price range:
DS4/ATX40 stage 4 set
XL4 (standard, not + or ocea) stage 3 set
MK17EVO/C370/R095
The latter two are priced the same as the ATX40 set but of course are lacking an SPG so would be a little extra. Heard only good things about the DS4/ATX40 combo but I do like the idea of the really small XL4s for travelling. That said, I've heard mixed opinions about how they handle really cold water. Similarly for the MK17/C370 I have heard nothing about the C370 2nd stage being rated for cold water or how it handles it, and having such a basic octo feels like a let down compared to the other two. Hoping to get some input from people who own these/are presumably much more knowledgeable on the subject than me. Cheers.
