Nudgeroni
Contributor
Salutations,
I'm just going out for my OW cert, so it is premature for me to be buying gear. I need to develop a sense of how my spouse and I want to dive, and I know the standard advice of rent first, buy later.
However...
I also don't want to waste my time and money renting equipment that I don't ever plan on buying, or that is of poor quality.
bc - After browsing through this fine forum, I think I should be looking to get a bp/w, something like the Deep Sea Supply kydex hybrid. I live in Connecticut, and plan to dive both cold water and warm water. How will I ever find a way to rent such a thing?
Dry suit - I already have a 3mil, so I think getting a used dry suit would be much more sensible than going wet. I'll definitely want to take a class before using it, and it seems odd to rent the suit for a class just to confirm that I want to go dry.
Computer - I am pretty sure I want to go with a fairly inexpensive wrist mount, like the Mares M2. I may be wrong here, but I don't think there are many rental options for computers.
Given the fact that the three items above are 80% of my total equipment cost, I am starting to doubt the benefits of renting. Does it make sense in some cases to buy before renting, or is gear fever getting the better of me.
Please enlighten me.
-Nudgeroni
I'm just going out for my OW cert, so it is premature for me to be buying gear. I need to develop a sense of how my spouse and I want to dive, and I know the standard advice of rent first, buy later.
However...
I also don't want to waste my time and money renting equipment that I don't ever plan on buying, or that is of poor quality.
bc - After browsing through this fine forum, I think I should be looking to get a bp/w, something like the Deep Sea Supply kydex hybrid. I live in Connecticut, and plan to dive both cold water and warm water. How will I ever find a way to rent such a thing?
Dry suit - I already have a 3mil, so I think getting a used dry suit would be much more sensible than going wet. I'll definitely want to take a class before using it, and it seems odd to rent the suit for a class just to confirm that I want to go dry.
Computer - I am pretty sure I want to go with a fairly inexpensive wrist mount, like the Mares M2. I may be wrong here, but I don't think there are many rental options for computers.
Given the fact that the three items above are 80% of my total equipment cost, I am starting to doubt the benefits of renting. Does it make sense in some cases to buy before renting, or is gear fever getting the better of me.
Please enlighten me.
-Nudgeroni