Hey all, I have significantly revised my selections and am curious if I'm actually moving in a better direction here. I think my new choices are very good values - better pricing than my original choices without any loss of quality, and will put me in a Tech level rig right from the start. Your thoughts are appreciated.
To Purchase:
- Deep Sea Supply BP/W configured with the help of Tobin
- HOG D1 Coldwater 1st Stage DIN (don't need cold right now, but why not have it just in case?)
- (2) HOG D2 2nd Stages
- DIN to Yoke converter (just in case I need it while renting tanks somewhere)
- Miflex Extreme hoses for everything - Hog configuration or maybe modified Hog (by modified I mean that I might go with a 5' primary since I'm short and I'm a little ways from doing Tec dives that would require the 7'. Since I'm not going to carry a canister light, I think the 7' will be in my way. - thoughts?)
- Octo Necklace
- Uwatec Galileo Luna (chose Luna over Sol since I don't need multi-gas yet and don't care about the heart monitor. If I get to Multi-gas then I can buy the upgrade software OR maybe there will be a new computer by then that's a better choice at that time).
Old choices listed below:
I dive the hog regs, with a 5ft hose, because like you, i am short and don't have a canister light just yet. A 7ft hose would be overkill for me. Once I do get a canister light in a few months, it will be nothing to swap over to a 7ft hose. Also, I'm not currently in the US, but the UK. I left a message on the edge/hog board asking if it were possible to get the service manual for my regs so my shop could service them. Chris has emailed (or will soon be emailing) them to my local shop.