NorthWoodsDiver
Contributor
As a new technical diver and soon to be cave diver I have delved into the depths of this equipment intensive sport and spent my fair share of $$$ but there is always another thing to buy and always another thing to fix or replace but finding equipment online is not as easy as it sounds sometimes.
Sure I support the LDS but my tech LDS closed up shop and my only other LDS is 90 miles away and cant/wont get anything tech related so the internet is where I have turned for most of my needs.
The problem I have is finding a site that offers most everything in one place so I don’t have to go to scubatoys for some items and diverite express for some things and leisure pro for some items and reef scuba for some items etc. I know places like scubatoys carry much more product than is listed on their website but calling is often impossible when your work schedule has you unavailable during business hours.
What I want to do here is get people to list the items they have had a hard time locating online so that places like LP and scubatoys and other online gear dealers know what we really want and need easy access to at midnight or on sundays or whenever. The other purpose is to make online shopping more of a one stop experience so you don’t have to get 1 item at 5 sites and pay out so much for shipping.
Some things I have a future need for or things that have been hard to find in the past are:
-AGA masks
-accessories for the aga mask like ABV, weight kit, parts kits, comms, etc.
-scubapro regulator service kits (I know that one probably will never happen).
-a wider range of hardware like you see at reef scuba dot com, and especially stainless harware.
-a wider range of backplates, wings, and harnesses. All these things come in several weights or sizes but many are uncommon.
- a good selection of replacement bladders for wings would also be nice.
-wider selection of hoses, fittings, and hose accessories this includes hoses in different lengths and colors.
-better selection of masks, if you carry products from say dive rite why not list every mask dive rite has instead of just one.
-parts and accessories for things that have been discontinued like the Nitek HE.
-a complete selection of products from all the manufactures you support.
-Halcyon products are next to impossible to get online.
-DUI and Whites products are often hard to find especially components like p-valves, seals, and pockets.
- Highland stage bottle bands
-tanks in the brushed no coat finish
-Pelican cases and lights
-Solus and salvo lights in fact a good selection of all brands of canister lights would be the coolest.
-100% O2 clean regs and reg components like first stages and second stages sold separately
-wider selection of reels and spools and line to refill spools
-100% O2 clean tanks and tank valve components for rebuilding tank valves
-uwatec oms bottom timers
-scooters and scooter accessories by the big brands like X sccoter, hollis, Farallon, silent submersion, etc.
-online gear rental service.
-cheaper dry suit gloves
I know there is more and I could have been far more specific but I would hope some others could chime in on this.
Please don’t let this seem like I am bashing any of the online places because I have had good service from every online place I ordered from and I hope scubatoys and leisure pro and all the other dealers keep up the good work and only take this as advice as to what consumers are looking for. I mean no offense with any of this.
Sure I support the LDS but my tech LDS closed up shop and my only other LDS is 90 miles away and cant/wont get anything tech related so the internet is where I have turned for most of my needs.
The problem I have is finding a site that offers most everything in one place so I don’t have to go to scubatoys for some items and diverite express for some things and leisure pro for some items and reef scuba for some items etc. I know places like scubatoys carry much more product than is listed on their website but calling is often impossible when your work schedule has you unavailable during business hours.
What I want to do here is get people to list the items they have had a hard time locating online so that places like LP and scubatoys and other online gear dealers know what we really want and need easy access to at midnight or on sundays or whenever. The other purpose is to make online shopping more of a one stop experience so you don’t have to get 1 item at 5 sites and pay out so much for shipping.
Some things I have a future need for or things that have been hard to find in the past are:
-AGA masks
-accessories for the aga mask like ABV, weight kit, parts kits, comms, etc.
-scubapro regulator service kits (I know that one probably will never happen).
-a wider range of hardware like you see at reef scuba dot com, and especially stainless harware.
-a wider range of backplates, wings, and harnesses. All these things come in several weights or sizes but many are uncommon.
- a good selection of replacement bladders for wings would also be nice.
-wider selection of hoses, fittings, and hose accessories this includes hoses in different lengths and colors.
-better selection of masks, if you carry products from say dive rite why not list every mask dive rite has instead of just one.
-parts and accessories for things that have been discontinued like the Nitek HE.
-a complete selection of products from all the manufactures you support.
-Halcyon products are next to impossible to get online.
-DUI and Whites products are often hard to find especially components like p-valves, seals, and pockets.
- Highland stage bottle bands
-tanks in the brushed no coat finish
-Pelican cases and lights
-Solus and salvo lights in fact a good selection of all brands of canister lights would be the coolest.
-100% O2 clean regs and reg components like first stages and second stages sold separately
-wider selection of reels and spools and line to refill spools
-100% O2 clean tanks and tank valve components for rebuilding tank valves
-uwatec oms bottom timers
-scooters and scooter accessories by the big brands like X sccoter, hollis, Farallon, silent submersion, etc.
-online gear rental service.
-cheaper dry suit gloves
I know there is more and I could have been far more specific but I would hope some others could chime in on this.
Please don’t let this seem like I am bashing any of the online places because I have had good service from every online place I ordered from and I hope scubatoys and leisure pro and all the other dealers keep up the good work and only take this as advice as to what consumers are looking for. I mean no offense with any of this.
) it gets a little difficult to stay up on every item and new item.....Manu. are always changing prices and oh the headaches........Ok...like I said no excuses, so I will stop.....
