What's Your Favorite Equipment Brand?

[Vie]

In no particular order:

Oceanic: masks, booties
Apeks: regs
Scubapro: regs, fins
Halcyon: bp/wings, backup lights, SMBs, spool, hose
DIR Zone: SPG
Dive Rite: custom length LP hose
Apollo: fins
Decathlon: wetsuit
Hot Wave: wetsuit
Tilos: hood
Aqua Lung: hood (5mm)
Mares: gloves
Salvo: canister light
Dive Xtras: X-shorts
Underwater Kinetics: light
UWATEC: computer
Deep Sea Supply: computer mount
Suunto: compass

 

[~mar]

maybe the poll should have asked us to fill out what brand of gear we use, rather than the skimpy list provided.... but dang that list would be big, eh? My gear?
Scubapro, Mares, Suunto, Oceanic, and Bare. I think that covers it?

 

[Divers Direct]

Thank You Mar and Vie your posts are exactly what I am looking for.

Sean
Divers Direct & World Watersports

 

[garyfotodiver]

I like the idea of the poll; feedback or a poll is a great way to evaluate a company's quality perception by others.

However, I also prefer a brand not on the list. While I have a Mares regulator, most of my stuff is US Divers/Auqalung.

 

[OE2X]

Let see what I use:

Scubapro - regs, fins and computers
Suunto - Compass, Stinger
Apeks - regulators
Oxycheq - wing
Salvo - HID light
Halcyon - Scout lights, deco spg, smb
OMS - SPG

I can't say that there is one brand that takes care of all my needs. I even use a few different tank manufactures.

 

[Mark Vlahos]

OK, unless I make specific mention of it this is what I currently own and dive.

Regulators - US Divers (now Aqualung), Apeks, OMS. I do not own but seriously considered Zeagle and DiveRite.

Back Plate - Deep Sea Supply, Jet Harness

Wing - DiveRite, Abyss. I do not own but seriously considered Deep Sea Supply, and Oxycheq.

Computer - Cochran

Wet Suits - Xcel, Henderson, SeaQuest

Dry Suit - DUI

Lighting - Sartek, Tektite, Underwater Kinetics.

Fins - ScubaPro, XS Scuba (turtles)

Cylinders - Faber, PST, Luxfer. I do not own but would seriously consider Worthington Cylinders in the absence of PST.

Manifolds and Valves - Thermo.

Generally the ancillary items come from Tech Diving Limited who has their own proprietary line of gear, DiveRite, or the ubiquitous Trident.

I hope this helps, and I still did not fill out the poll.

Mark Vlahos

 

[riguerin]

None of the above.

 

[jpsexton]

Oceanic
Aeris
Deep See
and although I don't own any, Mares

John

 

[whatdecostop?]

Poseidon

 

[VinceDS]

Apeks - regulators

Halcyon - assorted size wings, backplates, reels, lift bags, manifolds

Highland - Bands for doubles

DiveRite - lights, gauges

Mares - wetsuits

PST - Tanks

DUI - Dry Suit

ScubaPro - fins

OMS - lift bags, gauges

Tech Diving Limited - misc gear, gauges, hoses, specialty products

Also in your poll, you may want to be more specific with respect to the type of customers you are looking for. I have purchased gear from your store - tanks, wetsuits, misc odds and ends. You have a nice selection of products for the average recreational diver. However, you carry virtually nothing for someone whose diving is more technical in nature. A fair amount of the gear listed in the posts appear to be along the lines of technical gear...