New reg setup with Sherwood?

Mikey0929 · Jun 23, 2006

Hello,

I have been watching these boards for a couple of months now and am making my first post. I have recently finished my OW cert and just getting into diving. I have been reading up and talking to instructors/divemasters I know and am looking as to what regs I want to buy. I have been looking at the Sherwood Blizzard and then the Minimus as the octo. I have also been looking at the Sherwood Wisdom dive computer with that setup (I have seen a couple of really good buys with LDS's on the package) I am wondering what peoples thoughts are on these products? My diving will consist a lot of Ontario Great Lakes so I need a coldwater reg from what I am learning. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Thanks,

Mike

bogrady · Jun 23, 2006

I did a lot of research and talking to my LDS too. You'll get a lot of feedback on these boards about the "top o the line" and "high end regs" (Atomic, Apeks, ScubaPro). For me it was simplicity, ease of servicing, reliability instead of the latest feature or technology. Sherwood comes out on top of that list. I went with the Sherwood Maximus becuase of the under the arm hose setup. Without that, I would have gone with the Oasis/Blizzard.

The cold water features (moisture/warmth retention fins) and dry air demand first stage make these great regs for your environment.

wilkie · Jun 23, 2006

I to use a Sherwood Maximus, mostly because of the under arm hose routing, but this can be done with most any reg with the addition of a swivel. Sherwoods are not the most popular with the "Tec diving bunch", but they are good solid preformers at recreational depth. I'm not going to get into a ABC is better than XYZ thing (I'm going to leave that to someone else), except to say that within the 100' recomended recreaional depth range the difference between ABC and XYZ is likely to be small.

scubavet · Jun 26, 2006

I dive with Sherwood Maximus and Oasis as a backup and love them both. I think the blizzard is the oasis with a cold water kit. I've converted both of mine to DIN and have dove them both to 160' with absolutely no problems. Also, the sealed 1st stage prevents any contamination with stuff in the water (ie. salt).

johnny_bravo · Jun 26, 2006

You will love the Blizzard. Plus it's easy to get it serviced. I've been diving one locally here in the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence River for years.

Cheers.

-J.-

Blacthorn · Jun 26, 2006

Personally I use the maximus, and frankly love it. Its the most comfortable reg I have ever used, and it breaths just fine. The first stages are bullet proof, and with the ease of service there is a lot to recommend for them. Its a very solid good choice, and will give you years of wonderful diving.

wetbehindtheear · Jul 16, 2006

only thing i would recommend differently is a sherwood octo rather than a minimus or sko. they seem more resistant to freeflows, and make self-service a breeze.

Riverrat Dave · Jul 17, 2006

I have both the Sherwood Maximus and the Sherwood Wisdom dive computer... I have to tell you that I'm a bit of a newbie but both have performed excellently... These were not recommended by my LDS but from a tekky friend who uses nothing but the Maximus for everything... The Wisdom, really great both in the water and out. I have learned alot from the computer interface, you have to get that.

mfalco · Jul 17, 2006

I use a sherwood magnum and love it.

Tamas · Jul 17, 2006

I started out with a Sherwood Blizzard and absolutely hated it! While some claim it breathes like a charm for me it seemed like sucking through a garden hose with a cork in it!

after 5 dives I ditched it and got better regs that worked for me and breathed the way I liked them

Don't get stuck on the brand the shop sells, or THEIR DM's and instructors recommend (lot of times they have to) but instead see if you can look around and test drive the regulators (in a pool or a local water hole) before you make your final decision.....there are a lot of good/better regs out on the market that might suit you better (not that Sherwood regs are inferior)

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