What gear have you bought???

[Raggie]

Hello all........

I am trying to do a bit of reasearch and am wondering:

WHAT DIVE GEAR DID YOU BUY FIRST and WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING TO GET HOLD OF??

Just a quick reply would be cool...thanks!:)

[rcasey]

This month all bought everything from head to toe for my wife and I.

For me:
MARES DRAGONFLY AIRTRIM BC
MARES MR22 ABYSS REGULATOR
SEAQUEST APEKS T20 OCTOPUS
SUUNTO COBRA COMPUTER CONSOLE W/COMPASS
All the other accessories

For her:
SEAQUEST DIVA LX BLACK
MARES MR22 ABYSS REGULATOR
SEAQUEST APEKS T20 OCTOPUS
SUUNTO VYPER COMPUTER CONSOLE
All the other accessories

Other:
Akona - Rollerbackback
Akona - Delux Mesh boat bags x2

And now we are on water and bread for the mext few months.

[Coyote]

I just bought:

Sherwood Magnum BCD
Sherwood Maximus Regulator
Sherwood Minimus Octo
Sherwood 3 Gauge Console
Bare 7mm Extreme Hooded Semi-dry suit

Coyote

[Northeastwrecks]

The list is long. I've gotten most of my stuff. The only thing still on my wish list is a second set of doubles, bands and manifold. I'm also planning to purchase a couple of HP80's for shore dives and classes.

I'm assuming that you've already gotten mask, fins, snorkel and boots and, if necessary, hood and gloves.

If you are on a budget, the first thing that I would recommend buying is a BP&Wing and a good regulator with backup and SPG, but without a computer.

You can pick up a bottom timer for far less than a computer. Learn to dive on the tables.

If you decide that you want a computer, you can purchase it later. However, your purchase will come after you've gotten the basics and have enough information to decide whether you really want one. Besides, your money is better spent elsewhere at first.

You should also purchase a compass.

Exposure protection depends on where you are diving, how you fit in rental suits and how you feel about rental suits. Personally, I'd rather wear a rental wetsuit than use a rental reg.

However, the money you save by not buying a computer will buy exposure protection.

[Wreck/Tec]

Northeastwrecks makes perfect sense. After you have the essentials buy a compass and a bottom timer! You have to be able to know where you have been as well as where your going. The bottom timer will tell you your BT as well as ascent rates. You should KNOW the TABLES..................
Wreck/Tec

[Tekkie]

If I was you I would get a regulator setup or exposure portecture first before you get anything else. Most rental regulators are fine, but your never sure how often they have been serviced or used. And you never know what is growing in those rental wet suits. On the regulator, most people on this board would recomend Scubapro or Apeks.
Scubapro:
Mk25/G250HP is a good choice.
Apeks:
DS4/ATX50 is a pretty good choice.
There both around the same price.
After getting a regulator I would get a BC. I would recomend a Bp/Wings combo, but I will let someone else talk about this.

Good Luck
Tekkie

[kalvyn]

Raggie once bubbled...
Hello all........

I am trying to do a bit of reasearch and am wondering:

WHAT DIVE GEAR DID YOU BUY FIRST and WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING TO GET HOLD OF??

Just a quick reply would be cool...thanks!:)
I just purchased a drysuit. I want to dive here in the Puget Sound a lot, and just didn't want to deal with the 7 mil farmer john + 7 mil shorty all the time.

I'm now looking at getting a regulator. I am planning on getting an Apeks. This purchase will be a ways off, but since I know what I want I can start saving now. :)

I bought a Suunto Mosquito watch/computer while I was in Hawaii, but I agree with the other posters that this is not an important thing to have. My wife and I happen to be DINKs, so I have more dollars than sense sometimes. ;)

Jimmie

[buff]

I JUST bought a Fred T. heavy short backplate, and harness with all the fixins.

I also bought a Dive Rite Rec wing and a Bare CT200 undersuit.

I 've got the fever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[leadweight]

Get a dive boat, a Pro 48.

Then call me.

[Rush]

Aside from the basics, mask, snorkel, fins, the first major purchases were BC, regulator, console, and wetsuit. With these items, I was good to go. Over the years, I accumulated much more....then I discovered technical diving and began the equipment collection all over again.

[MaresMan1]

WWW :doctor:

My equipment created my namesake, so here goes.

Mares Equipment:

Tropic 3M Wetsuit & Shortie
Tropic 3M boots
Lirica mask
Steamdry snorkel
Avanti Quattro fins
Pegasus Airtrim BC
V16 Proton Reg
V16 Proton Octo
MC1 Computer/SPG

Non Mares Equipment:
Citizen Hyper Aqualand dive watch (backup)
Blue Reef Stainless dive knife

:mean:

[WillAbbott]

I started with Tusa Imprex Mask, Oceanic Semi-Dry snorkel, Aeris Velocity adjustable fins, Deep Sea Manta boots, Akona Snorkel bag.

I then bought my wakona knife, UK SL4 Back-up light, and High Tide 5mil gloves.

Next came USIA Dry suit and High Tide hood.

Then UK C8 primary light.

Then Tusa X-Pert zoom fins.

On the list to buy:

Next purchase is Halcyon SS BP/Wings (unless I don't like them then either a Seaquest Pro QD, or back inflate, doubtfull I won't like the BP/Wings) and weights or weight system

After that probably the regulator, planning on an Atomic Aquatics Z1 (and all the trimings, SPG, alternate, etc.)

After that probably Suunto Mosquito (thought I like having a computer, I can rent, I know how to use the tables, I just hate being told I can't dive when I've had an extremely conservative multi-level dive)

Then Tanks, etc, possibly a dry suit inflation system down the road, and a pony possibly (not that I need one)

[buff]

Regs:
Poseidon Odin
Poseidon Cyklon 5000
Apeks TX50

BCs:
Fred T. (heavy, short-not Fred - the plate)
Dive Rite Rec wing
IDI Advantage BC
LeisurePro Blue Reef-I still like the thing
Northern Diver weight harness

Gauges:
Sherwood-model ?
Suunto Cobra with compass

Mask:
Cressi-Sub Big Eyes
BodyGlove frameless
Sporasub Samauri

Fins:
Mares Avante Quattro with Steel Springs

Suits:
Northern Diver CNX2 dry suit
Bare 5/3 wet suit-great all purpose suit

Booties:
Tusa Imprex

Gloves:
Nordic Blue
Northern Diver Kevlar dry
Tusa 3mm. neoprene
5 different hoods-both dry and wet

Camera:
Sea and Sea MXIIEX with dual YS60 strobes and macro kits

Lots of dive bags. Someone on this board had the great advice of using hockey bags instead of dive bags. You can get hockey bags for about 1/3 of a dive bag and they are just as good.

[bedazzle410]

I just bought a DUI 200 cfx dry suit with attached feet not rock boots and I tried on my scubapro twin jet fins size large and they are to small as expected. I am requesting input on what fins to get. I am shying away from any split fin in that I intend to get into more tech diving. I was thinking about Mares Avanti Quatro XL. Please advise.
Bob

[defaziofaze2]

Hi...I went all the way, right away...From fins to drysuit to BC. I think it is best to find the appropriate fit and stick with it. My latest purchase was a HID UK Light. WHOA...what a difference it made. Don't know how I lived without it before. It made quite a bit of difference here in the Puget Sound. My next purchase will be Scuba Pro Twin Jet full foot fins for tropical dives. It's easy to go crazy buying dive gear. ENJOY!!!