What is your setup

N.E.Diver · May 27, 2005

Hello All-

I am a newly certified diver and I am in the market for a new BC and Reg and I was wondering what you all dive? What you recommend? Also interested in your thoughts behind the recommendations? I would like to get into diving all year round and I really do not want to buy equipment that I will be unhappy with. I also know a dry suit will be in my future.

trevinkorea · May 27, 2005

It might be helpful to tell the people here a little about yourself. Things like where you live, where you plan to dive, what kinds of diving you plan on doing in the future, etc.

As for me i use a BARE ATR HD Tech, this is a front entry trilam suit. Scubapro MK 20 with G500 second and a USD backup. Oxycheq BP with 45# single wing, and various other equipment.

I've had no trouble with this set up and have also had good expereinces with an APEX TX50 which i foolishly sold. I've used a sherwood outback BCD and seaquest vest style BCD. The sherwood was my first and it was a good BC to learn with.

Pretty much any equipment from a well known manufacturer will serve you well for your first couple of years and after that you will likely want to change some of it. I'm on my third set now and will probably stick with the current gear for a very long time. Like anything else it takes time and expereince to decide what is truely best.

Have fun shopping!

serapis · May 27, 2005

Enjoy drianing your bank account. Rent some different gear try it all out and find what works for you. Me I have a knight hawk Bcd, and a scuba pro mk25/S600 with an air 2 for backup. I love this setup. But everyone will like what they like. And welcome to the most addictive activity on the planet.

MEL-DC Diver · May 27, 2005

All Zeagle: Zeagle Brigade BC w/ Zeagle ZX/50D and Zeagle Envoy Octo.

Great performance, no regrets.

macado · May 27, 2005

Sherwood Avid BCD
Apeks ATX50 Regular
Apeks ATX40 Octopus
Aeris Atmos 1 Computer/Gauges
Mares 7mm Wetsuit with 5mm Vest/Hood
Generic U.S Divers Fins

cnctina · May 27, 2005

old junk

mstudley · May 27, 2005

Yeah... my wallet hurts a little

Turtle Fins w/spring straps (ScubaPro Jets for wetsuit diving)
various undergarments (Weezle Extreme+, Bare T-100, etc)
Bare ATR HD drysuit with rock boots (SeaQuest Titanium farmer john wetsuit)
Bare Tec Hood (the one with the zipper)
Dry gloves (along with a pair of 5 finger Endurotech kevlar gloves & 3 finger mittens)
Halcyon Pioneer w/SS backplate & weight pockets (spare is a SeaQuest Black Diamond)
OMS Phantom canister light (plate mounted, older style)
2 OMS 98ft3 LP Steel tanks (along with a 19ft3 pony sling mount and 2 old steel 72's)
Apeks DST first stage
Apeks ATX50 primary
Apeks ATX50 octo
SPG and depth gauge
Dive-Rite Nitek Duo
Suunto compass (wrist mounted)
Halcyon low profile mask

I think I may have missed a couple of things but that's basicly my gear.

lord1234 · May 27, 2005

lets see...i am not certifioed yet...but here is mylist so far...yea i went alittle overboard...

US Divers Impulse with a Cousteau First Stage and some Octo I don't remember
Matrix Computer
2 AL80 CF tanks
Poseidon Unisuit Drysuit
Dacor Fins

thats it...i probably shouldn't have bought all the stuff right away but whatever....

Soggy · May 27, 2005

My single tank rig is

Halcyon SS backplate
Oxycheq 6 lb Heavy STA
Halcyon Pioneer 36 wing
LP 72 single tanks
ScubaPro Mk25 first stage
ScubaPro S600 2nd stage on longhose
ScubaPro R190 2nd stage as bungeed backup
Bare ATR-HD Drysuit w/ DUI turbo soles and Diving Concepts dry glove rings
Viking B400 undergarment
ScubaPro JetFins w/ spring straps
Suunto Vyper bottom timer
XYZ brand wrist-mounted compass
Halcyon Helios 9/18W HID
DIR Zone backup lights
Halcyon SCR lift bag/surface marker
150' spool
DIR Zone Wetnotes

That's pretty much my base configuration and I add stuff as needed for the dive. Doubles configuration is pretty much the same except for
double PST 130s
Highland #800 bands
Sea Elite 300 bar DIN manifold
2x Apeks DS4/ATX50

Deco bottle is Luxfer Al40 w/ DIR Zone stage kit and DS4/ATX50 reg

jonnythan · May 27, 2005

Single tank:
Halcyon Pioneer 36 with SS backplate
Bare ATR HD drysuit
Diving Concepts TPS Thinsulate Extreme undersuit
Diving Concepts drygloves
Scubapro Jet Fins with spring straps
Cressi Big Eyes mask with neoprene strap
Bare drysuit hood with zip
Apeks DS4 first stage with 2x TX40 second stages
(primary second stage on 7' hose, backup on 24" hose bungeed around neck)
Terkel Sollys 10w HID canister light
2x Princeton Tech 40 backup lights (not flooded yet

Soggy)
OMS wrist mounted bottom timer
Brass SPG

I actually just moved to doubles (PST E-130s with OMS bands and Dive Rite manifold), so now I use a Halcyon Explorer 55 wing with aluminum backplate.
Everything else is the same.

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