wetman
Contributor
Well, i decided to clean the scuba closet last night and realized how many embarassingly stupid things i've bought over the past 2 years. Truly junk or useless stuff to me. I was shaking my head at so many items i got dizzy. Maybe this stuff might be useful to someone else, but i've been simplifying the gear set and i can't imagine using this stuff any more if i ever even did.
That on top of all the other wasted things i've spent money on - things like the quick disconnect for my cobra which i've never used even once (and the cobra itself for that matter). Certain underwater attention getting devices .. junk like that. There should be a place where people can go and read up on this stuff - a web site that reaches out and slaps you into straight thinking. Scubaboard is a wealth of knowledge for sure but its not all in one place, but there should be mandatory reading for divers after they finish their classes that says this is what you need and this is what you absolutely dont need. The rest is fluff. My problem is i'm too much of an impulse buyer. In my ideal world, this list would be updated as soon as there is a new device on the market saying just how stupid it likely is to start with so it gives people time to think about it.
Well, thats my vented frustration for the day.
steve
That on top of all the other wasted things i've spent money on - things like the quick disconnect for my cobra which i've never used even once (and the cobra itself for that matter). Certain underwater attention getting devices .. junk like that. There should be a place where people can go and read up on this stuff - a web site that reaches out and slaps you into straight thinking. Scubaboard is a wealth of knowledge for sure but its not all in one place, but there should be mandatory reading for divers after they finish their classes that says this is what you need and this is what you absolutely dont need. The rest is fluff. My problem is i'm too much of an impulse buyer. In my ideal world, this list would be updated as soon as there is a new device on the market saying just how stupid it likely is to start with so it gives people time to think about it.
Well, thats my vented frustration for the day.
steve