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I'm going to Zanzibar to work as a teacher. I'm a dive master but has up til now only used rental equipment. I've decided finally to buy my own dive gear. I've almost decided on the Aqualung Pro QD bcd and the Legend LX Supreme regulator. Any comments on that choice?
More importantly though since I'm almost 2 meters tall and quite thin I almost always end up freezing my *** off the last 20 minutes of my dives. Zanzibar is of course tropical - but I really want to enjoy the last part of my dives also - any suggestions on what to get?
I'm surprised to see you've progressed as far as DM without your own gear, but agree that a good fitting suit will be the first and most important thing for you to get. Many companies like Henderson and O'Neill have suits made in Medium-Tall and Large-Tall sizes. Both of these were too tall for me at 6'1", so they may be good for you.
I'd consider Zeagle BCs and regulators as well... but what else would you expect to hear from me?
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I'm surprised to see you've progressed as far as DM without your own gear, but agree that a good fitting suit will be the first and most important thing for you to get. Many companies like Henderson and O'Neill have suits made in Medium-Tall and Large-Tall sizes. Both of these were too tall for me at 6'1", so they may be good for you.
I'd consider Zeagle BCs and regulators as well... but what else would you expect to hear from me?
My wife and I worked in Zanzibar as dive Instructors. You might want to re-consider getting anything really expensive, as it will really stand out (we had all of our gear stolen from the shop we worked for). For a BC I would get somthing a lot lighter and more compact than a Pro-QD. Any of the travel BC's or a zeagle would be a better option. You don't need anything aproaching the lift of a full size BC. If I rember correctly alot of the shops had sherwood and scubapro rental regs, so parts would be availaible. Think light, inexpensive and realiable.
I'm also pretty tall and skinny (6'1, 145); I dive a Henderson Hyperstretch, I'm not sure of the size since it's currently on the dive boat and I'm not. I added 3" to the legs and arms via my LDS and now it fits perfectly. I get cold as well, so I wear a sleeveless shorty under it, and a hood on night dives. This keeps me comfortable on all dives.
As for the Pro QD, I dive a Pro QD+, and I think it's waaaay to bulky. Also it doesn't trim out well: I dive with 4# in the weight pockets and 6# in the shoulderblade-height trim pockets, and I'm still feet-down a bit. Personally I'm planning to switch to a BP/W simply for better trim, lower profile, and a lot lighter travel weight.
I recently dove with a couple who had those regs, and they were very satisfied with them.
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I have three suits from Liquid Fit. I absolutely love them. The first suit needed some very minor adjustments. Carolyn is an absolute dream to work with.
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I am about 1.8 meters (6'1") and weigh 65 kilos (145lb) after a good meal. I have had problems finding a wetsuit to fit my frame but have found a few options while shopping around. Bare, O'neill, Body Glove, and Pinnacle all have a good size selection for us skinny types, MT is a fairly good off the rack fit for me although I wouldn't mind having a couple more cm on the leg and arm. Depending on your weight you might find something in your size there, they all have websites you can check out. Custom or altered suits might be the way to go, I'll have to look into that option.
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