GiantMoray
Contributor
Hi,
My Wife and I are currently learning to scuba dive and I am just looking into prices of gear (so we a vague idea what we need to spend) and the kind of things we need.
We will be wanting do dive both in the UK and abroad so will need cold water rated equipment. I was wondering what kind of packages would be good for beginners looking to get kit that will last them but not wanting to spend ridiculous amounts.
Here are a couple of packages I've looked at:
Mares Open Water Diver Prestige Package, Mares Prestige BCD, Rover Regulator
Oceanic Islander & Alpha 8 Travel Set - Small Aclamp
I'm struggling to work out how much I should be spending and if these are suitable for cold water diving.
Also how much should be expecting to pay for a dry suit? My wife especially gets cold so we'd need to be sure that was sorted!
Is £1500 realistic to buy (for one of us):
BCD, Reg, Oct, Guages
Dry Suit
Mask, Fins, Snorkel
Computer, If nescessary? I just want to get an idea so I know how much we will be looking at when we get to the point of wanting to purchase.
Thanks for your help.
My Wife and I are currently learning to scuba dive and I am just looking into prices of gear (so we a vague idea what we need to spend) and the kind of things we need.
We will be wanting do dive both in the UK and abroad so will need cold water rated equipment. I was wondering what kind of packages would be good for beginners looking to get kit that will last them but not wanting to spend ridiculous amounts.
Here are a couple of packages I've looked at:
Mares Open Water Diver Prestige Package, Mares Prestige BCD, Rover Regulator
Oceanic Islander & Alpha 8 Travel Set - Small Aclamp
I'm struggling to work out how much I should be spending and if these are suitable for cold water diving.
Also how much should be expecting to pay for a dry suit? My wife especially gets cold so we'd need to be sure that was sorted!
Is £1500 realistic to buy (for one of us):
BCD, Reg, Oct, Guages
Dry Suit
Mask, Fins, Snorkel
Computer, If nescessary? I just want to get an idea so I know how much we will be looking at when we get to the point of wanting to purchase.
Thanks for your help.