Kairoos
Contributor
So a little background - my girlfriend and I just got OW certified. We live in West Palm Beach, FL less than 10 minutes from the water, so there are lots of charters and shore dive opportunities nearby. Diving is very accessible here, so I think it's something we're going to be doing at least 3 times a month. I'd like to get my own gear and I've checked out the local dive shops and started comparing products online and came across this package. For the price it seems like a great deal.
Compared to renting I'll break even in less than a year diving 3 times a month. I've looked up reviews of each component and besides some people not being a huge fan of DVT, there wasn't anything negative to say (I found this interesting considering when I went into my LDS to look around and ask questions, the sales guys really pushed Aqua Lung's models with ACD - saying he wouldn't use one without it). I dove during my certification with Oceanic gear and the local shops seem to have a lot of Aqua Lung and Oceanic products. So obviously I don't have much exposure to all the different brands, but it seems like I can't go wrong with Oceanic!
The gear list is:
BCD: Seac Pro 1000
Comp: Aeris A300
Reg: Alpha 9 w/ SP5 DVT first-stage
Octo: Alpha 8
And a standard Oceanic SPG. I prefer the dive computer in watch form, so this kit seems perfect to me. Only thing I noticed is that this comes with an SP-5 first stage, whereas I guess new Alpha 9's come with SP-6's. So not the latest and greatest, but still seems like a quality product.
I do plan on buying my wet suit and fins from my LDS so I can try a few different brands on.
Compared to renting I'll break even in less than a year diving 3 times a month. I've looked up reviews of each component and besides some people not being a huge fan of DVT, there wasn't anything negative to say (I found this interesting considering when I went into my LDS to look around and ask questions, the sales guys really pushed Aqua Lung's models with ACD - saying he wouldn't use one without it). I dove during my certification with Oceanic gear and the local shops seem to have a lot of Aqua Lung and Oceanic products. So obviously I don't have much exposure to all the different brands, but it seems like I can't go wrong with Oceanic!
The gear list is:
BCD: Seac Pro 1000
Comp: Aeris A300
Reg: Alpha 9 w/ SP5 DVT first-stage
Octo: Alpha 8
And a standard Oceanic SPG. I prefer the dive computer in watch form, so this kit seems perfect to me. Only thing I noticed is that this comes with an SP-5 first stage, whereas I guess new Alpha 9's come with SP-6's. So not the latest and greatest, but still seems like a quality product.
I do plan on buying my wet suit and fins from my LDS so I can try a few different brands on.