quiet_diver
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Very glad to have found this board and community.
My history in brief:
Worked in a Colorado dive shop for a couple of years, did advanced training and acquired a divemaster license (Dive Control Specialist SSI; PADI Advanced Diver, others). That was in 1990-91. In the last few years I haven't been diving. Recently though, I've found a buddy to dive with and have beeen boat diving off Amakusa Island once a month (Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan) - about a 3.5 hour drive from where I live.
This has rekindled my spirit and reminds me of a love of the undersea, and the technical challenges of diving. Looking forward to future diving for a decade or two... I'm still using some of my old equipment, brought to Japan: ScubaPro Mk10/G250, Suunto Solution/console - I'm having these checked/overhauled.
A couple of questions:
Is there any reason to upgrade?
Do you think my 1991 computer is algorithmically effective/safe?
I'm looking for a BCD. I liked my old AIR 2 system (though bulky and with stiff buttons): combined inflator/alternate airsource.
Does anyone have some recommendations in a BCD?
I'm wondering what BCD to purchase. I want it to last, be unrestrictive, be fairly light. I'd like to use a combined inflator/alternate airsource on it. I can't pay a fortune ($300-$400. total maybe). We have lots of sea urchins here, mostly an issue when shore diving in surf - you don't want to bump into them - it's usually the side of your leg or a misplaced hand or arm that get's it, so maybe more a wetsuit issue than a BCD issue, but thought I'd mention it.
Great to be here.
My history in brief:
Worked in a Colorado dive shop for a couple of years, did advanced training and acquired a divemaster license (Dive Control Specialist SSI; PADI Advanced Diver, others). That was in 1990-91. In the last few years I haven't been diving. Recently though, I've found a buddy to dive with and have beeen boat diving off Amakusa Island once a month (Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan) - about a 3.5 hour drive from where I live.
This has rekindled my spirit and reminds me of a love of the undersea, and the technical challenges of diving. Looking forward to future diving for a decade or two... I'm still using some of my old equipment, brought to Japan: ScubaPro Mk10/G250, Suunto Solution/console - I'm having these checked/overhauled.
A couple of questions:
Is there any reason to upgrade?
Do you think my 1991 computer is algorithmically effective/safe?
I'm looking for a BCD. I liked my old AIR 2 system (though bulky and with stiff buttons): combined inflator/alternate airsource.
Does anyone have some recommendations in a BCD?
I'm wondering what BCD to purchase. I want it to last, be unrestrictive, be fairly light. I'd like to use a combined inflator/alternate airsource on it. I can't pay a fortune ($300-$400. total maybe). We have lots of sea urchins here, mostly an issue when shore diving in surf - you don't want to bump into them - it's usually the side of your leg or a misplaced hand or arm that get's it, so maybe more a wetsuit issue than a BCD issue, but thought I'd mention it.
Great to be here.