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    Quote Originally Posted by C2001
    I would go for the DAN. But when i signed up for DAN they said I had to also sign up for the PADI membership for $29. I just signed up last year so i don't know if this is still their policy.
    You misunderstood. DAN does not require membership in anything remotely resembling PADI. I've been a member of DAN for many, many years. I've never associated with PADI.
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    Only 4? For $29 I can get 14 air fills if I buy them in bulk ahead of time

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    Whoever sold you the PADI membership with your DAN membership is a liar. And you can get the bag with PADI. It lasts about 6 months before it starts to fall apart and leave black confetti all over everything. The zippers break at about 2 months and the magazine is nothing but infomercials. Any article they have in it manages to work in a plug for a PADI course. "Dive the Andrea Doria, sure, but you need the training and that begins with a PADI AOW and PADI deep course". "Contact your PADI dive center today to begin your Doria Adventure!" RIGHT!
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    With a PADI membership you get a subscription to a slick diving magazine that has all kinds of biased gear reviews.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Doc Harry View Post
    With a PADI membership you get a subscription to a slick diving magazine that has all kinds of biased gear reviews.
    Don't forget, you also get the slick ads from the companies that make the gear in the biased reviews!


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    Do the DAN membership, it may save your life. The PADI mag is essentially a travel and product mag.


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