Jorgy
Contributor
I paraphrase......rental regs are crappy and not serviced......that is the essence of many posts........
Compressors, tanks, O2 Kits, marine radios, dive boats themselves, first aid kits, fill whips, nitrox fills........those would all be OK and well maintained......... but those darn rental regs would not be maintained.......
I get that someone may prefer their own setup and have no problem with that.......I also get that they own expensive gear they prefer to use and it may breath better than a lower end regs that rentals typically are.......I also get that everyone seems to have a rental reg horror story.......
But, over the years I seen many personal well maintained regs freeflow, mouth pieces fall off, hoses leak, SPGs crack along with computers failing, fin straps break, wetsuit zippers breaking, drysuit seals ripping or leaking, burst discs go, BCD's leak, inflator hoses rip, O rings fail........
Equipment issues are not limited to rental gear, it is part of diving.......
If you use a solid well regarded dive op the rental gear will be fine..........
Sorry for the rant........I just needed to post it.......
M
Compressors, tanks, O2 Kits, marine radios, dive boats themselves, first aid kits, fill whips, nitrox fills........those would all be OK and well maintained......... but those darn rental regs would not be maintained.......
I get that someone may prefer their own setup and have no problem with that.......I also get that they own expensive gear they prefer to use and it may breath better than a lower end regs that rentals typically are.......I also get that everyone seems to have a rental reg horror story.......
But, over the years I seen many personal well maintained regs freeflow, mouth pieces fall off, hoses leak, SPGs crack along with computers failing, fin straps break, wetsuit zippers breaking, drysuit seals ripping or leaking, burst discs go, BCD's leak, inflator hoses rip, O rings fail........
Equipment issues are not limited to rental gear, it is part of diving.......
If you use a solid well regarded dive op the rental gear will be fine..........
Sorry for the rant........I just needed to post it.......
M