MudBug
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Joined this board in 2005 and this is my third post, so it's been a bit.
Some background.
I certified in 1984 and did a lot of diving in the Texas/Oklahoma area. Did some competition spear fishing for awhile.
Then life stepped in. I got married and started a family. My scuba stuff pretty much set idle except for two or three trips for the next 27 years, we focused on boating as a family activity. I can still out ski my kids.
But the kids have moved on and wife and I have retired early. The boat was sold and we purchased a fifth wheel to do our traveling in, have driven all over northwest USA and down into Florida.
I have decided to get back into scuba at 60 years of age. I'm in average healthy shape, am dieting to loose some of the ballast I have gained.
So anyway, it looks like my regulators are in fine shop, having a local dive shop service them. I have some of the Luxfer tanks that were a concern years back but have been told if they pass the Hydro and VIP they will be fine.
I purchased a ScubaPro BCV as mine was 34 years old. I looked nice but that is a lot of age on rubber.
The new BC uses the weight panels inside the BC itself, apparently lead weight belts are not a thing anymore.
I will be taking a refresher course soon. The dive shop wants me to do the beginner class, as if I had never dived. (Last dive was eight years ago and I did fine) They say it includes a section on dive computers and with my new BC there will be a learning curve.
The cost between the refresher and the entry level is pretty great, as is the time requirement of having to do open water dives again. I'm leaning more to the refresher.
Anyway, I'll be looking for a wrist watch dive computer without air integration but perhaps with Nitrox charts included.
Anyone have any suggestions about what I planning? Would especially like to hear from anyone who has done a similar encore effort.
Thanks,
Mudbug
Some background.
I certified in 1984 and did a lot of diving in the Texas/Oklahoma area. Did some competition spear fishing for awhile.
Then life stepped in. I got married and started a family. My scuba stuff pretty much set idle except for two or three trips for the next 27 years, we focused on boating as a family activity. I can still out ski my kids.
But the kids have moved on and wife and I have retired early. The boat was sold and we purchased a fifth wheel to do our traveling in, have driven all over northwest USA and down into Florida.
I have decided to get back into scuba at 60 years of age. I'm in average healthy shape, am dieting to loose some of the ballast I have gained.
So anyway, it looks like my regulators are in fine shop, having a local dive shop service them. I have some of the Luxfer tanks that were a concern years back but have been told if they pass the Hydro and VIP they will be fine.
I purchased a ScubaPro BCV as mine was 34 years old. I looked nice but that is a lot of age on rubber.
The new BC uses the weight panels inside the BC itself, apparently lead weight belts are not a thing anymore.
I will be taking a refresher course soon. The dive shop wants me to do the beginner class, as if I had never dived. (Last dive was eight years ago and I did fine) They say it includes a section on dive computers and with my new BC there will be a learning curve.
The cost between the refresher and the entry level is pretty great, as is the time requirement of having to do open water dives again. I'm leaning more to the refresher.
Anyway, I'll be looking for a wrist watch dive computer without air integration but perhaps with Nitrox charts included.
Anyone have any suggestions about what I planning? Would especially like to hear from anyone who has done a similar encore effort.
Thanks,
Mudbug