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Just that he had an extensive collection of tanks, gear, and everything scuba and I was a bit in awe as an inexperienced diver. However, I'm sure that I would be just as impressed at many of these forum member's gear lockers. Anyway, i will definitely be picking up some stripper asap as the...

I figured he knew what he was talking about since his basement looked like a tech diving museum, but just wanted to make sure. Thanks everyone. Also, the tank has a thick yellow paint underneath that looks to be original under someone's spray paint job, will paint stripper be sufficient to...

So I ended up picking up the tank, and it seems good, 3/4 valve, clean interior, no lining, was JUST hydroed last month. The only thing is when he pulled the boot of there was some minor pitting on the very bottom of the tank, but he said it was not even close to failing VIP. He vip'd it himself...

How will i know if the valve is 1/2" or 3/4"?

Hi I'm looking to purchase my first tank and have come across a couple of rough looking "vintage" steel 72s. The guy selling them says they are from the mid 60s, they were hydro tested last year, and he will do a visual before purchase. One concern i have is whether they will be as functional as...

So I ended up finding the hollis 321 octo brand new for a deal (total cost for both seconds and first 310 :)) and heard it performs as good as the 212. both of them have the same service kit. Would techs mind if you brought your own service kits to them? Northeast scuba has aftermarket kits for...

Thank you for your suggestions and advice, i just ordered the Hollis DC3/212 setup, seeing as it is a sub brand of oceanic and a shop near by will definitely work on it, it looks like an incredible deal, and i couldn't find a consistent complaint about it looking through these forums. Now I'm...

I would worry about the maintenance availability for the dive right, and the HOG looks to be DIN only, but the hollis looks almost too good to be true, have you personally used it? Is maintenance difficult or expensive? Is the closeout just because they are releasing a new model? Sent from my...

Hello, I'm fairly new to scuba diving and just recently decided after my 20th dive that I would like to own my own gear. However, being on an extremely tight budget, I realize that I will have to start out with some very basic equipment. So I have narrowed down my considerations to the aqualung...