Any equipment buying regrets ?

[toddster541]

So much junk has come and gone over the years... a couple of things come to mind.

"Soft backpack" BCD that I thought would be convenient for air travel. I (sadly) don't actually go on that many vacations. The harness offers little to no support and it's fiendishly difficult to get the straps tight enough on a tank. (The nylon straps expand when wet. But. Very slowly. Like it takes until the second dive of the day.) It was a lot more comfortable on my bare back than my old Dacor hard pack though.

One of those little air horns that clip on between your BC inflator and LP hose. Didn't work when wet and hard to rinse. Corroded away rather rapidly.

 

[Mr. Sunday]

Another came to mind..... My Liquivision X1. Sold my Shearwater for it and regretted it pretty quick.

 

[Bert van den Berg]

A 6 cubic foot pony bottle. Too small and doesn't get used. Would feel guilty selling it to someone else.

 

[RyanT]

A 6 cubic foot pony bottle.

I'll do you one better for regrets... Spare Air.

 

[shoredivr]

20 years ago I bought a spare air.

Insufficient gas

 

[shoredivr]

A 6 cubic foot pony bottle. Too small and doesn't get used. Would feel guilty selling it to someone else.

Makes a great argon bottle though

 

[100days-a-year]

Split fins.Useless in current pushing a load.
Spring straps.Heavy and no better than what they replace.
A BC.Way to much drag,useless plastic D rings.
A tinted mask. Goes without saying.
All because I bought into hype instead of asking people who dive like I do what was already working.

 

[Johnoly]

A snorkel

 

[BRT]

I'll do you one better for regrets... Spare Air.

I still carry one.

 

[TMHeimer]

Spring straps work well in "cold" water because you don't have to fart around with buckles, possible having to remove your lobster claw mitts in 40F water or less. I can see where it wouldn't matter down South.