Jean Francois Desfosses
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Long story short. Traveling in South, Central, north and Southeast Asia for 18 months.
Currently a rescue diver with a few hundred dives in many conditions (Arctic, zero visibility, Galapagos, Maldives, quarries, etc)
Have my own backmount equipment back home in Canada, steel 130's and Al80's, dry suit, etc.
Decided to do my DM and in Thailand in November,and my IDC and MSDT in Indonesia in December, as well as sidemount.
I need help.... obviously, I won't be able to bring any of my own equipment...it's home and my backpack is already bursting at the seems!
So my issues are, I need a sidemount kit, that I'll be able to use in freezing waters back home...it seems as though most Asian boutiques don't sell the kit, therefore I should likely get it online.
I travel a lot, and figured that I would best be served by a lightweight hybrid system, such as the diverite nomad XT, Hollis sms75, or 100.
As far as regs go, I am looking at the Hollis dcx , nomad XT (diverite), or Hog D1... although open to any suggestions as long as they are cold water rated!
Any setup suggestions?
Especially, any idea how best to buy them and have them safely shipped in Asia and avoid duty fees as much as possible? Or else, can anyone recommend a good place to buy in Thailand or Indonesia?
Finally, recommendations for good dive schools in Thailand would be awesome. I already picked the one in Indonesia!
Thanks for everything!
JF
Currently a rescue diver with a few hundred dives in many conditions (Arctic, zero visibility, Galapagos, Maldives, quarries, etc)
Have my own backmount equipment back home in Canada, steel 130's and Al80's, dry suit, etc.
Decided to do my DM and in Thailand in November,and my IDC and MSDT in Indonesia in December, as well as sidemount.
I need help.... obviously, I won't be able to bring any of my own equipment...it's home and my backpack is already bursting at the seems!
So my issues are, I need a sidemount kit, that I'll be able to use in freezing waters back home...it seems as though most Asian boutiques don't sell the kit, therefore I should likely get it online.
I travel a lot, and figured that I would best be served by a lightweight hybrid system, such as the diverite nomad XT, Hollis sms75, or 100.
As far as regs go, I am looking at the Hollis dcx , nomad XT (diverite), or Hog D1... although open to any suggestions as long as they are cold water rated!
Any setup suggestions?
Especially, any idea how best to buy them and have them safely shipped in Asia and avoid duty fees as much as possible? Or else, can anyone recommend a good place to buy in Thailand or Indonesia?
Finally, recommendations for good dive schools in Thailand would be awesome. I already picked the one in Indonesia!
Thanks for everything!
JF