coopermonster
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Hi Scubaboarders,
Long time listener, first time caller.
After some particularly awesome snorkeling adventures in Maui this summer, my wife and I decided to take the plunge into diving. We’re nearly done with a 5-week / 40-hour NAUI OW course and are doing our checkout dives in Monterey next weekend and the following.
Suffice it to say: we’re already thoroughly addicted. We’re heading to Fiji for 3 weeks next month and hope to get a good 20-30 dives in, then are heading to Cozumel in 2019.
A couple quick questions:
Just kidding; please don’t answer those questions, really.
In all seriousness, I’m incredibly grateful for the wealth of knowledge and experience on this board. On behalf of the silent majority of lurkers: thank you. My wife and I have learned so much from you. To answer my own questions from above, our decisions ended up being... BC? Zeagle Express Tech. DC? Oceanic Geo 2.0. Fins? Mares Avanti Quattro. Regulator? Apeks XTX50. BFK? Nope, trilobite + surgical shears. Plus all the requisite safety gear… now we just need to avoid looking like xmas trees!
So anyway, pleasure to meet you and thanks again.
Long time listener, first time caller.
After some particularly awesome snorkeling adventures in Maui this summer, my wife and I decided to take the plunge into diving. We’re nearly done with a 5-week / 40-hour NAUI OW course and are doing our checkout dives in Monterey next weekend and the following.
Suffice it to say: we’re already thoroughly addicted. We’re heading to Fiji for 3 weeks next month and hope to get a good 20-30 dives in, then are heading to Cozumel in 2019.
A couple quick questions:
- Should I get a BP/W or a jacket-style BC?
- Do you recommend a Suunto Zoop Novo or a Shearwater Perdix?
- Which is better? NAUI, PADI, or SSI?
- Will I die if I choose split fins?
- The best cutting device is a BFK, right?
Just kidding; please don’t answer those questions, really.
In all seriousness, I’m incredibly grateful for the wealth of knowledge and experience on this board. On behalf of the silent majority of lurkers: thank you. My wife and I have learned so much from you. To answer my own questions from above, our decisions ended up being... BC? Zeagle Express Tech. DC? Oceanic Geo 2.0. Fins? Mares Avanti Quattro. Regulator? Apeks XTX50. BFK? Nope, trilobite + surgical shears. Plus all the requisite safety gear… now we just need to avoid looking like xmas trees!
So anyway, pleasure to meet you and thanks again.
