nopEda:
Hi Scubers,
Haven't scubad(?) yet, but plan on giving it a go.
Last week I learned to clear my mask. It sux...my throat doesn't want to
draw air in my mouth when my nostrils are filled with water...
imagine that. But I did manage to overcome, and did it about
5 times. Does it get easier? Should it get easier?
Now I'm interested in where to get low cost equipment, because
I'm a poor boy. Can anyone suggest where to get the low cost,
surplus (whatever) type gear? David
I would recommend this:
1) Get certified. For real... with someone who IS a dive instructor, not hoping to become one someday... You will need to buy fins, mask, snorkel for this anyway.
2) Do 5-10 dives on rental gear.
3) If you love it, and have a lifestyle that will let you dive on a reasonably regular basis, buy some good quality, entry level gear.
4) If it never gets fun for you, chalk it up to experience and walk away with all that extra money that you didn't spend on SCUBA equipment.
5) With the money from step 4, take hang gliding lessons, and ask the guys at
www.hangglidingboard.com about used helmets or parachutes or whatever it is that they spend their rent money on...
Seriously, always glad to have someone join the sport, and hope that you keep up with our forum. But don't get suckered into buying a lot of stuff early on. Some dive shops really push the retail end of the business to make ends meet. Renting definitely makes sense until you know if you like it, and what kind of features are important to you...