Black Friday deals usually beat DEMA deals.....
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Thanks folks. This is exactly what I needed to know. I appreciate the valuable input. Keep blowing bubbles!
I went to DEMA last year for the first time. We walked 23 miles in 3 days. It was fun to see all the new stuff...and all the Chinese knockoffs of the new stuff. Saturday lots of booths were selling the stuff but not at blazing discounts. OTS had some DEMA specials. Some booths had free beer or rum punch. The Navy Experimental Dive Unit was there and I tried not to be awestruck like a school girl at a Beegees concert (yea...I'm old)
It is Scuba Group Travel Meca. Lots of surprising affordable trips with a short booking time. We lined up Cuba for 32 over 2 weeks and worked on a Greece liveaboard for 2020.
I'm not a Vegas guy, but it was fun. If your shop will get you credentials, it's worth going just to see it. Wear comfortable shoes. A backpack is a good idea too although lots of booths have little backpacks with their stuff already in it.
Safe travels,
Jay
It is Scuba Group Travel Meca. Lots of surprising affordable trips with a short booking time. We lined up Cuba for 32 over 2 weeks and worked on a Greece liveaboard for 2020.
I'm not a Vegas guy, but it was fun. If your shop will get you credentials, it's worth going just to see it. Wear comfortable shoes. A backpack is a good idea too although lots of booths have little backpacks with their stuff already in it.
Safe travels,
Jay
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Toss me in the 3 decades of DEMA group too. The real value of DEMA is all the 'face to face' meeting of people and some of the most incredible offers, ideas and projects come directly from them. You'll never see what they tell you privately by looking at a website. If you want to save 50 bucks on a regulator by spending $250 on airfare, fine. But if you want to go to a huge industry social event and build relationships that mean you can pretty much pick up the phone and collaborate with industry leaders, then go to DEMA. Everyone learns something valuable.
P.S. You'll also meet alot of us that you read about on ScubaBoard too !!
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