SP, Apeks, Poseidon, HOG, Deep6, ...... lots of choices. What it comes down to is what works for you regarding service/parts/convenience. How you handle that based on where you live becomes the necessary thing to evaluate.
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agreed - but if you go HOG or Deep6 your local dive shop will not service regs, you will have to send out for servicing or take regulator servicing classes for those regs. Personally I have 4 sets of HOG regs for sidemount diving-I love them and I really do not like Poseidon regs.
@pconsidine : What are you saying? I know a shop near me that sells and services HOG..... I know another business that was in the process of setting up with Deep6 where he was a service provider.
HOG and Deep6 allow you to purchase kits for service, but there are alternatives to DIY....
HOG and Deep6 allow you to purchase kits for service, but there are alternatives to DIY....
I live in New York area and most shops use the thinking that if you purchased gear online they will not service it
I too live in NY, but thankfully not that part..... (about as far as possible from it)
I hear you
rhwestfall no wonder there are so many shops closing in the Northeast since their business practices are ancient. That is why as a Instructor I am independent, do not want association with any local shop-too much politics involved..
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Mares Abyss. I have been diving one for over 18 years up here in the Great Lakes in temps down to 1 or 2 celcius and it has never free flowed or missed a beat. Probably 90 % of the divers I dive with use a Mares Abyss.
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The DB4 is functionally the same as a DS4 except uses a plastic end cap which requires a specialized tool and a finned diaphragm clamp which requires a spanner to open as opposed to a C spanner. It also introduces two new O rings into the mix.
The XL4 is basically a Flight in a different dress. Looking at the manual it appears to require at least 6 specialised tools, not sure if they are actually required in practice though. It "looks" overly complicated. I'd not buy one.
Hard to beat a DS4 and ATX or XTX for simplicity, ease of servicing and reliability.
I can get them cheaper than in the US, feel free to message me if you want to explore that option.
The XL4 is basically a Flight in a different dress. Looking at the manual it appears to require at least 6 specialised tools, not sure if they are actually required in practice though. It "looks" overly complicated. I'd not buy one.
Hard to beat a DS4 and ATX or XTX for simplicity, ease of servicing and reliability.
I can get them cheaper than in the US, feel free to message me if you want to explore that option.
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I don't discourage it.
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