OP
King_of_All_Tyrants
Contributor
Thanks all. Lots of good advice here.
I think the following quotes sum up the problem nicely:
I'm still mulling.........
I think the following quotes sum up the problem nicely:
Keep in mind when making your decision that you will probably be required to have an octo of some sort on your annual week long tropics trips, especially if you do any liveaboards.
If you are going to dive NJ,MD,DE,NC, many boat operators require a pony or doubles to dive.
This is a much debated topic on SB and as the OP noted the arguements are very geographic centric.
I'm still mulling.........