brssmnky
Contributor
OK, so I'm brand-spanking new to diving (1 dive since becoming OW cert) and am researching regs (1st and 2nd stages) to buy. I will eventually (1-3 years) be diving cold water, as in Ice diving, as in chainsaws and ice holes and artic areas. What I want to do is buy a 1st stage (sealed balanced diaphram preferrably) and (primary) 2nd stage that are good for cold water. So When I start Ice diving, I can keep the 1st stage, move the (primary) 2nd stage to my back-up and buy an apeks as my new primary 2nd stage.
My LDS has been really good to me so far and I have no reason to not give them my money right now. They don't sell Apeks (which is why I'm not getting it right off, but It sounds the best choice for cold water)... and I'm gonna start with something they offer... when I actually get into the ice diving, I'll get the Apeks somewhere else. My LDS is really big on Scuba Pro (and I realize that Scuba Pro is a really good company), but I hear that they're not too great in cold water. Right now I'm not sure what to get.. I hear that the SP M16 is ok in cold water (??) because it's sealed. Also, my Uncle has dove for the past twenty years (and swears by) a Sherwood Oasis, so I'm considering a Sherwood Maximus or Blizzard (the bleeding 1st stage sounds good too for ice diving). Any comments on Oceanic, too? Some of them seem decent, no? They seem to have great computers... I think I'm gonna get an Oceanic pro plus 2 (please feel free to comment on this too). Also, what is a venturi switch?
So, comments please, sherwood Maximus, Blizzard, SP M16 (with a S550 probably)... Oceanics too? Good God could we get through a series of postings without metioning how great our Apeks regs are, if I swear I'll eventually get an Apeks reg as my primary 2nd stage????? Thank you all!
My LDS has been really good to me so far and I have no reason to not give them my money right now. They don't sell Apeks (which is why I'm not getting it right off, but It sounds the best choice for cold water)... and I'm gonna start with something they offer... when I actually get into the ice diving, I'll get the Apeks somewhere else. My LDS is really big on Scuba Pro (and I realize that Scuba Pro is a really good company), but I hear that they're not too great in cold water. Right now I'm not sure what to get.. I hear that the SP M16 is ok in cold water (??) because it's sealed. Also, my Uncle has dove for the past twenty years (and swears by) a Sherwood Oasis, so I'm considering a Sherwood Maximus or Blizzard (the bleeding 1st stage sounds good too for ice diving). Any comments on Oceanic, too? Some of them seem decent, no? They seem to have great computers... I think I'm gonna get an Oceanic pro plus 2 (please feel free to comment on this too). Also, what is a venturi switch?
So, comments please, sherwood Maximus, Blizzard, SP M16 (with a S550 probably)... Oceanics too? Good God could we get through a series of postings without metioning how great our Apeks regs are, if I swear I'll eventually get an Apeks reg as my primary 2nd stage????? Thank you all!