fmerkel
Contributor
The manufactures have done a pretty good job with the 'life-support' push. It isn't wrong, but it's using fear to sell. People that know regs and are inside of them all the time are fully aware that most of the functional difference between modern regs and stuff 20 years old is about 80-90% marketing, as long as the old stuff has been appropriately maintained.My own regs are in that category.
In the NW people spend hoards on regs, computers, and BC's. Then being broke they go for a wetsuit. Drysuits are expensive, hard to manage, and potential dangerous. Then they quit diving because they are freezing. I think the drop-out rate here is 90% or higher. It's not a good allocation of resources.
In the NW people spend hoards on regs, computers, and BC's. Then being broke they go for a wetsuit. Drysuits are expensive, hard to manage, and potential dangerous. Then they quit diving because they are freezing. I think the drop-out rate here is 90% or higher. It's not a good allocation of resources.