Lampy
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I am new to Scuba. Just finished my Open water with PADI and I have decided to through myself head over heels into it. I am 16, soon to enter sixth form, and I will not need a car for at least another 6 years (med school next), therefore I will be using the cash I rake in to purchase a WHOLE scuba kit.
Budget: £1000-£1200 (roughly $2000-$2400)
Requirements: I need a kit which I can use both in the cold UK and warmer locations e.g. the Red Sea.
I understand I need both a wet and dry suit.
Mind-set: Mares Avanti Quattro fins (95% sure on these)
Suunto Gekko computer (again, 95%)
Aqualung or Apeks regs, cold water, (only 70% on the brands, don't know a lot about regs except that I need cold water ones)
That's about all that I know...
What I would like to know is your opinion on the best.... everything!
I have two masks with a snorkels which are new and fairly good, though not a specialist scuba one... should I use my mask with a valve, the one without... or splash out loads of cash on a top-johnny-banana one?
Jacket BCD... or back-inflating one... or a wing (whatever they are).
Here's a clue as to how much of a novice I am: When diving in the UK do I need my own cylinder? (or twins?)
Currently (I'm not sure if this is relevant) I am about 5 foot 4, and 8 stone (In the Red Sea I used 4kg of weight).
PLEASE share your thoughts, even if it's just to tell me how much of a novice I am
Thank-you in advance,
Michael
Budget: £1000-£1200 (roughly $2000-$2400)
Requirements: I need a kit which I can use both in the cold UK and warmer locations e.g. the Red Sea.
I understand I need both a wet and dry suit.
Mind-set: Mares Avanti Quattro fins (95% sure on these)
Suunto Gekko computer (again, 95%)
Aqualung or Apeks regs, cold water, (only 70% on the brands, don't know a lot about regs except that I need cold water ones)
That's about all that I know...
What I would like to know is your opinion on the best.... everything!
I have two masks with a snorkels which are new and fairly good, though not a specialist scuba one... should I use my mask with a valve, the one without... or splash out loads of cash on a top-johnny-banana one?
Jacket BCD... or back-inflating one... or a wing (whatever they are).
Here's a clue as to how much of a novice I am: When diving in the UK do I need my own cylinder? (or twins?)
Currently (I'm not sure if this is relevant) I am about 5 foot 4, and 8 stone (In the Red Sea I used 4kg of weight).
PLEASE share your thoughts, even if it's just to tell me how much of a novice I am
Thank-you in advance,
Michael