[Things I bought, but regretted:
2) A $200 "fairing" for my AtPac. I was a teenager, and I thought the AtPac fairing looked futuristic, like something from a Cousteau special. It completely enclosed my tank, first stage and back inflation in a streamlined fiberglass shell. The only thing missing was a matching light helmet. I epoxied it white (it was originally lime green), put on some fancy decals and thought it was cool. I made one dive trip with it before figuring out that it made changing tanks an ordeal and that it increased my drag in the water about a zillion percent. I sold it at a yard sale for 10 bucks.
Thought it funny you should mention the AtPac. When I was a kid, I thought that was the sexyiest piece of equipment on the block and wanted one so bad I would have sold my sister into slavery for it. But alas, I couldn't catch her so never had the money to buy one. Never thought about the difficulty of changing out the tanks or the increased drag. It was just so cool! SIGH. Guess I, by default, made the right decision!
Lee
2) A $200 "fairing" for my AtPac. I was a teenager, and I thought the AtPac fairing looked futuristic, like something from a Cousteau special. It completely enclosed my tank, first stage and back inflation in a streamlined fiberglass shell. The only thing missing was a matching light helmet. I epoxied it white (it was originally lime green), put on some fancy decals and thought it was cool. I made one dive trip with it before figuring out that it made changing tanks an ordeal and that it increased my drag in the water about a zillion percent. I sold it at a yard sale for 10 bucks.
Thought it funny you should mention the AtPac. When I was a kid, I thought that was the sexyiest piece of equipment on the block and wanted one so bad I would have sold my sister into slavery for it. But alas, I couldn't catch her so never had the money to buy one. Never thought about the difficulty of changing out the tanks or the increased drag. It was just so cool! SIGH. Guess I, by default, made the right decision!
Lee