#1376
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From Aikidiver: Having your own gear preferences while you’re sport diving on you own are fine, but when you’re teaching a class, you wear the LDS dive uniform. It reinforces the concept of ’value’ with the students. They see you wearing the same gear they just spent a lot of money on, so they feel their money was well spent.
So in effect you’re lying to the students. If it isn’t gear that I am going to normally dive in then I’m promoting a product I don’t use and endorse. Let’s see, I really dive a Sherwood BC, Cressi balanced first & second stage regulators, LiquidVision computer, etc. But what you need is an Oceanic BC, TUSA regulator, and Oceanic computer.
What we do is work with students and their budget if they are interested in gearing some or all of their own gear. For students who have a higher end budget we fit them in higher end gear; For students with a very tight budget we try to fit them in quality lower end gear. This helps all students who want their own gear get it and for students with a bigger budget will give them the ability to go longer without wanting to upgrade.
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