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LatitudeAdjustment - 12/30/2010 8:35 AM
From OLDSCHOOL:

This thread could easily end up in the record book for being the longest. Every scuba forum always has folks asking what gear they should buy. There is nothing wrong with asking. The problem is if your final selections are based on what others have recommended. You and only you can decide what works for you and what doesn’t. My suggestion is to find several LDS’s who have various brands. Try them all out. Does this take time. Sure. But once you have selected the gear that you are comfortable with, it will provide years of enjoyment and last for years if well taken care of.

P.S. Sherwood Avid BC, Scubapro reg, Oceanic Veo 250 computer, Cressi Big Eyes mask, Cressi Rondine A fins.....



Ditto, 10 divers will give you 11 different answers!

What is most important is that what you buy can be serviced locally!

One good piece of advise that has popped up in this thread is Oceanic makes good breathing inexpensive regs and they are also the manufacture of most of the dive computers out there that have been private labeled.