#28
Talon04 - 8/29/2013 7:31 PM
I went through the SSI certification process, and my instructor was more interested in getting students to dive safely than selling the shops equipment. My wife and I bought basic items fins, snorkel, mask because we wanted our own gear for classes. I am a retired military man, and anyone involved in the military knows you need your own gear. After I certified, I bought my BCD, and wetsuit not from my shop, but otherwise and my instructor/shop owner had no issues. We certified SSI simply because it was closer, now my wife needs to finish her certification.