What SCUBA equipment should I buy?
Posted on Feb 19, 2010 under Scuba Regulator | 1 CommentI’m a beginner diver. I’m interested in purchasing a regulator with octopus and guages and a BC. I dont know what brands would be the best. I live in Erie pa so I will be making cold water dives.
Zeagle is a newer BC company, but they make great quality BC`s and most of them are weight integrated so theres no need for a weight belt. They`re also very reasonably priced.
Dacor is also a great name brand that as been around forever. They make both BC`s and regulators. You best bet is to go into as many dive shops you can and check them out try them on. Some BC`s fit differently than others and some regs come set up a little differently, but you can usually change the way your regulator is set up. Such as a vertical or horizontal configuration.
I`d also recommend looking into buying used gear, mainly on craigslist.com or ebay.com A lot of times ppl will become certified but then cant equalize their ears or dont like the sport after a while so they buy new gear and then sell it for a really cheap price. You can also look into buying used rental gear from any dive shop that rents out equipment. However, rentals are usually a little more beat up than that 1 or 2 time diver that doesnt dive anymore.
February 19th, 2010 at 6:36 pm
Zeagle is a newer BC company, but they make great quality BC`s and most of them are weight integrated so theres no need for a weight belt. They`re also very reasonably priced.
Dacor is also a great name brand that as been around forever. They make both BC`s and regulators. You best bet is to go into as many dive shops you can and check them out try them on. Some BC`s fit differently than others and some regs come set up a little differently, but you can usually change the way your regulator is set up. Such as a vertical or horizontal configuration.
I`d also recommend looking into buying used gear, mainly on craigslist.com or ebay.com A lot of times ppl will become certified but then cant equalize their ears or dont like the sport after a while so they buy new gear and then sell it for a really cheap price. You can also look into buying used rental gear from any dive shop that rents out equipment. However, rentals are usually a little more beat up than that 1 or 2 time diver that doesnt dive anymore.
References :
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver