Newby question on buying Gear...

"Adam H." <ahairsub4@rREMOVEMEspamSTOPPER.jvxp.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I'm new to the scuba diving world, but I'm interested in purchasing some
> gear. (Should complete my open water rating this comming weekend, which
> I'm
> looking foward to).
>
> I was wondering - when buying gear, are there any traps to look out for,
> or
> particular questions to ask.
>
> I thought to start off with, I maybe better going with 2nd hand stuff
> until
> I get an idea of what I really want/need. So far, I can think of the
> following:
>
> * Tank Capacity. Volume and Pressure rating. (I hear some older tanks are
> only rated to 150bar)
> * Tank Certified. (Bad Idea to purchase a tank that's life is depleted)
>
> Are their any other questions I should be asking about tanks / BCD's /
> Regulators, etc?
>
> Cheers
>
> Adam.

get a good mask, get good fins + booties and an appropriate wetsuit ( people
piss in the hire ones ) than leave the rest for a while. See if you love the
pass time before shelving out the big bucks. ONLY BUY SECOND HAND GEAR IF
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING or you know someone who knows what they are
doing Hint the bloke in the dive shop may have different motives to you.


Good luck and good diving

"Adam H." <ahairsub4@rREMOVEMEspamSTOPPER.jvxp.com> wrote in message
news:44025c83$1@quokka.wn.com.au...
> Hi,
>
> I'm new to the scuba diving world, but I'm interested in purchasing some
> gear. (Should complete my open water rating this comming weekend, which
> I'm
> looking foward to).
>
> I was wondering - when buying gear, are there any traps to look out for,
> or
> particular questions to ask.
>
> I thought to start off with, I maybe better going with 2nd hand stuff
> until
> I get an idea of what I really want/need. So far, I can think of the
> following:
>
> * Tank Capacity. Volume and Pressure rating. (I hear some older tanks are
> only rated to 150bar)
> * Tank Certified. (Bad Idea to purchase a tank that's life is depleted)
>
> Are their any other questions I should be asking about tanks / BCD's /
> Regulators, etc?
>
> Cheers
>
> Adam.

get a good mask, get good fins + booties and an appropriate wetsuit ( people
piss in the hire ones ) than leave the rest for a while. See if you love the
pass time before shelving out the big bucks. ONLY BUY SECOND HAND GEAR IF
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING or you know someone who knows what they are
doing Hint the bloke in the dive shop may have different motives to you.


Good luck and good diving

"Adam H." <ahairsub4@rREMOVEMEspamSTOPPER.jvxp.com> wrote in message
news:44025c83$1@quokka.wn.com.au...
> Hi,
>
> I'm new to the scuba diving world, but I'm interested in purchasing some
> gear. (Should complete my open water rating this comming weekend, which
> I'm
> looking foward to).
>
> I was wondering - when buying gear, are there any traps to look out for,
> or
> particular questions to ask.
>
> I thought to start off with, I maybe better going with 2nd hand stuff
> until
> I get an idea of what I really want/need. So far, I can think of the
> following:
>
> * Tank Capacity. Volume and Pressure rating. (I hear some older tanks are
> only rated to 150bar)
> * Tank Certified. (Bad Idea to purchase a tank that's life is depleted)
>
> Are their any other questions I should be asking about tanks / BCD's /
> Regulators, etc?
>
> Cheers
>
> Adam.

get a good mask, get good fins + booties and an appropriate wetsuit ( people
piss in the hire ones ) than leave the rest for a while. See if you love the
pass time before shelving out the big bucks. ONLY BUY SECOND HAND GEAR IF
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING or you know someone who knows what they are
doing Hint the bloke in the dive shop may have different motives to you.


Good luck and good diving

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

> get a good mask, get good fins + booties and an appropriate wetsuit (
people
> piss in the hire ones ) than leave the rest for a while. See if you love
the
> pass time before shelving out the big bucks. ONLY BUY SECOND HAND GEAR IF
> YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING or you know someone who knows what they are
> doing Hint the bloke in the dive shop may have different motives to you.

Hmm.. that's why I'm asking the questions. I'm trying to learn what to do.


At this stage, I was actually looking at ebay. I've found some cheap
(compared to local) devices on ebay, even brand new that I thought looked
good - but didn't know if there were any catches. (ie, do some regulators
have a lower limit, say 150bar, instead of 230bar), etc, etc.

One item that caught my eye was:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....keTra ck=true

Does this look like a good buy (for under $1000 AUD including postage), or
am I missing something?

Thanks & Regards

Adam.

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

> get a good mask, get good fins + booties and an appropriate wetsuit (
people
> piss in the hire ones ) than leave the rest for a while. See if you love
the
> pass time before shelving out the big bucks. ONLY BUY SECOND HAND GEAR IF
> YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING or you know someone who knows what they are
> doing Hint the bloke in the dive shop may have different motives to you.

Hmm.. that's why I'm asking the questions. I'm trying to learn what to do.


At this stage, I was actually looking at ebay. I've found some cheap
(compared to local) devices on ebay, even brand new that I thought looked
good - but didn't know if there were any catches. (ie, do some regulators
have a lower limit, say 150bar, instead of 230bar), etc, etc.

One item that caught my eye was:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....keTra ck=true

Does this look like a good buy (for under $1000 AUD including postage), or
am I missing something?

Thanks & Regards

Adam.

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

> get a good mask, get good fins + booties and an appropriate wetsuit (
people
> piss in the hire ones ) than leave the rest for a while. See if you love
the
> pass time before shelving out the big bucks. ONLY BUY SECOND HAND GEAR IF
> YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING or you know someone who knows what they are
> doing Hint the bloke in the dive shop may have different motives to you.

Hmm.. that's why I'm asking the questions. I'm trying to learn what to do.


At this stage, I was actually looking at ebay. I've found some cheap
(compared to local) devices on ebay, even brand new that I thought looked
good - but didn't know if there were any catches. (ie, do some regulators
have a lower limit, say 150bar, instead of 230bar), etc, etc.

One item that caught my eye was:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....keTra ck=true

Does this look like a good buy (for under $1000 AUD including postage), or
am I missing something?

Thanks & Regards

Adam.

Adam,

Don't bother buying a tank at this stage. The easiest thing to hire and
(apart from lead) the heaviest thing to carry. Personally I agree with mask,
fins, boots, snorkel and wettie first. Then a BC - it's really nice to get
completely familiar with your own BC rather than messing around trying to
get familiar with a hire one!

"Adam H." <ahairsub4@rREMOVEMEspamSTOPPER.jvxp.com> wrote in message
news:4402a246@quokka.wn.com.au...
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
>> get a good mask, get good fins + booties and an appropriate wetsuit (
> people
>> piss in the hire ones ) than leave the rest for a while. See if you love
> the
>> pass time before shelving out the big bucks. ONLY BUY SECOND HAND GEAR IF
>> YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING or you know someone who knows what they are
>> doing Hint the bloke in the dive shop may have different motives to you.
>
> Hmm.. that's why I'm asking the questions. I'm trying to learn what to do.
>
>
> At this stage, I was actually looking at ebay. I've found some cheap
> (compared to local) devices on ebay, even brand new that I thought looked
> good - but didn't know if there were any catches. (ie, do some regulators
> have a lower limit, say 150bar, instead of 230bar), etc, etc.
>
> One item that caught my eye was:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....keTra ck=true
>
> Does this look like a good buy (for under $1000 AUD including postage), or
> am I missing something?
>
> Thanks & Regards
>
> Adam.
>
>

Adam,

Don't bother buying a tank at this stage. The easiest thing to hire and
(apart from lead) the heaviest thing to carry. Personally I agree with mask,
fins, boots, snorkel and wettie first. Then a BC - it's really nice to get
completely familiar with your own BC rather than messing around trying to
get familiar with a hire one!

"Adam H." <ahairsub4@rREMOVEMEspamSTOPPER.jvxp.com> wrote in message
news:4402a246@quokka.wn.com.au...
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
>> get a good mask, get good fins + booties and an appropriate wetsuit (
> people
>> piss in the hire ones ) than leave the rest for a while. See if you love
> the
>> pass time before shelving out the big bucks. ONLY BUY SECOND HAND GEAR IF
>> YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING or you know someone who knows what they are
>> doing Hint the bloke in the dive shop may have different motives to you.
>
> Hmm.. that's why I'm asking the questions. I'm trying to learn what to do.
>
>
> At this stage, I was actually looking at ebay. I've found some cheap
> (compared to local) devices on ebay, even brand new that I thought looked
> good - but didn't know if there were any catches. (ie, do some regulators
> have a lower limit, say 150bar, instead of 230bar), etc, etc.
>
> One item that caught my eye was:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....keTra ck=true
>
> Does this look like a good buy (for under $1000 AUD including postage), or
> am I missing something?
>
> Thanks & Regards
>
> Adam.
>
>

Adam,

Don't bother buying a tank at this stage. The easiest thing to hire and
(apart from lead) the heaviest thing to carry. Personally I agree with mask,
fins, boots, snorkel and wettie first. Then a BC - it's really nice to get
completely familiar with your own BC rather than messing around trying to
get familiar with a hire one!

"Adam H." <ahairsub4@rREMOVEMEspamSTOPPER.jvxp.com> wrote in message
news:4402a246@quokka.wn.com.au...
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
>> get a good mask, get good fins + booties and an appropriate wetsuit (
> people
>> piss in the hire ones ) than leave the rest for a while. See if you love
> the
>> pass time before shelving out the big bucks. ONLY BUY SECOND HAND GEAR IF
>> YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING or you know someone who knows what they are
>> doing Hint the bloke in the dive shop may have different motives to you.
>
> Hmm.. that's why I'm asking the questions. I'm trying to learn what to do.
>
>
> At this stage, I was actually looking at ebay. I've found some cheap
> (compared to local) devices on ebay, even brand new that I thought looked
> good - but didn't know if there were any catches. (ie, do some regulators
> have a lower limit, say 150bar, instead of 230bar), etc, etc.
>
> One item that caught my eye was:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....keTra ck=true
>
> Does this look like a good buy (for under $1000 AUD including postage), or
> am I missing something?
>
> Thanks & Regards
>
> Adam.
>
>

"news.bigpond.com" <slade.beard@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> Adam,
>
> Don't bother buying a tank at this stage. The easiest thing to hire and
> (apart from lead) the heaviest thing to carry. Personally I agree with
> mask, fins, boots, snorkel and wettie first. Then a BC - it's really nice
> to get completely familiar with your own BC rather than messing around
> trying to get familiar with a hire one!


and may I suggest a BC with integrated weights. Why? because most/all dive
boats carry weights on board and you don't have to carry a weight belt
around most of the time ( doing a shore dive you are no worse off and can
carry your weights down by wearing your BC). The only problem is making sure
that a new dive buddy know how to dump your weights if necessary.