Regulator choice ?

Hi-Soft wrote:

> I know i'm probably going to open a tin of worms here but :
>
> Im looking to purchase my first regulator set (1st stage, 2nd stage
> & occy), and I've narrowed it down to just few after lots of reading
> & researching etc...
>
> Tusa : RS-110 / SS-110
>
> Oceanic : Alpha 8 ( reg & occy)
>
> AquaLung : Calipso reg / ABS occy

I've got a Calypso that was O2 cleaned that
I used for a deco reg. I wouldn't want to
dive it too deep, though.

But I've used the Titans, and I thought they
were good regs.

I'm using ScubaPro Mk25s with an s600 and a
s550 as the second stages. And I have to say
that they're the best I've ever used. They
"just work" and breathe easy no matter the depth
or workload.

Give some thought to what you may get into in the
future. Buy kit that you can at least use in some
way.

I do a fair bit of deep stuff, but I also do
shallow pier dives and shore dives. So I have wound
up with a variety of kit.

But the best advice I had when I was starting was to
consider the heaviest, deepest diving I was likely to do
and buy kit that was suitable for that.

I still use the Trans-Pac that was my first BC, and
the Titan regs are now my deco regs since I had them
O2 cleaned. The Calypso will wind up as a reg for the
separate dry suit inflator cylinder. (Hmm... sort
of contradicting myself - everything has some sort
of use down the track.)

But get regulators that are comfortable for you and breathe
really easy at the depths you are using them at. If you
can test them before buying, that's even better.

-Don

>
> Opinions for final decision please ...?
>
> BTW, I'll probably do most of my diving in Victoria to max 30
> meters..
>
>
> cheers,
> Brian Canham
>
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