Re: Women specific equipment

Jacque left this mess on Mon, 14 Jul 2003 12:50:41 -0700 for The Way to clean
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>I am new to scuba diving and I was looking into getting some of my won
>equipment. I am a small women and would like to get women specific
>equipment. Does anyone have suggestions?
>

Yea, but it'll cost you a racing shirt :)

Rodale's Scuba Diving magazine (accessible on-line at Scubadiving.com) has
regular articles on women's gear, most recently a review of BCs

However, your best source of information is your local dive shop (LDS), the same
folks who instructed you and helped you certify. They'll already know you and
they'll be familiar with the local dive environment.

Tao te Carl

"It takes a village to have an idiot." - Carl (c) 2003

de Valois <devalois@nailedandused.com> wrote:
>Rodale's Scuba Diving magazine (accessible on-line at Scubadiving.com) has
>regular articles on women's gear, most recently a review of BCs
>
>However, your best source of information is your local dive shop (LDS), the same
>folks who instructed you and helped you certify. They'll already know you and
>they'll be familiar with the local dive environment.

unfortunately, neither are a reliable source of good information. The
dive shop will sell you whatever brands they stock and Rodale's, shit,
they'll try to sell you a spare air.

Here, in spite of all the bullshit posts your question generated, tends
to give better information that won't cost you a thousand $ to evaluate.

--
Jason O'Rourke www.jor.com

jor@soda.csua.berkeley.edu left this mess on Tue, 15 Jul 2003 01:38:21 +0000
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>de Valois <devalois@nailedandused.com> wrote:
>>Rodale's Scuba Diving magazine (accessible on-line at Scubadiving.com) has
>>regular articles on women's gear, most recently a review of BCs
>>
>>However, your best source of information is your local dive shop (LDS), the same
>>folks who instructed you and helped you certify. They'll already know you and
>>they'll be familiar with the local dive environment.
>
>unfortunately, neither are a reliable source of good information. The
>dive shop will sell you whatever brands they stock and Rodale's, shit,
>they'll try to sell you a spare air.
>
>Here, in spite of all the bullshit posts your question generated, tends
>to give better information that won't cost you a thousand $ to evaluate.

Until she's ready to drop down onto a 20 foot reef and realize she's bought
$2,000 worth of gear meant for someone doing XR diving. :)

Jacque, do you trust Rodale's bike magazine? Then I think you can trust their
dive magazine.

Tao te Carl

"It takes a village to have an idiot." - Carl (c) 2003

de Valois <devalois@nailedandused.com> wrote:
>>Here, in spite of all the bullshit posts your question generated, tends
>>to give better information that won't cost you a thousand $ to evaluate.
>
>Until she's ready to drop down onto a 20 foot reef and realize she's bought
>$2,000 worth of gear meant for someone doing XR diving. :)

Plates are cheap. Cheaper than all of the BI women's models out there.

>Jacque, do you trust Rodale's bike magazine? Then I think you can trust their
>dive magazine.

I hope she doesn't trust either as anything more than a positive review
source.
--
Jason O'Rourke www.jor.com

jor@soda.csua.berkeley.edu left this mess on Tue, 15 Jul 2003 21:23:35 +0000
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>de Valois <devalois@nailedandused.com> wrote:
>>>Here, in spite of all the bullshit posts your question generated, tends
>>>to give better information that won't cost you a thousand $ to evaluate.
>>
>>Until she's ready to drop down onto a 20 foot reef and realize she's bought
>>$2,000 worth of gear meant for someone doing XR diving. :)
>
>Plates are cheap. Cheaper than all of the BI women's models out there.
>
>>Jacque, do you trust Rodale's bike magazine? Then I think you can trust their
>>dive magazine.
>
>I hope she doesn't trust either as anything more than a positive review
>source.

Factboy, just because you think you're all that doesn't mean you're right,
capisci?

Tao te Carl

"It takes a village to have an idiot." - Carl (c) 2003

de Valois <devalois@nailedandused.com> wrote:
>Factboy, just because you think you're all that doesn't mean you're right,
>capisci?

I'm happy to have my track record rather than your's.

--
Jason O'Rourke www.jor.com

> I'm happy to have my track record rather than your's.

Amen.

You post to infrequently these days.

AirHog

jor@soda.csua.berkeley.edu left this mess on Tue, 15 Jul 2003 23:33:04 +0000
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>de Valois <devalois@nailedandused.com> wrote:
>>Factboy, just because you think you're all that doesn't mean you're right,
>>capisci?
>
>I'm happy to have my track record rather than your's.

In your world, that's fine. In the real world, you'd be desperate to be me.

Tao te Carl

"It takes a village to have an idiot." - Carl (c) 2003

de Valois <devalois@nailedandused.com> wrote:
>jor@soda.csua.berkeley.edu left this mess on Tue, 15 Jul 2003 23:33:04 +0000
>>I'm happy to have my track record rather than your's.
>
>In your world, that's fine. In the real world, you'd be desperate to be me.

It's always good to have laughter in my life. Thanks.

So if I'm factboy, what does that make you? Doughboy?
And is it true when they say ignorance is bliss?
--
Jason O'Rourke www.jor.com

jor@soda.csua.berkeley.edu left this mess on Wed, 16 Jul 2003 18:16:41 +0000
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>de Valois <devalois@nailedandused.com> wrote:
>>jor@soda.csua.berkeley.edu left this mess on Tue, 15 Jul 2003 23:33:04 +0000
>>>I'm happy to have my track record rather than your's.
>>
>>In your world, that's fine. In the real world, you'd be desperate to be me.
>
>It's always good to have laughter in my life. Thanks.
>
>So if I'm factboy, what does that make you? Doughboy?
>And is it true when they say ignorance is bliss?

I wouldn't know.

And given the dissonant sarcasm inherent in your moniker, "Doughboy" for me
would be fine ;)

Tao te Carl

"It takes a village to have an idiot." - Carl (c) 2003