Equipment help...

"8.5knots" wrote

> Yeah, that's the problem with this group - more than most I've seen. A
few
> people think they are God's gift to scuba knowledge. When I first watched
> the traffic for a few days, I was surprised that this group received fewer
> posts than many others. Now after watching it for a week...I know why.
No
> one wants to put up with the crap that goes on around here.
>
> Perhaps if the few of you who feel the need to post about every little
thing
> did more diving than posting, more people would get involved with this
> group. Or maybe the few of you should have your own little group email
> thing going on.

Perhaps if you'd done any diving at all, you'd have a clue.

>
> I hope that my real world experience isn't anything like this virtual
> experience 'cause you're all a bunch of assholes that I wouldn't want to
> spend time with, let alone risk my life with.
>
> You're right...totally unsubscribing now.

Tell us your real name so we'll know it's you when we read about you in the
papers.

Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out.

Lee

"8.5knots" <8.5knots@spamfree.com> wrote:

Definitely wait to buy the equipment until after you get certified.

I'm new to diving myself and the difference between my approach to
equipment before certification and after are like night and day.

I got certified between a couple of locations by doing a referral. The
rental equipment was from different manufacturers. It gave me a chance
to see differences. It also gave me a wider range of sources to
discuss equipment with. By getting information from several different
dive shops and divers I narrowed the choices down. After doing some
research on the net I narrowed it down even more.

Most importantly now that I'm certified I know that I will be doing
enough diving to justify the expense, not that it takes long with
rental rates what they are.....

I ended up with mainly Scubapro and Uwatec equipment but, importantly,
I can articulate exactly why I chose them and it wasn't just because
somebody recommended them. All of the items meet my needs and will for
the foreseeable future.

Unless you can afford to buy new equipment on yearly basis, and want
to do so, it's best to wait until you can decide yourself what you
need and why. Recommendations are fine but unless you can
independently evaluate them they can be unintentionally misleading.

HTH

Jim Manson wrote:

> "8.5knots" <8.5knots@spamfree.com> wrote:
>
> Definitely wait to buy the equipment until after you get certified.

You're probably talking to yourself. 8.5 knots couldn't stand getting the
advise he asked for, got all huffy and departed, or so he said.

His loss. Glad you did better.

Lee

In article <93kRb.26944$i4.10723@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink .net>, Lee
Bell <leebell@ix.remove.netcom.com> wrote:

> Jim Manson wrote:
>
> > "8.5knots" <8.5knots@spamfree.com> wrote:
> >
> > Definitely wait to buy the equipment until after you get certified.
>
> You're probably talking to yourself. 8.5 knots couldn't stand getting the
> advise he asked for, got all huffy and departed, or so he said.
>

I wonder if maybe we hit a little too close to home by comparing newbie
divers with newbie cruisers. You know, the kind with way more money
than experience and seamanship skills, who show up here every October
as they get ready to head south <g>.




> His loss. Glad you did better.
>
> Lee
>
>

"Lee Bell" <leebell@ix.remove.netcom.com> wrote:

>Jim Manson wrote:
>
>> "8.5knots" <8.5knots@spamfree.com> wrote:
>>
>> Definitely wait to buy the equipment until after you get certified.
>
>You're probably talking to yourself. 8.5 knots couldn't stand getting the
>advise he asked for, got all huffy and departed, or so he said.

I'm always amazed at how thin skinned people can be on Usenet.
You'd almost think it was real life......



>His loss. Glad you did better.

So am I. I'm looking forward to a lot of years of enjoyment.


-Jim

Alan Street wrote:
>> You're probably talking to yourself. 8.5 knots couldn't stand
>> getting the advise he asked for, got all huffy and departed, or so
>> he said.
>>
>
> I wonder if maybe we hit a little too close to home by comparing
> newbie divers with newbie cruisers. You know, the kind with way more
> money than experience and seamanship skills, who show up here every
> October as they get ready to head south <g>.

Good question. To be honest, it didn't occur to me. Bet you a nickle he
didn't have a sea anchor or an EPIRB.

Lee