Recommendations for gear

sytech@yahoo.com wrote:
> This is my first purchase of Scuba gear and am considering the
> following based on reviews I've read, price etc.. For tropical waters
> only.
>
>
> I already have the Cressi Aqualight R BCD which is compact for travel,
> seems to have all the features I need and fits me perfectly.
>
> Here are some other item's I'm considering:
>
> SKU: SCPM2R1
> Scubapro MK2 Plus/R190 Regulator, Black @149.95
>
> SKU: GNSOSK
> Genesis "Sidekick" Octopus @$104.95
>
>
> SKU: MRSM3DC
> Mares Mission 3 Compact Three Gauge Console (FT/PSI) @$134.95
>
> or
>
> SKU: OCNV1NS
> Oceanic "Veo 100" Dive Computer Triple Navcon SWIV Console, Yellow
> @$299.95
>
> Am especially interested in the console and wonder if I need to spend
> more than double for the Oceanic and if the extra features are "that"
> important.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>
> Sy
>
> --

Will one of you geekoids PLEASE put together a standard web page that
we can cite to tell people how to buy dive gear?????

Until then:

NO you do not want a console with "features." You want a nice small
brass SPG on a hose and you want a nice wrist bottom timer and depth
gauge. Get a compass for your wrist if you do dives on which it would
be helpful in navigation. And get lots of bungee. You will use it to
bungee the above iems to your wrist, except the SPG. You will clip that
to your waist on your left side. (Actually mine is on my shoulder
shhhh don't tell)

You'll probably be pleased with the MK2. Get your octo to match your
primary. Put the primary on a long hose and bungee the secondary under
your chin.

If you must have "features", now choose whatever computer you can
afford and use it to log your profiles and play with on the boat.

There, that was easy and you're all set to go diving with the best of
them.

*

> Please post and reply to sytech@yahoo.com

sytech@yahoo.com wrote:
> This is my first purchase of Scuba gear and am considering the
> following based on reviews I've read, price etc.. For tropical waters
> only.
>
>
> I already have the Cressi Aqualight R BCD which is compact for travel,
> seems to have all the features I need and fits me perfectly.
>
> Here are some other item's I'm considering:
>
> SKU: SCPM2R1
> Scubapro MK2 Plus/R190 Regulator, Black @149.95
>
> SKU: GNSOSK
> Genesis "Sidekick" Octopus @$104.95
>
>
> SKU: MRSM3DC
> Mares Mission 3 Compact Three Gauge Console (FT/PSI) @$134.95
>
> or
>
> SKU: OCNV1NS
> Oceanic "Veo 100" Dive Computer Triple Navcon SWIV Console, Yellow
> @$299.95
>
> Am especially interested in the console and wonder if I need to spend
> more than double for the Oceanic and if the extra features are "that"
> important.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>
> Sy
>
> --

Will one of you geekoids PLEASE put together a standard web page that
we can cite to tell people how to buy dive gear?????

Until then:

NO you do not want a console with "features." You want a nice small
brass SPG on a hose and you want a nice wrist bottom timer and depth
gauge. Get a compass for your wrist if you do dives on which it would
be helpful in navigation. And get lots of bungee. You will use it to
bungee the above iems to your wrist, except the SPG. You will clip that
to your waist on your left side. (Actually mine is on my shoulder
shhhh don't tell)

You'll probably be pleased with the MK2. Get your octo to match your
primary. Put the primary on a long hose and bungee the secondary under
your chin.

If you must have "features", now choose whatever computer you can
afford and use it to log your profiles and play with on the boat.

There, that was easy and you're all set to go diving with the best of
them.

*

> Please post and reply to sytech@yahoo.com

On 27 Jul 2006 19:15:33 -0700, "Star" <lclee1@gmail.com> wrote in
rec.scuba:
>Will one of you geekoids PLEASE put together a standard web page that
>we can cite to tell people how to buy dive gear?????
>
I thought you guys had a FAQ.

On 27 Jul 2006 19:15:33 -0700, "Star" <lclee1@gmail.com> wrote in
rec.scuba:
>Will one of you geekoids PLEASE put together a standard web page that
>we can cite to tell people how to buy dive gear?????
>
I thought you guys had a FAQ.

In article <1154052933.077708.16150@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.c om>, lclee1
@gmail.com says...

> You'll probably be pleased with the MK2.

? Hose routing is horrible
>
> If you must have "features", now choose whatever computer you can
> afford and use it to log your profiles and play with on the boat.
>
> There, that was easy and you're all set to go diving with the best of
> them.

It doesn't much matter - Mike Ange and Joe Odom are going to sell this
guy a nice Draeger with lessons, and then upgrade him to an Inspiration
in a year.

In article <1154052933.077708.16150@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.c om>, lclee1
@gmail.com says...

> You'll probably be pleased with the MK2.

? Hose routing is horrible
>
> If you must have "features", now choose whatever computer you can
> afford and use it to log your profiles and play with on the boat.
>
> There, that was easy and you're all set to go diving with the best of
> them.

It doesn't much matter - Mike Ange and Joe Odom are going to sell this
guy a nice Draeger with lessons, and then upgrade him to an Inspiration
in a year.

I've only every seen this done exstensivley with electronics but it would be
nice to have a dive site where you entered a bunch of criteria and it showed
you the gear that matched just that profile.

e.g.
Price Range
Type of diving
Size
Manufacterior
Colours?
etc.
etc.



<sytech@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:270720061640193638%sytech@yahoo.com...
>
> This is my first purchase of Scuba gear and am considering the
> following based on reviews I've read, price etc.. For tropical waters
> only.
>
>
> I already have the Cressi Aqualight R BCD which is compact for travel,
> seems to have all the features I need and fits me perfectly.
>
> Here are some other item's I'm considering:
>
> SKU: SCPM2R1
> Scubapro MK2 Plus/R190 Regulator, Black @149.95
>
> SKU: GNSOSK
> Genesis "Sidekick" Octopus @$104.95
>
>
> SKU: MRSM3DC
> Mares Mission 3 Compact Three Gauge Console (FT/PSI) @$134.95
>
> or
>
> SKU: OCNV1NS
> Oceanic "Veo 100" Dive Computer Triple Navcon SWIV Console, Yellow
> @$299.95
>
> Am especially interested in the console and wonder if I need to spend
> more than double for the Oceanic and if the extra features are "that"
> important.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>
> Sy
>
> --
> Please post and reply to sytech@yahoo.com

I've only every seen this done exstensivley with electronics but it would be
nice to have a dive site where you entered a bunch of criteria and it showed
you the gear that matched just that profile.

e.g.
Price Range
Type of diving
Size
Manufacterior
Colours?
etc.
etc.



<sytech@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:270720061640193638%sytech@yahoo.com...
>
> This is my first purchase of Scuba gear and am considering the
> following based on reviews I've read, price etc.. For tropical waters
> only.
>
>
> I already have the Cressi Aqualight R BCD which is compact for travel,
> seems to have all the features I need and fits me perfectly.
>
> Here are some other item's I'm considering:
>
> SKU: SCPM2R1
> Scubapro MK2 Plus/R190 Regulator, Black @149.95
>
> SKU: GNSOSK
> Genesis "Sidekick" Octopus @$104.95
>
>
> SKU: MRSM3DC
> Mares Mission 3 Compact Three Gauge Console (FT/PSI) @$134.95
>
> or
>
> SKU: OCNV1NS
> Oceanic "Veo 100" Dive Computer Triple Navcon SWIV Console, Yellow
> @$299.95
>
> Am especially interested in the console and wonder if I need to spend
> more than double for the Oceanic and if the extra features are "that"
> important.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>
> Sy
>
> --
> Please post and reply to sytech@yahoo.com

Star, who I respect as much as any diver I know, wrote

> Will one of you geekoids PLEASE put together a standard web page that
> we can cite to tell people how to buy dive gear?????

Wouldn't that be nice. Then again, if it weren't for posts like this, we'd
have no scuba things to write about at all.

> NO you do not want a console with "features." You want a nice small
> brass SPG on a hose and you want a nice wrist bottom timer and depth
> gauge. Get a compass for your wrist if you do dives on which it would
> be helpful in navigation. And get lots of bungee. You will use it to
> bungee the above iems to your wrist, except the SPG. You will clip that
> to your waist on your left side. (Actually mine is on my shoulder
> shhhh don't tell)

Pay no attention to Star on this one . . . well, think about what she said,
but also consider the type of diving you'll be doing. Most divers do
better with a computer, contents gauge and compass in a console than with a
standard gauge set. If you're going to get a computer, get a nitrox capable
one. It'll probably save you money in the long run. If you will stick your
hands into holes in rocks, lobstering, spearfishing, etc., anything that
mounts on your wrist will be a problem.

My console is clipped off like Star's contents gauge is. I like it there,
but there are other options. My previous one ran across my chest and
clipped to my right side chest D ring. I could read the computer no hands
and it was as close and trim as what I have now. One day, I may change
back.

> You'll probably be pleased with the MK2. Get your octo to match your
> primary. Put the primary on a long hose and bungee the secondary under
> your chin.

Agreed on both points. I have a Mk 2 and a Mk 20. Both of them work well.
If I were to do Scuba Pro again, I'd probably chose the Mk 25 because it can
be adjusted externally. If I were buying a new regulator right now, I'd
look closely at the Apex line. Last time I looked, it was considerably less
expensive than the Scuba Pros and of comparable quality. YMMV. I
absolutely agree that it's a good idea to match our alternate to your first
stage and, if Star had thought of it, she would have said that your
secondary/alternate should be of the same quality as your primary. She, and
I, will be using that alternate in an emergency since both of us are set up
to donate the primary.

We also agree that the alternate should be on a bungee necklace under your
chin. For my money, it's one of the best ideas the technical dive community
ever came up with.

I'll bet Star wishes she'd talked to you before you bought your BCD. I know
I do. Too late.

Lee

Star, who I respect as much as any diver I know, wrote

> Will one of you geekoids PLEASE put together a standard web page that
> we can cite to tell people how to buy dive gear?????

Wouldn't that be nice. Then again, if it weren't for posts like this, we'd
have no scuba things to write about at all.

> NO you do not want a console with "features." You want a nice small
> brass SPG on a hose and you want a nice wrist bottom timer and depth
> gauge. Get a compass for your wrist if you do dives on which it would
> be helpful in navigation. And get lots of bungee. You will use it to
> bungee the above iems to your wrist, except the SPG. You will clip that
> to your waist on your left side. (Actually mine is on my shoulder
> shhhh don't tell)

Pay no attention to Star on this one . . . well, think about what she said,
but also consider the type of diving you'll be doing. Most divers do
better with a computer, contents gauge and compass in a console than with a
standard gauge set. If you're going to get a computer, get a nitrox capable
one. It'll probably save you money in the long run. If you will stick your
hands into holes in rocks, lobstering, spearfishing, etc., anything that
mounts on your wrist will be a problem.

My console is clipped off like Star's contents gauge is. I like it there,
but there are other options. My previous one ran across my chest and
clipped to my right side chest D ring. I could read the computer no hands
and it was as close and trim as what I have now. One day, I may change
back.

> You'll probably be pleased with the MK2. Get your octo to match your
> primary. Put the primary on a long hose and bungee the secondary under
> your chin.

Agreed on both points. I have a Mk 2 and a Mk 20. Both of them work well.
If I were to do Scuba Pro again, I'd probably chose the Mk 25 because it can
be adjusted externally. If I were buying a new regulator right now, I'd
look closely at the Apex line. Last time I looked, it was considerably less
expensive than the Scuba Pros and of comparable quality. YMMV. I
absolutely agree that it's a good idea to match our alternate to your first
stage and, if Star had thought of it, she would have said that your
secondary/alternate should be of the same quality as your primary. She, and
I, will be using that alternate in an emergency since both of us are set up
to donate the primary.

We also agree that the alternate should be on a bungee necklace under your
chin. For my money, it's one of the best ideas the technical dive community
ever came up with.

I'll bet Star wishes she'd talked to you before you bought your BCD. I know
I do. Too late.

Lee