Looking for advice on a new regulator

[diverdb2003]

Hello all I am thinking about a new regulator. I have owned a dacor eagle sport pro,a seaquest and a scubapro MK 16. Which were all good regulators. Have no complaints with them. But now I am leaning toward a Sherwood Oasis because I am looking to purchase from my local shop and he thinks it would serve me and my advanced diving well. All you sherwood owners give an opnion.
Thanks Richard

 

[BarryNL]

he thinks it would serve me and my advanced diving well.

Why not Apeks? They are excellent regulators and will accommodate pretty much any level of tech diving you will ever do. If you ever look at a group of cold water tech divers it always seems at least 75% have an Apeks DS4/ATX50 or similar setup.

 

[Garrobo]

Never listen to your LDS rep. He's in it for the money.

 

[Om3ga*wolf_1362...]

now you tell me...

 

[RAWalker]

I bought my Oasis last year and have 20 dives on it. I've used it as cold as 49*F up to 82*F Both in salt water and mucky fresh water. It has taken me to a depth of 101' in warm salt water and 87' in 52*F
Bottom line is I don't have 1 bad word to say about it. It has served me well.

 

[scavenger]

eversince we got a new guy runnning the LDS he is always trying to sell me the expensive stuff.
here is one. I wanted a simple balanced piston regulator, so i asked about the Oceanic PX3. since price is a big issue for me (yes im a cheap bastard) this guy is trying to sell me a CDX 5 with a GT3. I was like well im not planning to dive in crud and i have not seen ICE in south florida yet. Diaphram maintenance can be more pricey than a piston one too. So these were not features i was interested ( I had done my research) so
a Px3 is about 180 bucks
CDX 5 is around 399 at the shop
heck no! im not paying twice as much for something I dont need.
bottom line do your research get what you want and what you NEED...
After all u cant blame the LDS guys for making a living!

 

[hudson]

I would buy a known solid regulator at a low price unless I specifically needed a feature. And by feature I don't mean gimmick. I would also totally ignore advice at the LDS.

For example, a sealed chamber is nice for contaminated or cold water diving. If you are regularly diving water below 45F then it's nice to have a reg that can handle that. You may need to route your hose on the left, then the second stage should allow that. The positioning of the ports may be important for doubles hose routing. If you spend lots of time upside down a cracking effort adjustment maybe nice. A metal second stage will help in cold water and with drymouth if you have that problem. I'm sure those with more experience can add to the list.

But I just went through the reviews in the latest issue of Scuba Diving, all 17 of them, and couldn't really find one that I'd really prefer over my MK2+ if you don't have one of these special needs. What the reviews tell you is they all work great at depth, they had to push it to find differences. Simplicity counts for a lot, as does the price.

They liked the Sherwood SR1, FWIW.

 

[dk2943]

Before you buy, try Atomic. It is pricey, but the reviews are true.

 

[driftwood]

As I recall, Atomic requires regular maintenance once every two years instead of annually. With the labor charges on regulator maintenance, you might save money if you plan to own your reg a number of years.

 

[HEFFAY]

Another vote for Atomic. Great regs