Hi All, I'm a beginner diver with only 20 dives under my belt.
I'm currently looking at getting my own gear.
Some background:
I live in Australia and do all of my diving on vacation, I don't have any interest in diving here in Sydney as the water is too cold, I'm into diving in warmer tropical waters. This is how I plan on spending my entire diving lifespan.
I'm off to Fiji in march for 7 days of diving and I'm looking at purchasing my own gear as the rental stuff either doesn't fit me properly or isn't that great in terms of quality, for example the mouth piece on the reg on my GBR live aboard turned my gums to a giant ulcer.
I'm looking for a decent set up that will serve its purpose well but also be practical enough for travel, as that's where it will be used most of the time.
I'm currently looking at a set up of Oceanic gear as the local warranty is good and servicing etc will be a lot easier to organise / deal with should any problems arise.
Does anyone have any advice on what I should be looking for, I'm also on the larger size at around 100kgs and short and stocky in stature.
Currently on the list is
Oceanic Excursion II
Oceanic EOS / FDX-10 regulator
Oceanic Geo 2.0 computer
Oceanic Basic gauge set up
I already have fins, etc that fit me well and I like so this is really just the other important stuff.
Given my diving profile, is it even worth buying my own gear or just getting a computer or regs?
Thanks for the help
I'm currently looking at getting my own gear.
Some background:
I live in Australia and do all of my diving on vacation, I don't have any interest in diving here in Sydney as the water is too cold, I'm into diving in warmer tropical waters. This is how I plan on spending my entire diving lifespan.
I'm off to Fiji in march for 7 days of diving and I'm looking at purchasing my own gear as the rental stuff either doesn't fit me properly or isn't that great in terms of quality, for example the mouth piece on the reg on my GBR live aboard turned my gums to a giant ulcer.
I'm looking for a decent set up that will serve its purpose well but also be practical enough for travel, as that's where it will be used most of the time.
I'm currently looking at a set up of Oceanic gear as the local warranty is good and servicing etc will be a lot easier to organise / deal with should any problems arise.
Does anyone have any advice on what I should be looking for, I'm also on the larger size at around 100kgs and short and stocky in stature.
Currently on the list is
Oceanic Excursion II
Oceanic EOS / FDX-10 regulator
Oceanic Geo 2.0 computer
Oceanic Basic gauge set up
I already have fins, etc that fit me well and I like so this is really just the other important stuff.
Given my diving profile, is it even worth buying my own gear or just getting a computer or regs?
Thanks for the help