Travis S.
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Hi!
First off, I want to say that I am really impressed with the shared knowledge on these forums. I have learned a lot reading the discussions of others. I have been diving for a while, but lived in NY until recently. I'm in the SF bay area now, and the easy access to Monterey has re-kindled my passion for the sport.
I have been thinking of upgrading from my old Zeagle Ranger and taking some intro to tech courses. Speaking of which, is SSI a good start? But I digress.
I was interested in moving to the BP/W combo, and want to do so with a setup primarily geared for recreational diving, but also with the flexibility to adjust to tec diving in the near future. From what I understand here, a lot of people like Dive Rite and XDeep (the latter of which I learned about from reading these forums). However, the more I read, the more it seems like this gear is all extremely specialized, in that each choice is specific to whether you want to do single cylinders with a smaller deco cylinder, double cylinders back-mounted or side-mounts, and even whether you're wearing a 7 mill or a dry-suit. Do you guys each have multiple BPs and Wings for each scenario?
Or am I missing something? Is there a good starting platform package to buy that will work with traditional
diving, but with a few modifications, will also work with at least some of the more complex multi-tank setups? Understood that the wing for side-mounts is different, but if I were to buy the xdeep ghost, for example, could I use that SS plate with a side-mount bladder in a few years?
Thanks in advance.
Travis
First off, I want to say that I am really impressed with the shared knowledge on these forums. I have learned a lot reading the discussions of others. I have been diving for a while, but lived in NY until recently. I'm in the SF bay area now, and the easy access to Monterey has re-kindled my passion for the sport.
I have been thinking of upgrading from my old Zeagle Ranger and taking some intro to tech courses. Speaking of which, is SSI a good start? But I digress.
I was interested in moving to the BP/W combo, and want to do so with a setup primarily geared for recreational diving, but also with the flexibility to adjust to tec diving in the near future. From what I understand here, a lot of people like Dive Rite and XDeep (the latter of which I learned about from reading these forums). However, the more I read, the more it seems like this gear is all extremely specialized, in that each choice is specific to whether you want to do single cylinders with a smaller deco cylinder, double cylinders back-mounted or side-mounts, and even whether you're wearing a 7 mill or a dry-suit. Do you guys each have multiple BPs and Wings for each scenario?
Or am I missing something? Is there a good starting platform package to buy that will work with traditional
diving, but with a few modifications, will also work with at least some of the more complex multi-tank setups? Understood that the wing for side-mounts is different, but if I were to buy the xdeep ghost, for example, could I use that SS plate with a side-mount bladder in a few years?
Thanks in advance.
Travis