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I've been diving the same regulator setup since I started diving back in 2005 (an Atomic Z2 with a Scubapro R295 octo) and have finally decided to change it up bit. My plan was to switch from rubber to braided hoses as well as to switch to a primary donate setup with my backup on a necklace. While I only have about 250 dives on this setup, I've been happy with it as it Just Works.
When I replaced my rubber hoses with braided, everything was fine until I discovered that my Scubapro needed a different tool to undo the hose. I don't have that tool and apparently neither do either of the local dive shops near me, so I'd need to either buy the tool which is pretty expensive or head to dive shops further away. This got me thinking about whether I should just consider replacing my Scubapro octo altogether.
With the new primary donate setup, I like the idea of my alternate second stage being the same as my primary so I looked at the Atomic Z2 octo and it seemed like a reasonable choice as it should function the same as my primary Z2 and it's only about $300. On the other hand, I wasn't sure if it made more sense to take this opportunity to upgrade to a different one (B2, ST1, T3, etc). While I've been happy with my Z2, I've never dove with anything else so I just have a bit of FOMO since maybe I just don't know what I'm missing with other regs.
When I replaced my rubber hoses with braided, everything was fine until I discovered that my Scubapro needed a different tool to undo the hose. I don't have that tool and apparently neither do either of the local dive shops near me, so I'd need to either buy the tool which is pretty expensive or head to dive shops further away. This got me thinking about whether I should just consider replacing my Scubapro octo altogether.
With the new primary donate setup, I like the idea of my alternate second stage being the same as my primary so I looked at the Atomic Z2 octo and it seemed like a reasonable choice as it should function the same as my primary Z2 and it's only about $300. On the other hand, I wasn't sure if it made more sense to take this opportunity to upgrade to a different one (B2, ST1, T3, etc). While I've been happy with my Z2, I've never dove with anything else so I just have a bit of FOMO since maybe I just don't know what I'm missing with other regs.