Buying new vs used - pros & cons?

[Josh the diver]

I assume the shop you’re referring to is the shop I call They Who Shall Not Be Named. They have no bearing on me going CCR. For a few years they had a Hollis CCR unit on display, but they never offered CCR instruction nor really sold them. I remember other SB posters complaining they didn’t offer any CCR supplies/parts. The Spirit happy-diver linked to on their website must be a pretty new offering. If they offer CCR instruction now, I’m unaware. One of the other posters in this thread went to my instructor for his Kiss training and he’s a customer of They Who Shall Not Be Named. What does that say about HIM?

They will sell rebreathers but still do not have a instructor to teach them. A buddy of mine said it’s because the insurance is too high to teach rebreather, I think that is bs.

 

[grantctobin]

They will sell rebreathers but still do not have a instructor to teach them. A buddy of mine said it’s because the insurance is too high to teach rebreather, I think that is bs.

Ehhhhhh it’s getting harder to find insurers. I think there’s two? Or three? In the US willing to insure CCR certification.

 

[Wibble]

Ehhhhhh it’s getting harder to find insurers. I think there’s two? Or three? In the US willing to insure CCR certification.

Come to Europe. We have cookies. And great CCR instructors.

 

[grantctobin]

Come to Europe. We have cookies. And great CCR instructors.

Biscuits?

 

[Marie13]

Come to Europe. We have cookies. And great CCR instructors.

No. Needs to be scones with clotted cream and good strawberry jam. ;-)

 

[Marie13]

Double post

 

[AJ]

You have your criteria and I have mine. With only two weeks vacation a year, being able to train on weekends at dive sites 2-4 hours away is a huge plus.

I understand, same situation. What you can do is certify on the unit which is available with your instructor and then decide which unit suits you best and do a cross over to that unit if needed. You will certainly be able to judge much better which unit fits your needs after mod 1.

 

[Josh the diver]

Ehhhhhh it’s getting harder to find insurers. I think there’s two? Or three? In the US willing to insure CCR certification.

Well looking at dans professional liability insurance it shows 0 extra to teach tech or rebreather.

 

[rjack321]

Come to Europe. We have cookies. And great CCR instructors.

And the magic blessings of CE lol

 

[rjack321]

I assume the shop you’re referring to is the shop I call They Who Shall Not Be Named. They have no bearing on me going CCR. For a few years they had a Hollis CCR unit on display, but they never offered CCR instruction nor really sold them. I remember other SB posters complaining they didn’t offer any CCR supplies/parts. The Spirit happy-diver linked to on their website must be a pretty new offering. If they offer CCR instruction now, I’m unaware. One of the other posters in this thread went to my instructor for his Kiss training and he’s a customer of They Who Shall Not Be Named. What does that say about HIM?

Instructors can and do read these threads too. And they help form their perspective on who's teachable, or fits their style, or in some cases how much headache a student's "Yelp review" might be in the future. Of course this applies to future buddies, CCR or otherwise too. Some of us have been internet divers for a couple of decades, and we're not strangers. Torching relationships with potential shops, instructors, or buddies? yeah that gets around quickly and the smoke lingers.