As long as your regulators are still doing the job, there is no need to replace them, just get them serviced. I have been diving my Mares MR22 Abyss for over 20 years.
Look at the Dive Rite Hydro Lite BCD. Dive Rite have dealers world wide. Hydro Lite BCD - Dive Rite | Equipment for Serious Divers
I would definately look a the Sub Gravity Paragon BP/W system. I have their aluminum backplate, 26 lb wing, drop down small weight pockets and adjustable harness for my travel set up. They make good solid quality gear and have great customer service.
I love their adjustable harness, it's clean...
My wife is a non diver, so I am a solo diver on every vacation and it has never been an issue. Most of the time I'm not "assigned" to a buddy, same ocean, same dive sort of thing.
I have a Sub Gravity BP/W for my travel BP/W and use their adjustable harness and love it. It's clean, simple and doesn't have any plastic parts. Adjustable Harness System - SubGravity
Maybe also take a look at the Mares XR-Rec Trim BP/W, it has the dog bone style plate but with slots for...
Scuba Fun is a small locally owned dive shop, where as Scuba Caribe is a big foreign owned dive shop chain with a huge staff turn over. I have been diving with Scuba Fun pretty much twice a year since 2016. John (the owner) is at the shop every morning, most of his staff are long term employee's...
I recommend Nanuk waterproof cases, they come in a mulitude of shapes & sizes.
NANUK Hard Cases - Durable, Protective Cases for Your Gear
I have the 903 for my dive computer, sun glasses, resort key, etc while I'm on the dive boat.
https://nanuk.com/products/nanuk-903?variant=34024715616301
I have a Mares Dragonfly AT that is about 22 years old. I stopped using it a couple of years ago when I bought an aluminum BP&W. The Mares was still going strong, but I got the BP/W to save space & weight in my luggage.
We stayed at Sunscape Curacao in October 2023. We would go back to Sunscape again but use it as a place to sleep because it's cheap and eat most all of our meals at Mambo Beach Blvd.
This my report from our 2023 trip. Trip Report - Sunscape Curacao & Goby Divers.
We stayed at Sandals Montego Bay in 1999.
You can't predict what the weather or vis will be in advance. The closer to the equator you are the better the weather will be during the “winter”months.
I recommend your wife does all her book work, tests, final exam and confined (pool) dives at home...
I have a pair of Seac 5mm boots and really like them. They have a zipper keeper to prevent the zipper from unzipping and a reinforcement piece at the bottom of the zipper to prevent tears and stop the zipper from splitting and a rubber piece on the heel to keep your fin strap from coming off...
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