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T... With your physical limitations...and your apparent uncertainty as to where you want to go with this...I strongly suggest trying several systems...prior to spending any money...remembering...you have to perform considerable lugging on the surface...as well as wearing them while...

I just think that when someone is starting out...and looking to make things simple...not to mention reliable...there is a much better way...and in the long run...less expensive... How long do you think it will be before some shop...somewhere questions the serviceability of this...

Suggest letting the OP know...I'm not the one in need...

Half inch port plug...wasn't that back when a dive light was a candle inside a plastic bag...this is apples and oranges...and vintage as opposed to old/hard to get parts for a novice... I'm sure your dive locker is enviable...to some...for the novice...not so much...and exactly what does this...

That's your opinion... As far as an arrogant employer...employers are in business to make a to make a profit selling new gear...for which manufacturers also provide warranties...and both have some level of liability comfort... not much profit/liability comfort selling these pieces...these...

TB... Referencing the OP's circumstance only...not being a vintage gear diver/specialist...he is going to run into trouble time and time again...not to mention paying through the nose for what he doesn't know keeping old pieces in serviceable condition...even finding neck ''O'' rings will be a...

TB... Agree fully...well sort of...you don't need any...until you need something...and having what you need is always better than not... Especially important...if you buy recycled/used gear...and the more the seller advertises that the part(s) are ''like new/just serviced/dive ready/owned by a...

Couv... Coffee in Spain is the bomb as is their hot chocolate...thick as tar......especially when served with those extruded/deep fried...thingamajigs...takes me back to diving off Gibraltar...a non Covid-19 dream...2014...the good old days... W...

U... Most importantly...was the coffee any better...or was it more like that poorly serviced/high cost reg set...and like the reg set...the coffee maker...will never be as good as it was when it was new...whether you ''service it''...or send it out to your LCMRS...that's ''local coffee maker...

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U... True...if you want to keep them that long...for reasons that seem good to me...I choose not to... After ''decades''...how much time and money do you choose to invest in a $100/$150 set of stages...based on the ''Taiwan'' favorites...if you happen to have a $2000. pair of stages...which is...

CS... I don't service my own regs...other than taking meticulous care of them...changing out ''O'' rings regularly...especially the HP spool ''O'' rings...and checking cracking pressure and IP regularly... For a number of years now I have been using a variety of the Taiwan ''favorites''...I...

AJ... To answer your question...because of the nature of this sport...I have back-ups for everything...you will find that most seasoned divers who dive regularly do... Having said that...''back-ups''...can and will get way out of hand if...one...you're not careful...and two...you have trouble...

RF... Under normal circumstances...DD's boats would normally run with two paying customers...usually the smaller boat...''The Bruce Isles''...with the pandemic...there are still far too many puzzle pieces missing... W...

Hey Stoo... Other than a tiny peep hole opening up in the diving...and DD... What's happening in the rest of the town...regarding opening...hotels/shops/restaurants/hardware store/bank/beer/groceries/camping...etc...as well as permit grace...is paid parking up and running... Anyone travelling...

JD... There in lies the problem...when does basic drop off and start becoming something else... It's like ''technical diver''...pretty broad term...technically speaking...any NITROX certified diver is a ''technical diver''...a prime example of ''basic'' dropping off and becoming something...

TMT... Bet that hurt in the morning...never had that problem...all my plugs are drilled with a large enough hole to allow the double hang cord to pass freely... If it should get ''plugged'' and you have pressure backed up behind it...the fact that you can't unscrew it would be your first...

Paul... You may want to use the DIN plugs that are shown in the attached photo...made from Delrin/drilled...and this ''O'' ring won't get lost inside the valve... If you find yourself ''wrench-less'' you will not be able to remove your sealed plug if you have an accidental valve...

SD Yes...and Yes... I don't dive with a pony as I find the hooves and tail create far too much interference... But having said that...I do dive with a fully redundant ''bailout'' system...have done since 2008 during our first trip to NC...where the charter operator...Atlantic Beach...

You may want to consider Croatia...dive the Adriatic off Dubrovnik...or Spain...dive the Med off Gibraltar...both Fabulous... W...