I have/had hobbies that require some pricey equipment. I'm usually sure footed with my purchases in terms of price/benefit (as well as the some bling factor) but scuba is a new sport for me, which I'm getting my feet wet.
I'm taking my open water certification course at Pan Aqua Diving in NYC and need some basic stuff. I bought a mask, snorkel, fins, and booties for the course and would like to know if my purchase is adequate for the time being or are others I should consider?
As background, I'm male, 38, a strong swimmer and did a resort dive recently in the Grand Cayman, which obviously led me in this position.
So here is what I got:
Mask: Scuba Pro Crystal Vu w/o purge
Fins: Apollo Bio-fin pro
Snorkel: Scuba Pro Nexus
Boots: Scuba Pro Deck Sole boot 5mm
As stated above, I signed up for the course at Pan Aqua so I made all of the purchases there. However, in terms of prices, I just came across (from this board) Leisure Pro and looks like I could have saved some coin. I live equidistant to both Pan Aqua and Leisure Pro. I guess I should have done some homework beforehand but sort of rushed for time since the course begins this week.
TIA
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I'm taking my open water certification course at Pan Aqua Diving in NYC and need some basic stuff. I bought a mask, snorkel, fins, and booties for the course and would like to know if my purchase is adequate for the time being or are others I should consider?
As background, I'm male, 38, a strong swimmer and did a resort dive recently in the Grand Cayman, which obviously led me in this position.
So here is what I got:
Mask: Scuba Pro Crystal Vu w/o purge
Fins: Apollo Bio-fin pro
Snorkel: Scuba Pro Nexus
Boots: Scuba Pro Deck Sole boot 5mm
As stated above, I signed up for the course at Pan Aqua so I made all of the purchases there. However, in terms of prices, I just came across (from this board) Leisure Pro and looks like I could have saved some coin. I live equidistant to both Pan Aqua and Leisure Pro. I guess I should have done some homework beforehand but sort of rushed for time since the course begins this week.
TIA
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