Magnolia3
Contributor
(I'm just playing devil's advocate here) I still don't have a computer and it will be the last piece of equipment I buy. Why? Because you don't need one. Do I want one? Yeah. Need one? Absolutely NOT! Dive tables have kept myself and many others alive and DCS free without the need of a computer. I guess this also depends on your course though, as it seems some shops now offer the option to disregard tables and use a computer only (a crying shame, in my opinion).
Very sound advice with the safety gear though! Especially considering how cheap and small these items are!
Same here.. I have argued for yrs on sailing boards about relying on chartplotters rather than having paper charts and knowing how to use them, and plot a course if the electronics fail. It is the same with a dive computer.. Of course I am going to buy one. however in trying a mares Puck and a suunto zoop on my wrist the guy at the lds could not stop laughing. I was like a 2 yr old putting on Dad's watch.. lmao.
It is not high on my priorities at the moment. Bringing my skills back up to par is paramount at this point.
I am of the firm opinion, that it doesn't matter what sport or job one is learning one needs to have a backup plan and knowledge if the electronics fail. So what happens IF the computer croaks.. and you never learned to use a dive table? just sayin' :blinking: