Any thoughts on buying second hand equipment? I haven't been considering that at all but I'm open to advice.
I don't buy used at all anymore (unless it is new unused in its original box but previously owned and I know the owner).
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Any thoughts on buying second hand equipment? I haven't been considering that at all but I'm open to advice.
I don't buy used at all anymore (unless it is new unused in its original box but previously owned and I know the owner).
Did you have any bad experiences?
burhan, you also work for a dive shop and get access to new gear at key man rates. if i was getting 2/3 off on new gear, i would buy new too.
antonio, if you plan on diving socal, look into a bpw with a steel bp for ballast
I have tried both regulators and I have used them in our dive school regulator fleet and we are partial towards SP regulators since they have been more reliable, less issues with maintenance (they last longer between service intervals) and better overall performance. The only other competitor to SP regulators that comes close or slightly better are the Atomic regulators. Nothing wrong with the AL LX however and it is still a very solid excellent performer and it is second to SP/Atomic. We have tried many different brands/models or regulators in our dive school and the universities I teach with
this is from the other thread antonio has up about buying regs. you've also had plenty of other posts pushing SP gear. you can claim not to be a shop employee, but you story stinks worse than a rental wetsuit.