Critique my rig (and/or me!)

[Saudi-Diver]

Sounds like you have a good set up. I would try different fins till you got a pair that were comfy and work for you. I would ( but this is a personal opinion) buy a conventional octo and either go long hose and necklace or standard position (in the chest triangle area). I am diving the following

Poseidon Cyklon 5000 DIN first stage complete with two metal second stages ( I know I am going to die). Thought my octo should be the same quality as my first stage.

A Poseidon SPG, its got a cool yellow face and will handle 300 bar fills

An Apex back plate, harness and wing with single tank adapter, its nice to get some weight off the weight harness.

A DUI weight harness (I love this bit of kit) as I am in a dry suit I need to have quite a lot of weight 20lbs+ 6lb with the STA and Back plate. 26lb in total

A Scubapro everdry 4 dry suit, I like it, its my first dry suit and it fits me well. Being a 4mm compressed neoprene suit it takes a while to get it dry after a dive though.

5mm Otter Hood and 5mm Northern diver super stretch gloves.

IST Paddle fins with spring heel straps (cheap as chips). I like them.

Ancient Mares Seta mask with Prescription lens I installed myself. When it falls to bits I will cry

A Reel and DSMB of unknown manufacturer. Various cutting devices Knife and line cutter.

A couple of Faber 12 litre tanks DIN fitting one will handle 300 bar fills

A Cressi Archimedes 2 dive computer.

A Citizen digital Dive watch. It has a depth function

A analogue wrist mounted depth gauge of unknown manufacture (may be Mares). As all 3 sources of depth information seem to agree with each other I shall assume there all working or all 3 are broke!

This is what I use for single tank recreational diving in Bonnie Scotland.

 

[Booyakasha]

Just to comment on your BC and travelling to the Caribbean. I too had a Nighthawk which I really liked. However, travelling with it was pretty much of a pain. I switched to an Aqua Lung Zuma for our last trip to Grand Cayman and really, really liked it. I had only dove a pool with it prior to our trip but it was great. I felt much less encumbered and it seemed much more sensitive to how much air was in my lungs that the Nighthawk. The ease of travel goes with out saying. It weighs 4lbs :kiss2:

B.