mth71
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I pose this question mainly to the DIR divers out there, as that's the DIRection (sorry, I couldn't resist) that I think I'd like to take in my diving career (I have only 5 dives under my belt thus far). Of course, I value input from any diver.
I'm trying to put together my gear, and am now down to deciding what regs to get. I'm about ninety some-odd percent sure that I'll get the Apeks ATX-200 for my primary (though I'm looking into the Poseiden Jestream/Odin). I've read somewhere that the backup reg should not be the normal octopus type; are they saying that it should be just another primary? Surely the backup should not be inferior to the primary, even though it (hopefully) won't ever be used (which I'm sure is unlikely). So my question boils down to this: should I buy two primary (quality) regs, where one will function purely as the backup?
(I know from reading the many many posts on this board that there are lots of high quality regulators, both primary and backup, which makes my decision-making process that much more difficult, but that's a good thing. Based on my readings, I'd probably opt for an Apeks ATX50, but that's an octopus (bonus question: why was it ever called an octopus? I just started hearing the term in my OW class, but it was never explained why it was called that.))
Thanks in advance to everyone who participates in this thread (I hope that this particular question hasn't been asked before. I did do a search beforehand to try to find out, but found nothing close enough to what I was trying to find out.)
P.S. As an aside, is there any reason why a new diver such as myself may want to consider a DIN valve or a yoke? Since I haven't mentioned it, I would like to do cave and wreck diving eventually, in case that makes a difference. Thank you.
I'm trying to put together my gear, and am now down to deciding what regs to get. I'm about ninety some-odd percent sure that I'll get the Apeks ATX-200 for my primary (though I'm looking into the Poseiden Jestream/Odin). I've read somewhere that the backup reg should not be the normal octopus type; are they saying that it should be just another primary? Surely the backup should not be inferior to the primary, even though it (hopefully) won't ever be used (which I'm sure is unlikely). So my question boils down to this: should I buy two primary (quality) regs, where one will function purely as the backup?
(I know from reading the many many posts on this board that there are lots of high quality regulators, both primary and backup, which makes my decision-making process that much more difficult, but that's a good thing. Based on my readings, I'd probably opt for an Apeks ATX50, but that's an octopus (bonus question: why was it ever called an octopus? I just started hearing the term in my OW class, but it was never explained why it was called that.))
Thanks in advance to everyone who participates in this thread (I hope that this particular question hasn't been asked before. I did do a search beforehand to try to find out, but found nothing close enough to what I was trying to find out.)
P.S. As an aside, is there any reason why a new diver such as myself may want to consider a DIN valve or a yoke? Since I haven't mentioned it, I would like to do cave and wreck diving eventually, in case that makes a difference. Thank you.