economy octo?? suggestions

[tursiops]

Am I going to die

I only started diving in 1971, b/c’s were going to kill us, dive computers were going to kill us, now inflators, I’m getting really old waiting for these things to kill me

I do carry a standard inflator and reg but have never had to switch because of a problem.

Have you ever had to provide air to an OOA diver? How did it go?

 

[tursiops]

I imagine that I'm with a newly certified diver who ran out of air. I hand them the Air2

Not what you should do, of course. Having an Air2 means primary donate. How long is your primary hose? If it is one of the 22-24 inch hoses, you'll be struggling all the way to the surface.

 

[lexvil]

47 years and I’ve never encountered an Out of air diver, maybe lucky or maybe in every day diving it’s not very common, we used to only have one second so buddy breathing was taugh, I assume it would still work if it were still taught. I use a long hose second when the diving calls for it like overhead environments or diving a double hose but for normal open water I’m good with the octoinflator.

 

[Altamira]

I don't need support from unknown people. I am a diver.

/EOD

Then why are you here? By the way, most everyone here is a diver.

 

[gcarter]

Also, it's worth considering buying used. There's usually plenty of used regulators on scubaboard's classifieds or on facebook's various scuba groups. Here's someone selling an Apex XTX50 for $150 For Sale - Apeks Black Sapphire/XTX50 Octo/Apeks Depth/SPG Console Here's an old first with two second stages and gauges for only $100 For Sale - Dacor Regulator with 1st and 2nd Stages; integrated computer You could probably keep one of the seconds and sell the rest of the kit for most of what you paid.

Yes, it is worth considering buying used. Dacor is not something that should be recommended however, as service kits have not been available for years.