Hey All,
I have been doing a ton of reading on here and over at thedecostop to read as much as I can to slowly transition to technical diving. Long term goal is wreck penetration diving. I know I will have to find a good instructor and take the all appropriate coursework, however, before I do that I wanted to start diving in doubles to get used to it and am thinking about putting my first set together (unfortunately I don't know anyone I can borrow from). I just wanted to get your feedback and thoughts/opinions on my choices. I already dive a BP/W, have good buoyancy, and am very comfortable in the water. I will be diving wet for now as I can't afford a dry suit and a doubles setup. Oh, and for weighting reference, in saltwater, I dive my AL BP, AL80 rental tank, with a 3/2mm full and 5/3 hooded vest under, and need no additional weights. Oh, and I'm only 5'6 and 130#, so small and dense . So, here is what I was thinking:
* 2 Worthington Steel80 HP
* 200-Bar DR manifold (I wanted to do a 200-Bar because I want to hold off on buying new 1st and 2nd stages at this point and use my current SP yoke regs. I have two 1st stages and 2nd stages. As I start taking the courses I will purchase DIN 1st and 2nd stages.)
* DR or Highland bands/bolts
* Oxycheq Vertex Signature Series (I was leaning towards 55# just so when I move to larger tanks and/or have to carry additional gas) I choose Oxycheq because that's what I dive now and love my Mach V.
Am I missing anything? Thanks for your feedback.
I have been doing a ton of reading on here and over at thedecostop to read as much as I can to slowly transition to technical diving. Long term goal is wreck penetration diving. I know I will have to find a good instructor and take the all appropriate coursework, however, before I do that I wanted to start diving in doubles to get used to it and am thinking about putting my first set together (unfortunately I don't know anyone I can borrow from). I just wanted to get your feedback and thoughts/opinions on my choices. I already dive a BP/W, have good buoyancy, and am very comfortable in the water. I will be diving wet for now as I can't afford a dry suit and a doubles setup. Oh, and for weighting reference, in saltwater, I dive my AL BP, AL80 rental tank, with a 3/2mm full and 5/3 hooded vest under, and need no additional weights. Oh, and I'm only 5'6 and 130#, so small and dense . So, here is what I was thinking:
* 2 Worthington Steel80 HP
* 200-Bar DR manifold (I wanted to do a 200-Bar because I want to hold off on buying new 1st and 2nd stages at this point and use my current SP yoke regs. I have two 1st stages and 2nd stages. As I start taking the courses I will purchase DIN 1st and 2nd stages.)
* DR or Highland bands/bolts
* Oxycheq Vertex Signature Series (I was leaning towards 55# just so when I move to larger tanks and/or have to carry additional gas) I choose Oxycheq because that's what I dive now and love my Mach V.
Am I missing anything? Thanks for your feedback.