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Hi guys, I am diving an Xdeep Stealth 2.0 and would now like to purchase my regs.
my instructor said after i sent him this link, https://www.divegearexpress.com/sidemount/regs.shtml:
Apeks is expensive but I own mine since 10 years...so they are definitly worth it
our hog rentals are already breaking and dive rite has some issues with second stages. not sure on hollis but generaly dont like them
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Any thoughts about the first and second stages, hose lengths, etc are appreciated!
No popular reg should be "breaking" significantly more than any other. I'm guessing poor/improper or no maintenance. If the shop's rental regs are failing a lot, ask them why they're not doing more and better maintenance.
I'd recommend getting something that has good parts availability and a good long history. If I was starting over, I'd probably be trolling eBay for older, metal SCUBAPro regs, or used Atomic M1s because I like them and can get very good local service.
If you're not planning on servicing your own, I'd find out what your local SCUBA shops sell/service a lot of and buy that.
I would recommend DIN valves/regs. Aside from the other reasons, mostly because a yoke knob feels too much like a valve knob if you find your self in a low-viz stressful situation, and you don't need to be creating your own problems when the brown stuff is already hitting the fan.
Hose lengths depend on routeing and how big you are and what kind of diving you plan on doing.
flots.