first year diving profile

[FM1520]

First year diving, here is my profile for the past year:

Agency: NAUI

Location: San Diego

27 dives - breakdown:

15 beach entry; 12 boat
25 ocean/ 2 lake (quarry)
max depth 95’, min depth 29
1 night dive
6 east coast (Va Bch and Gulf of Mexico)
21 San Diego
temperature: coldest 49F warmest 70F

Equipment:
Sea Quest Balance BC
Aqua Lung Kronos first/ second, sherwood SPG and depth gauge
Oceanic safe second
Aqua Lung split fins
Riffe mask
US Divers Matrix computer
UK C8 Dive light
UK Q40 back up dive light
Deep Sea Kevlar Thermocline Gloves
Body Glove 7mm hood
Deep Sea 3mm booties
Sausage
weight: hard and soft picked up a garage sales

Looking to buy but haven't decided on brand, style, cost:

7mm wet suit, compass, wreck reel, steel 100 or 120 HP tank

I got my gear slowly basing my decisions on recommendations from my instructors and what I saw other divers using and renting what I need. I utilized Craigslist and garage sales for some items and the “big tent” sales at sporting goods store like Sport Chalet.

Finding a dedicated group of divers to dive with similar dive profiles makes diving easy.

 

[mathauck0814]

Shoot me a note sometime, we've got a good group that dives a few days a week around San Diego/La Jolla/Point Loma.

 

[FM1520]

I belong to Power Scuba, is that the the group?

 

[mathauck0814]

We dive with some of their folks on occasion as well, yes

 

[Power Scuba]

And we're glad to have you as a member, Matt!

Bill Powers

 

[ktkt]

You're doing CA diving without your own wetsuit? You must be very standard sized or very cold