Gauges and computers

[xsports]

So as a new diver i was just wondering if it would be wierd if not only i carried a computer but if i also had a set of gauges too.Is this funny or just overkill?

 

[TheWetRookie]

It would all depend on the computer you get. If it is just a basic one you will need the guages. Or you can spend the money and get the wireless computer that will read your tank pressure and such, do your homework, taxes....

As a new diver I have the Oceanic VEO-180 with a full set of gauges (depth, pressure, compass all in one unit)

As a new diver, redundacy in this area might be good thing.

 

[WarrenZ]

I believe that a computer is great but electronic devices fail, batteries die, computers flood. Gear today is in general some of the best ever offered but you wont get me to give up my manual guages even with a computer. I carry my computer on my wrist and my guages on the console. Besides it works great when I have to trade regs with someone who had a broken computer console.

 

[texdiveguy]

So as a new diver i was just wondering if it would be wierd if not only i carried a computer but if i also had a set of gauges too.Is this funny or just overkill?

Redundancy in this area is a good thing. There are many ways to configure computers and gauges,,but having a backup system is a good deal.

 

[WesTexDiver]

I have a computer and no gages...well except the compass mounted on top my computer. Computer = longer bottom times, BUT for Solo Diving my backup system does not have a computer, and I become a square diver again if my computer fails, YUCK. But when I can afford to replace my backup system, it will also be a computer.

 

[Wilson]

I have computer, timer, guages and a back up plan on a slate. I should be this organized at work (nah, not really).

 

[glugo357]

I go for streamline. I have a SPG on my reg and use a wrist computer (Mares Nemo). Contemplating on getting all in one computer that will read my tank wirelessly but have to get the funds first.

 

[harleythedog]

I have a wrist computer and gauges and a watch as well. I have the Tusa 330T set of gauges which are quite small, depth, pressure and compass. Watch on left arm, computer on right. The tusa "T" series of gauges are the smallest I have seen.

My computer stopped working on a dive a while back and I was glad I had the gauges and watch.

 

[BarryNL]

As a new diver, redundacy in this area might be good thing.

As a more advanced diver, redundancy in all areas is an even better thing.

 

[Melicertes]

So as a new diver i was just wondering if it would be wierd if not only i carried a computer but if i also had a set of gauges too.Is this funny or just overkill?

I wouldn't mind getting myself a Ain1 computer one day but wouldn't trade in my console gauges even then. There's nothing funny or overkill about knowing your equipment and planning properly for potential failures. Any equipment can fail, we know this, and providing for that emergency is the prudent thing to do. Somehow I'd feel a lot more concern about the dive ninja with his black painted cylinder kitting up with his double set of 18" dive knives next to me than I'd worry anything about you strapping on a gauge integrated computer after you've checked your regular gauges.