Hi, So you cannot give one reference or refute what I said? You need to resort to personal insults? Why don't you dive under the rock you came from and please refrain from giving newbie divers your bad advice.
I especially liked your advice in the other thread about side venting regulators when all you want is a wider exhaust T and then recommending a regulator that is out-of-production for about a decade that you only saw on a dive boat and on a German webpage because it has a wide exhaust T.
Some people want to enjoy diving but are not wealthy so they buy used gear or rent gear. There is nothing wrong with it and you are doing them a disservice by spreading old wives tales based on superstition not fact.
Greetings! Now, where shall I start?
Hmmmm....Seems like a good place to begin is by suggesting that you refrain from using sexist terms such as "
old wives tales" (improperly punctuated).
Secondly, I wonder what data you have that indicates divers do not contract diseases when using rental gear. Has the AMA or WHO done such a study?
Thirdly, the note I wrote about Sherwood regs was a lament that they no longer made side venting Oasis regs. Of course, since you are a fan of purchasing used gear, it should have been a delight to you since you could now begin your search for a vintage Sherwood Oasis. I have four of them in perfect nick, but, sadly, none are for sale. Keep looking.
Fourthly, I am a doctor--at least that is the title conferred upon me by "PRAESES ET SOCII, UNIVERSITATIS YALENSIS" (Yale diplomas were done in Latin at the time of my graduation.).
Fifthly, I am sorry my sense of humor was lost on you: I'm told it grows on one with time---sorta like bacteria. Hang in there: you'll get it.
Sixthly, I did note, in my original comments that "...I will be pilloried and drummed from the Board for making such outrageous suggestions...". Aren't you impressed with my ability to predict the future? My stockbroker is!
And, finally, I have some experience with the way dive ops cleanse their gear apres diving. Most give regs, wetsuits, fins, etc. a post-dive dunk in fresh water and hang them to dry overnight.
joewr
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65F. Doesn't require drysuit. Maybe misread it as 55F which is getting into drysuit country. 5mm or some combo as described would be OK for 60 ish water...worked for me today @ 62F. As he said on all else..you want you own mask booties fins and best regulator you can afford.
Hey, Fellow Californian,
When you get into your 70's--like me--dry suit country is anything below 70 deg F! In fact, I dive 80 deg F water in a 5mm. Ah, the ravages of age. I remember doing 75 deg F dives in a 3mm and being toasty warm.
Sic transit gloria.....
joewr