tom lauder
Registered
Evening all
I dived a bit in the past and am coming back to it after a 20 year break. I am putting my gear together from the used market as I'm on a budget and already have a good opinion on what i want from my gear.
I have been lurking around and have been reading about the rise of DIR and Hogarthian set ups which are new since I was last diving. Now i understand this seems to be a very divisive topic so I dont want to get into that but if there are aspects of these approaches that I would like to incorporate into my gear should I expect issues with my certifying agency?
I am getting my re-cert with PADI as they I have been told they have the best instructors in my new area and I know they advocate a particular stadard setup. I will use rental gear till i get my OW as its included but if I was to dive with my LDS on trips or local dives is non standard setup considered a problem?
Any advice, experiences or even internet wisdom gratefully received.
I dived a bit in the past and am coming back to it after a 20 year break. I am putting my gear together from the used market as I'm on a budget and already have a good opinion on what i want from my gear.
I have been lurking around and have been reading about the rise of DIR and Hogarthian set ups which are new since I was last diving. Now i understand this seems to be a very divisive topic so I dont want to get into that but if there are aspects of these approaches that I would like to incorporate into my gear should I expect issues with my certifying agency?
I am getting my re-cert with PADI as they I have been told they have the best instructors in my new area and I know they advocate a particular stadard setup. I will use rental gear till i get my OW as its included but if I was to dive with my LDS on trips or local dives is non standard setup considered a problem?
Any advice, experiences or even internet wisdom gratefully received.