MichiganDiver
Contributor
I am a new diver, and my LDS recommends a reg as a good first piece of owned equipment, for many obvious reasons. They are steering me toward the following:
Aqualung Legend LX $640
Aqualung Titan LX $400
Atomic Z2 $459
Atomic B2 $739
They also recommend a secondary air source rather than an octopus (I hope I'm phrasing that right -- I mean the hose on the BC is used for a secondary supply.)
They recommend an Atomic SSI for $220 (hope I got the model right -- my notes aren't great).
These prices seem pretty high to me. Neither Aqualung nor Atomic allows their regulators to be sold mail- or web-order, so I can't really shop around to compare prices. Not a lot of competition where I live. Tomorrow I'm going to ask them to show me their cheapest regs.
What do you think? As is endlessly discussed on the board, I'd like to give the LDS my business, as long as they're not giving me the business. :11:
Thanks for your thoughts.
Aqualung Legend LX $640
Aqualung Titan LX $400
Atomic Z2 $459
Atomic B2 $739
They also recommend a secondary air source rather than an octopus (I hope I'm phrasing that right -- I mean the hose on the BC is used for a secondary supply.)
They recommend an Atomic SSI for $220 (hope I got the model right -- my notes aren't great).
These prices seem pretty high to me. Neither Aqualung nor Atomic allows their regulators to be sold mail- or web-order, so I can't really shop around to compare prices. Not a lot of competition where I live. Tomorrow I'm going to ask them to show me their cheapest regs.
What do you think? As is endlessly discussed on the board, I'd like to give the LDS my business, as long as they're not giving me the business. :11:
Thanks for your thoughts.