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TxHockeyGuy:I highly suggest you buy your mask, snorkel, fins, and booties from wherever you are taking your training. If you don't you might get a lot of flack from them, they don't make any money on those training classes.
Sea Bass:I am looking to purchase on-line and was Just wondering if I would be better off buying from the dive shop I am taking the class with or purchasing my gear on-line since it is much cheaper?
robint:..........After you get certified, my personal opinion is go ahead and buy some things online but I would NOT buy a regulator setup (your life support system) except at my LDS. I want a human being to put together and service my gear and explain everything to me.... If you buy it online you will receive stuff in a box, no tools, no bench test on setup, and if it is a piece of crap, you have no one to complain to - all they will tell you is to box it up and send back.... who knows when you will get it back. I don't want to risk my life just to save $100. My life is worth more than that.
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