mark s
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I am considering purchasing an International divers osprey airtec regulator and nekton 2000 bc. Any viewer comments as to quality?
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Iguana Don
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Mark,
Don't know anything about the quality. My question is are you buying it from a shop or online? None of the shops around here carry IDI. If you are buying online, who you gonna take it to when it needs serviced or for parts? And what about warranty
Don
Don't know anything about the quality. My question is are you buying it from a shop or online? None of the shops around here carry IDI. If you are buying online, who you gonna take it to when it needs serviced or for parts? And what about warranty
Don
Mark,
:idea: It looks like you're a Rodale's reader huh... :nono:
If you want some sound advice, do some more homework, and if you come up with the same answer
then it doesn't matter. You're obviously doing purely recreational diving right? Well for the diver whom goes on a vacation and dives a few times a year in comfy, shallow water it'll be just fine.
Mario
:idea: It looks like you're a Rodale's reader huh... :nono:
If you want some sound advice, do some more homework, and if you come up with the same answer
then it doesn't matter. You're obviously doing purely recreational diving right? Well for the diver whom goes on a vacation and dives a few times a year in comfy, shallow water it'll be just fine. Mario
rcontrera
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IDI is a good basic scuba equipment line. They are one of the oldest scuba manufacturers in the diving industry. Now, that said, since the original owner died and his wife retired, the consistency of the products has been a little lacking. You could get a regulator and BC and have them both perform flawlessly for hundreds of dives. Then again, you could get a regulator that free flows fresh from the box and a BC that comes apart at the seams.
For that reason, I suggest that you get the equipment from a shop that believes in and knows how to adjust IDI equipment. That way, you have someone to take care of you if you have problems.
Just my $.02
Ray
For that reason, I suggest that you get the equipment from a shop that believes in and knows how to adjust IDI equipment. That way, you have someone to take care of you if you have problems.
Just my $.02
Ray
I have been diving for years with IDI. Dunno know what the heck Marios problem is...I'd dive with IDI over any other gear even if my life depended on it. (oh yeah, I forgot...it does! 
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IDI has had some management reorganizaiton I've heard and over the last year they have been able to concentrate on more on engineering vs. business issues. I think the issue with QC has been resolved at the factory level. I have talked to people in the industry and their return rate for defects is no higher than Scubapro, Dacor, or Mares.
Alot of people say bad things about IDI because they were the first to green light Internet sales which has hurt dive shop profits. Hey...just the the law of the competitive maketplace! If you can't stand the heat....
)IDI has had some management reorganizaiton I've heard and over the last year they have been able to concentrate on more on engineering vs. business issues. I think the issue with QC has been resolved at the factory level. I have talked to people in the industry and their return rate for defects is no higher than Scubapro, Dacor, or Mares.
Alot of people say bad things about IDI because they were the first to green light Internet sales which has hurt dive shop profits. Hey...just the the law of the competitive maketplace! If you can't stand the heat....
We use IDI gear for student training. Works great. I have owned a Necton Balistic for years . I do not dive it but it too is used for student use. I have done about 50 dives with it and is a nice piece of gear.
The gear is reasionalbly priced
Ron
The gear is reasionalbly priced
Ron
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