Question Is the KISS Sidewinder the best to learn on on & keep for a lifetime?

[JoshKC]

I’m a new diver. I’ve been told I need to do all the other tech stuff first but I don’t want to waste money on a lot of certifications that I don’t need. All the extra certifications I have no are pretty worthless & were just a money grab. I want to receive good technical training & I want a rebreather just because they are cool & I can dive longer.

 

[nadwidny]

No.

 

[missionmtb]

Give Rusty a call at Scuba Schools of America.

https://www.scubaschoolsofamerica.com/

 

[JoshKC]

No.

Can you elaborate please?

 

[ps444mike]

i wouldn't call the shop mention above.. honestly shop around talk to the instructors see what the offer

 

[admikar]

I’m a new diver. I’ve been told I need to do all the other tech stuff first but I don’t want to waste money on a lot of certifications that I don’t need. All the extra certifications I have no are pretty worthless & were just a money grab. I want to receive good technical training & I want a rebreather just because they are cool & I can dive longer.

You got this all figured out already.
Go out and buy first rebreather you see and just go diving. What's the worst that can happen?

 

[Snusmumrik]

I want a rebreather just because they are cool & I can dive longer.

Man, choosing going to rebreather such early on dive career "because they are cool" isn't wise.
Rebreather's ways to kill people are more complicated that OC. It's like buy an
oldtimer car and use it to go transcontinental travel. You should know how thtat thing works,
how to deal with failures and how it can kill you. It's way for smart ,technically educated
people, not for noobs that say "wow, that's cool stuff!"

 

[iliketopetsharks]

Trolls, not feeding, etc.

 

[DiveLikeAMuppet]

Divetalk Go is the rebreather for you.

 

[davehicks]

The sidewinder is a great unit and easy to learn. mCCR will build strong habits. But make sure you have 100-200 dives under your belt before proceeding. Both to build skills and to discover if you really want to make this investment in time, effort, and money. If you are not a hands on, maintenance friendly, gear head then CCR may not be for you.