temet vince
Contributor
Ok, here is a brief list of my gear. Some of this is probably irrelevant (listing mesh bags, or a swimsuit, for example), but this is the list I keep so that I make sure and never leave the house without forgetting something that I need for diving, so I just copied and pasted. Please note that some items are redundant (I have 3 pairs of fins, for example). I purchased all of my equipment used, and most of it very, very cheap. Some of it was so cheap that I could buy it, use it, and if I don't like it, resell it and make a profit, which is way better than renting.
Since I bought almost all of it cheap/used, I don't mind people being ruthless as I don't have much emotional attachment to any of my equipment. I feel that it is working fine for now, but since I didn't rent before purchasing, and thus don't know if anything I'm using is sub par because I don't have much to compare it to, I'd like some opinions on what I might like to upgrade first, or even everything!
Thank you.
Fins:
Original Force Fins - These are my favorite thus far.
Mares Volo Fins - Nice, but I guess I don't understand the hype about them.
Aqua Lung/US Divers Rocket Fins - I'd prefer the Jet Fins.
Bags:
Dive Gear bag - Gear bag that packs up "inside itself" so that it's extremely small when not being used.
Small size mesh bag - thick mesh
Medium size mesh bag - thin mesh
Knives, Flashlights, and Accessories:
Underwater Kinetics Mini Q40 flashlight
Underwater Kinetics SL4 eLED flashlight
Scubapro 304 Stainless dive knife
Ocean Master Titanium Beta Alloy dive knife - Attached to BCD
Hammerhead Gear Keeper - Attached to BCD
Apparel:
Mares X-vision Liquidskin mask
Scubapro Tropic Amara 1.5mm gloves
Akona Adventure Gear booties - 1.5mm or 3mm thick: unknown
Henderson Aquatics Inc Neoprene weight belt - Not needed atm/weight integrated BCD
Scubapro 5mm full body wetsuit
Scubapro 6.5mm full body wetsuit
Swimsuit
Air:
M Line 3d Flex Dry Snorkel (same as Ocean Master) - Very dry, but restricted air flow imo.
Seacure II Hi-flow model
Oceanic Zeta second stage - Exact Model Unknown
Oceanic 3500psi first stage - Model Unknown
Oceanic octopus - Model Unknown
BCD and Computer:
Oceanic Chute 3 BCD - Fine for now, but would prefer a backplate and wing. Perhaps a Freedom Plate with Oxycheq Mach 5 wing?
Mares Mc1 Console Computer with air/nitrox pressure gauge - Old and needs an instruction manual.
Extras:
Padi card - for air refills
Log book (and a pen!)
Dive tables
Still Need:
Hood
Thicker Gloves
Thicker Booties
Compass
Since I bought almost all of it cheap/used, I don't mind people being ruthless as I don't have much emotional attachment to any of my equipment. I feel that it is working fine for now, but since I didn't rent before purchasing, and thus don't know if anything I'm using is sub par because I don't have much to compare it to, I'd like some opinions on what I might like to upgrade first, or even everything!
Thank you.
Fins:
Original Force Fins - These are my favorite thus far.
Mares Volo Fins - Nice, but I guess I don't understand the hype about them.
Aqua Lung/US Divers Rocket Fins - I'd prefer the Jet Fins.
Bags:
Dive Gear bag - Gear bag that packs up "inside itself" so that it's extremely small when not being used.
Small size mesh bag - thick mesh
Medium size mesh bag - thin mesh
Knives, Flashlights, and Accessories:
Underwater Kinetics Mini Q40 flashlight
Underwater Kinetics SL4 eLED flashlight
Scubapro 304 Stainless dive knife
Ocean Master Titanium Beta Alloy dive knife - Attached to BCD
Hammerhead Gear Keeper - Attached to BCD
Apparel:
Mares X-vision Liquidskin mask
Scubapro Tropic Amara 1.5mm gloves
Akona Adventure Gear booties - 1.5mm or 3mm thick: unknown
Henderson Aquatics Inc Neoprene weight belt - Not needed atm/weight integrated BCD
Scubapro 5mm full body wetsuit
Scubapro 6.5mm full body wetsuit
Swimsuit
Air:
M Line 3d Flex Dry Snorkel (same as Ocean Master) - Very dry, but restricted air flow imo.
Seacure II Hi-flow model
Oceanic Zeta second stage - Exact Model Unknown
Oceanic 3500psi first stage - Model Unknown
Oceanic octopus - Model Unknown
BCD and Computer:
Oceanic Chute 3 BCD - Fine for now, but would prefer a backplate and wing. Perhaps a Freedom Plate with Oxycheq Mach 5 wing?
Mares Mc1 Console Computer with air/nitrox pressure gauge - Old and needs an instruction manual.
Extras:
Padi card - for air refills
Log book (and a pen!)
Dive tables
Still Need:
Hood
Thicker Gloves
Thicker Booties
Compass
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