FIRST I AM REPOSTING THIS THREAD HERE AS I WAS INFORMED BY THE Sticky THAT ITS A HALF DISCUSSION THREAD AND HALF WTB THREAD AND IS BETTER IN A DISCUSSUION FORUM. I AM POSTING IT IN THE DIR SECTION BECAUSE I WANT TO PERSUE THAT APPROACH SO I FIGURE BEST HERE.
Hello All,
I am a new diver that is trying to put my gear together so I can jump in the water.
Also I am interested in getting my DIR-F so the gear needs to be compatible with that diving approach. I Have all my training materials just want to do a few dives and practice the stuff. I recieved my open water in the Phillipines from a DIR guy named Alex Floro at www.adventurebound.com.ph and he and his whole DIR crew where great.
I have almost everything, somethings as a new diver I needed to go to a shop and really get the advice of more experienced people try things on etc. I am also on a Budget so I will try to get the rest used. As its breaking me and my wife keeps looking at me and then the kitchen knives then me and then the kitchen knives. So I want to save some money and just get what I need to jump in the water. Ill be spending my first 20-30 dives or so in less than 20 feet practicing things like bouyancy and other stuff.
Here is what I think I need.
I also live in the San Fran Bay Area so if you are local great.
1. Steel Tank, I want a steel tank so that I need less weight on my hips. I have however no idea of what type of steel tank to get so any advice there is welcome.
2. Wrist mount Compass and Compass holder
3. Wrist or arm mount depth guage, analog or digital.
4. Bottom Timer
All these items really boil down to price, I have many dives to do in like 20 feet of water just practicing crap, so after I feel more confident Ill probably upgrate the Compass and depth guage into some fancy digital thing.
5. Oh yeah a Diving Knife (has to be able to attach to the belt on my halcyon BC)
6. A wheel line
7. A orange marker that sticks up, like a long tube.
8. A streach cord for holding my secondary.
I have my fins (scubapro jet),boots (pinnicleaquatic),wetsuite xcel polar titanium) ,BC (halcyon eclipse 30),primary (aqualung legen),secondaryaqualung legend),preasure guage (healcyon), mask (mares),snorkle (mares),hood (attached to suit)
Thanks for the time, if I forgot anything let me know.
Hello All,
I am a new diver that is trying to put my gear together so I can jump in the water.
Also I am interested in getting my DIR-F so the gear needs to be compatible with that diving approach. I Have all my training materials just want to do a few dives and practice the stuff. I recieved my open water in the Phillipines from a DIR guy named Alex Floro at www.adventurebound.com.ph and he and his whole DIR crew where great.
I have almost everything, somethings as a new diver I needed to go to a shop and really get the advice of more experienced people try things on etc. I am also on a Budget so I will try to get the rest used. As its breaking me and my wife keeps looking at me and then the kitchen knives then me and then the kitchen knives. So I want to save some money and just get what I need to jump in the water. Ill be spending my first 20-30 dives or so in less than 20 feet practicing things like bouyancy and other stuff.
Here is what I think I need.
I also live in the San Fran Bay Area so if you are local great.
1. Steel Tank, I want a steel tank so that I need less weight on my hips. I have however no idea of what type of steel tank to get so any advice there is welcome.
2. Wrist mount Compass and Compass holder
3. Wrist or arm mount depth guage, analog or digital.
4. Bottom Timer
All these items really boil down to price, I have many dives to do in like 20 feet of water just practicing crap, so after I feel more confident Ill probably upgrate the Compass and depth guage into some fancy digital thing.
5. Oh yeah a Diving Knife (has to be able to attach to the belt on my halcyon BC)
6. A wheel line
7. A orange marker that sticks up, like a long tube.
8. A streach cord for holding my secondary.
I have my fins (scubapro jet),boots (pinnicleaquatic),wetsuite xcel polar titanium) ,BC (halcyon eclipse 30),primary (aqualung legen),secondaryaqualung legend),preasure guage (healcyon), mask (mares),snorkle (mares),hood (attached to suit)
Thanks for the time, if I forgot anything let me know.