New Diver looking for answers on Hollis regs

[DatSRBoi]

Hi I am still new at diving so please forgive me. I am going to be honest that the only two regs I have ever used and been around with are Oceanic and Scubapro. I barely tap into the Dive Rite and Aqualung. I am working my way up to advance/master dive and want to get something basically great. Oceanic eos and scubapro a700 are out of this world expensive until today when I searched up Hollis and found out their regs setup are almost half their price right now 300ish vs 600ish.

I have never heard much about these regulators but I am reading nothing but good thing about them and how they equal of the oceanic and scubapro top of the line regs. I was wondering if anyone can give any input on them and downfall as well as how their service requirements are? I know oceanic and scubapro are lifetime parts. I am looking at the Hollis DC2 212 Regulator. I want something I can use for life knowing parts will always be there and it will never be out of date. I like the fact it has an overbalance first stage unlike the scubapro.

 

[vinegarbiscuit]

Hollis is owned by Oceanic - it's simply the 'tech' arm of the company. If you look at the Oceanic EOS and the Hollis 212 side-by-side, you could be excused for thinking they're twins, and the second stages pretty much are, on the inside. On the outside, they have a few cosmetic differences (purge cover, style ring, dive/pre dive switch and stuff), but that's about it. Now, the first stages are different - the EOS uses as FDX-10, while the Hollis 212 employs a DC2. They have their differences - for example,the EOS boasts dry valve technology, but the the DC2 does not. Nevertheless, they are both top-of-the-line performing first-stages, and I'm seriously thinking of buying a Hollis 212 for the left post of my doubles (can you tell I've done my research?!). Cheaper than the EOS for the same performance.

It goes without saying that Hollis regs can be serviced with ease by Oceanic technicians, too, so maintenance shouldn't be a problem, even if you're in a far-flung locale - it's hard to swing a cat without hitting an Oceanic dealer.

Enjoy your new Hollis reg - I'm pea green with envy.