Dogbowl
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The hubby and I just got ourselves the Perdix for beginner recreational diving. The folks here have only good things to say about Shearwater and its products, so we got the Perdix even though we don't intend on doing any tech dives (at least not in the near future). The main reason why I chose the Perdix is because of the large colour screen that will be very beneficial for my aging eyes. My hubby got it because I got it. Otherwise, I think he would have chosen something else.
Now that we've got it home and played with it for a while, we're having "second thoughts" about whether this was too advanced a gadget for us beginners. Our main "beef" is that we are unsure what to do with the straps. With other computers, the straps are like watch straps - you buckle it and you go. The Perdix comes with a piece of black surgical tubing and it's slippery. When we tie it, a little bit of tugging will unravel it. So while this seems to be the preferred option of many other divers, we're just not sure how secure it will be under water. We then went to the local hardware store to get some bungee rope to try - they are less slippery, but they're also less elastic, which makes them hard to don and doff. The material is also very scratchy and painful to the back of my hands. The included straps with buckles, when adjusted to fit our wrists, have A LOT of excess strap hanging off. Do we just cut it? How much? What if we need to change exposure suits in the future? Do we need to seal the ends with a flame?
Any suggestions? If you have a Petrel or Perdix, how do you deal with the straps? Pictures would be much appreciated!
Now that we've got it home and played with it for a while, we're having "second thoughts" about whether this was too advanced a gadget for us beginners. Our main "beef" is that we are unsure what to do with the straps. With other computers, the straps are like watch straps - you buckle it and you go. The Perdix comes with a piece of black surgical tubing and it's slippery. When we tie it, a little bit of tugging will unravel it. So while this seems to be the preferred option of many other divers, we're just not sure how secure it will be under water. We then went to the local hardware store to get some bungee rope to try - they are less slippery, but they're also less elastic, which makes them hard to don and doff. The material is also very scratchy and painful to the back of my hands. The included straps with buckles, when adjusted to fit our wrists, have A LOT of excess strap hanging off. Do we just cut it? How much? What if we need to change exposure suits in the future? Do we need to seal the ends with a flame?
Any suggestions? If you have a Petrel or Perdix, how do you deal with the straps? Pictures would be much appreciated!