You guys, why all the negativity? SP regulators are collectors pieces, especially the MK 5. If he does nothing but keep it in a box for another 15 years, he's made a pretty decent purchase. That reg will do nothing but go up in value. As for the rest, well, it's probably not worth much but if its functional, I'd use it in the pool. I keep an old, beat up set of gear for the pool so that I don't ruin my good set. Believe me, it's every bit as ugly an old as this set up. I purchased it used in 1997. Its a Seatac wetsuit, which served me well for another 10 years in tropical conditions, a Seatac BC, which worked fine for another 4-5 years and an old reg set. Pool diving is great to keep skills fresh but if you don't have a set of pool dive gear, you probably won't do it much, because it's hard on your gear.
As for the SPG, any gauge is likely to be inaccurate, that's what gauges do. In fact, I don't even bother with my gauge on my pressure canner because I would have to get it tested at the Extension agency yearly for it to be safe for canning. I simply use weights instead. The canner has a gauge very similar to an SPG and its notorious for being inaccurate. That's why you should never dive without an adequate amount of air reserves. You need to account for some gauge inaccuracy, among other things.
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You guys, why all the negativity? SP regulators are collectors pieces, especially the MK 5. If he does nothing but keep it in a box for another 15 years, he's made a pretty decent purchase. That reg will do nothing but go up in value. As for the rest, well, it's probably not worth much but if its functional, I'd use it in the pool. I keep an old, beat up set of gear for the pool so that I don't ruin my good set. Believe me, it's every bit as ugly an old as this set up. I purchased it used in 1997. Its a Seatac wetsuit, which served me well for another 10 years in tropical conditions, a Seatac BC, which worked fine for another 4-5 years and an old reg set. Pool diving is great to keep skills fresh but if you don't have a set of pool dive gear, you probably won't do it much, because it's hard on your gear.
As for the SPG, any gauge is likely to be inaccurate, that's what gauges do. In fact, I don't even bother with my gauge on my pressure canner because I would have to get it tested at the Extension agency yearly for it to be safe for canning. I simply use weights instead. The canner has a gauge very similar to an SPG and its notorious for being inaccurate. That's why you should never dive without an adequate amount of air reserves. You need to account for some gauge inaccuracy, among other things.
I notice that a couple of the guys telling the OP that he bought a pile of junk have less than 25 dives. You guys are experts on scuba gear?
