What brands do you recommend/not recommend?

[Druid]

Drysuits in this order...
DUI TLS350
Viking
Dive Rite
Northern Diver

ND drysuits were great when they were made in England, mine is 12 years old and it's still dry. However, they moved manufacturing to China about 10 years ago and quality took a nosedive, I wouldn't recommend them to anyone now.

My family has two. ScubaPro / Uwatec service has been outstanding. I also recommend the Uwatec TEC 2G and the SmartTEC (same family, more recent models). Bullet-proof is putting it lightly. The Uwatec Aladin Pro's are our backups.

The TEC 2G is a great little computer at a very good price, mine was less than £200. I use an AirZ Nitrox as a backup.

That is another good point if you are getting a dive computer, I would not look at anything that does not do nitrox. You may not be qualified, and you may never get qualified for it but just in that off chance get because its really not that expensive of an option and its definitley a whole lot cheaper than having to buy a new computer when you start diving nitrox.

I don't think you can buy a new dive computer that isn't nitrox compatible.

My other recommendations:

Apeks regs
Mares Quattro fins
Seaquest bcds
Frog wings
Tektite torches

 

[Hammerhead]

You want wrong?

This is wrong...

Yes, it's mine...

Want to sell it?

Jax,

I got it from DSS by contacting Tobin (ScubaBoard - View Profile: cool_hardware52) here on Scubaboard two years ago, he was more than helpful. That evil-looking wing went with me to South Africa for the Sardine Run. The sharks were wearing shades :cool2: