What Equipment Are You Using?

[devjr]

The list, SCUBA:

SP Frameless mask
old Dacor "J" snorkel
SP Mk25/G250 reg(no octopus)
SEAL type watch
Suunto type wrist compass
Genesis Resource and air gauge console
100 cf HP tank,OMS yoke valve machined to fit
alternate, triple 40's with Aquamaster reg
Sea Quest 3 Dimension back inflate BCD
alternate: Navy yoke style vest
traditional weight belt
old Harvey wet suit, nylon in, hood and boots
Apollo Pro fins
Navy(Phoenix)knife
cotton gloves with button palms
Ikelight 4 cell flashlight
lobster hook
Aqua Craft goodie bag



Freediving:

Diveskin
Sporasub long fins with Mercury weight set
rubber weight belt(when using wetsuit)
Biller gun
Sporasub stilleto
stringer
UDT lifejacket/twin CO2
1/8" soft booties

Other:
Bauer Kapitano compressor
boat

 

[ninja]

I dive recreational and technical

Dual104 heiser steel tanks
diverite transpac/classic wing
travel wing for south and singles
Dual D400/mark20 scubapro regs on manifold
Mark 2 R190 regs on stage bottles
80 cu foot alum. Deco Gas
CF200 dui dry suit!!!
Mares Quattro- upgrading to turtle fins with spring heel strap
Tusa liberator mask
(**** canned snorkel years ago!!) wear only with students
Nitek 3 computer diverite
1 Uwatec digital bottom timer
xerotech dry gloves ( It's frickin cold in the great lakes )

Going to break down and buy a Backplate and harness this year
Although Transpac has performed flawlessly for 3 years now!!:mean: . My system is fairly DIR except for transpac and some adaptations for winter and Great Lakes diving in Canada.. Some of that Cave **** don't cut it up here we wear gloves

Highly endorse breathing off the seven foot hose!!! Good for wreck witch primarily what we do up here would like to get cave certified.

 

[Matt]

So over the last couple of years my equipment configuation has changed drastically. Its amazing what a lot of experimenting and trying different setups can do, as well as never accepting that your gear is perfect.

Well, I can't really modify my gear any futher:

Dual PST 104's (had long before you all thought they were cool)
NO tank Boots
OMS twin Tank Band's
Diverite Isolation Manifold 200bar w/Sherwood rubber knobs

Reg's:

Primary: Scuba Pro Mk20/S600 on 7 ft yell hose w/2nd stage clip off of the right post of my doubles. BC Inflator running off the top of the first stage (MK20 is so versatile that it even has a lp port off the top of the reg)

2nd: Poseidon Jetstream Odin on short hosew/surgical tubing necklace around neck on left side of doubles. 1st stage Angled sideways hoses running straight down. Drysuit whip and Diverite Brass SPG w/o boot on a brass bolt snap tied w/o-ring

BC: Diverite recwing 53lb bladder w/Gusset control (not a problem like the OMS so DIR guys can chillout) I also have a Classic Wing from Diverite and an Explorer Wing from Halcyon. I prefer the Rec Wing. I've cut the ball off the dump

I use an Aluminum Diverite backplate for travel, and with dives where I don't need my Stainless steel Halcyon Plate and harness.

Some dives with smaller doubles I use a Transpac 2 with integrated weights (usually on Openwaters)

On the harnesses I have bicycle tubing that holds my Halcyon Scout lights in place with stainless bolt snaps tied to the light, and clipped to the d-ring.

I use a DUI CF200X Signature Series Drysuit with dual thigh pockets, Rock boots. The pockets house my cutting tools, backup slate, and spare mask (Tusa Splendive 4). I wear B400 DUI underwear or C400 Viking Underwear. The DUI is better, more comfortable, less bulk. Costs $100.00+ more. For recreational dives I wear the BARE CT200 Underwear.

I have Cuffrings and the Xerotech style drygloves installed on suit

DUI Hood w/warm neck collar
Tusa Splendive 2 mask (most comfortable mask ever) w/black silicone skirt
No Snorkel (no place for it with all this other gear!)
Turtle Fins w/spring heel strap (would prefer the Jetfins if they made them bigger) Jet Fins XL w/spring heel strap for cave diving in wetsuit.
Mares Quattro my most normal pair of fins to wear I have one of the worlds only red one's! Can't give em' up!

I wear my argon bottle (oms 13) on my right side attached to my backplate

Diverite MLS2/MR16 Canister Light w/high colour bulb on waist right side. It has the acutator to turn it on and off on the handle. I find its more reliable than a toggle switch which is a failure point.

Reels are clipped off on my 2" crotch strap on my butt
Wrist slate w/my diveplan and Digital bottom timer attatched
My favourite piece of gear Diverite NiTek 3 multi-gas computer

For deco bottles I have:

2 steel 45's heiser's w/convertable din valves
MK 2+ first stage regulator w/ 1 R190, 1 w/R380
2 Aluminum 80's w/convertable Din valves
MK 2+ first stage regulator w/1 R190, 1 w/R380
All stages have Scubapro or Dacor mini pressure gauges on 6" high pressure hoses looped and tied with tiewraps

* All Regulators here have OPR Valves on them*

No Tank boots
Lift Bag 50lb or 100lb. Diverite No Spill usually attached to an aluminum 80 or the side of my tanks.

I also have a Bare ATR HD drysuit in case I blow a wrist seal or something. Extra regs, tools, parts kits, etc.

I've had virtually every "good" regulator on the market (with the exception of the one's I'm using now) blowup on me. These one's have served me well, and I will keep this setup the way it is, as I trust my life to this equipment!

:grrr:

 

[cybordolphin]

Well here is my list (so far). New diver.

APEKS ATX200 (eventually to include the Ds4 "DIN" first instead of 200, either sell the 200 first or use on a pony bottle?)
$300

APEKS regulator bag
$35

Halcyon BP (aluminum)
Halcyon Pioneer wing
Halcyon Harness w/crotch strap
Halcyon STA
$345

Oceanic Data Plus 2 computer/compass
$245

IST dive knife
$23

Oceanic Titanium 5mm cold water gloves
$15.50

Sherwood "reef" warm water gloves
$9.50

US Tech (TEK) Drysuit
$300

Mobby's Twin Shell Tri Drysuit
$500

Deep Heet 7mm 2 piece Wetsuit
$100

Harvey's 5mm cold water hood
Free

Technosub Sphera Mask
$26

UK mini U40 mask mount light
$19


Still need the following:

Dry Suit undergarment ($150)
Suunto Mosquito computer ($244)
Bodyglove botties ($34 when diving wet)
Dry hood (not sure of price or brand)
APEKS ATX50 (backup $60)
Gear bag ($60)
Oceanic Shadow Mask ($39)
Explorer Pro HID Dive light (when they come down in price)

I think that pretty much covers it.

DAMN.. I already spent $1,918!! I guess that's not bad considering the quality of products I've purchased thus far. And HEY (2) DRY SUITS!!!

 

[trymixdiver]

I havent dove in a few years and i am upgrading and changing some equipment but heres what i have at this time:

DiveRite wings
OMS wings
Aga masks (2)
G250 (1)
R190 (2)
Viking dry suit
OMS 112 steel tanks(2) thought they were 104's, but i just looked. Too damn heavy to be honest, OMS 85's are ideal for me.
OMS isolation manifold
3 reels ( 1 explorer, 2 jump)
50lb lift bag
Viking under garment
USD under garment
OMS steel 45s (2) my deco bottles
Shears
Aladin pro

alot more older USD stuff i havent used in along time, time for the museium on those

 

[JamesK]

Not many Beuchat users here....


Here is my stuff for now.

Reg: Beuchat VX10
Octo: Beuchat VS8
BC: Beuchat Master Lift Tech
Mask: Beuchat Optima
Tanks: Steel HP 100 with DIN valve
Computer: Genesis NitroxResource
Wetsuit: Henderson Titanium 5MM
Skins: Hederson Hot Skinz
Booties: Henderson
Fins: US Divers Blades
Gloves: Deep See
Knife: Deep See and a set of sheers
Reels: Dive Rite
BP: Dive Rite AL and Homemade SS
Wings: Dive Rite Classic

 

[pipesergeant]

905 DiveRite dry suit
Helios Xerotech dry gloves
SP wet hood
SP XL Jet's with spring straps

Doubles: 125 OMS LP steels with DiveRite 300 bar din iso manifold Sherwood knobs of course 02 clean of course OMS heavy bands

330 bar din Apeks TX-50 primary 7' hose, TX-50 for backup on tubing around neck

18 cf 1800psi argon bottle for DS inflation

Hog rigged one piece harness on a 12 lb. SS backplate custom made by Gary Hoadley in Canada 65 lb Halcyon wing

EE Pro 14 50 watt Xenon can light
2 TecTite 19 LED backups

Custom sheathed 4" seratted-blade knife on waist, backup knife in thigh pocket with backup mask and dive watch, wet notes, etc..

OMS 330' Primary reel
Halcyon stlye one piece delrin finger spool

Suunto wrist mount compass

Nitek 3 wrist mount with divewatch as backup bottom timer

Wrist slate

DiveRite SPG no boot on 24" hose at left hip D ring

All hoses custom sized and DIR
All clips NON suicide/gate
No metal to metal connections anywhere

Any questions?

 

[Lost Yooper]

Welcome Pipesergeant. Glad to have another DIRer around here!! You can help us redicule those around here who use "bungied wings of death" -- kidding!



Mike

 

[Bottom Feeder]

This'll be a good exercise for me.I get the feeliing that at the end of this list I'll think to myself, you really should take up golf!!!

Twin Steel Manifolded 12Lts (Eanx)
Single Steel 7ltr pure 02 (deco)
18 Ltr Steel (Eanx)
12 Ltr Dumpy Steel (Eanx)
Two Scubapro MK25's with S600 2nd's & R380 Octo's
Scubapro MK20 with S600 and R380
Gates PRO CBX450 Drysuit
3mm Hood
3 and 5mm Posidon gloves
Blue Dry glove system
Weezle Extreme Undersuit
100g Polar Bear
Mares Antartica 2Pce Semidry
OThree 3mm undersuit
Two Suunto Vyper's
Suunto Cobra
Citizen Aqualand 2
Mares Avantis Fins
Ikelite (6cell) Torch
UK Sunlight D4
Diverite Rec Wing
Diverite Tec Wing
Transpac Two Harness
Mares Expidition BC
Two 50m Custom Diver reels
Two 20m Custom Diver reels
Buddy DSMB (two tone)
Couple of Look Masks with prescription lenses
Oceanis Mask with prescription lenses
Oceanic snorkel
Big Flag (Used it too!!)
'Shot' weight belt
First aid kit in water tight container
Personal O2 Kit.......am I the only one in the UK with one of these?
All those silly little bits that a guy just can't help buying from his LDS as he is "Just passing"

...............and a partrige in a pear tree

 

[H2o Man]

well let me see

this shouldn't be too hard

Mask: USSD Triview, Oms icu

Fins: Mares Avanti X-3

Wetsuit: Oneill 7000x Avalon

Drysuit: Dui cf 200 x w/ Rockboots

Computer: Suunto Vytec

Gloves: Oneill 5mm

Booties: Oneill FX - 7mm and Tilos 3mm

Knife: Oceanmaster Beta Titanium double sided blunt tip

Slate: Trident Aquaglow 4 x 6

BC or actually mc: Halcyon W/#45 bladder

Reel: Halcyon 400

Lights: Diverite Wreck 1 cannister light and halcyon scout light

Tanks: two Oms c121

Reg: Atx200 and atx50 backup

Weights: Halcyon acb 10lb and oms 5lb ballast

well that's about it .........so far

LOL !!!...........I'm still a newbie

Sit back and watch me groooooow!!!!!!!!!