What reg's for uk cold water diving?
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ajduplessis
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Apeks DS4 or Tek3 for doubles with any of the xtx seconds. i have also used an SP S600 without issues, not everyone will agree. SP G250 will also work wonders.
Hickdive
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Apeks DS4/ATX40 will do everything you're ever likely to dive in the UK or abroad, is cheap as chips, reliable, will handle up to 40% Nitrox straight out of the box and is readily serviced just about everywhere (although I send mine back to the factory).
If you eventually decide to go to a twinset (doubles for septics) then the routing is fine, no need to go for the mechanically identical but ludicrously expensive Tek3. I have them on my twins with a dir/hog-style routing and they happily take me on any dive I'd care to do in the UK.
These guys are about the cheapest, especially if you phone them and haggle a bit;
Apeks ATX40 DS4 Regulator & Free ?? by Apeks
If you eventually decide to go to a twinset (doubles for septics) then the routing is fine, no need to go for the mechanically identical but ludicrously expensive Tek3. I have them on my twins with a dir/hog-style routing and they happily take me on any dive I'd care to do in the UK.
These guys are about the cheapest, especially if you phone them and haggle a bit;
Apeks ATX40 DS4 Regulator & Free ?? by Apeks
Another vote for Apeks. I've got Posseidon Xtremes which I like, and are great cold water regs. Servicing isn't as easy and more expensive. Within the next 6-12 months, I'll probably buy another set of regs and I'm looking at the Apeks XTX 200s. But I will do my homework and decide which Apeks to buy. I went to the dive show in Birmingham on Saturday and spoke to the guys at the Apeks stand and came away with lots of info.
DevonDiver
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Yeah, Posiedon's are great regs too.... but service and spares is a PITA, even in the UK. I ended up selling my cyclones and jetstreams when I moved to Asia. I dive a SP S600 here in the tropics, it performs great at all depths - but I'd still opt for high-end Apeks for UK diving.
Thanks everyone for your posts 
No Mares fans here i see
I'm going to buy either the mk17 with a g250 or apeks now for definate. XTX50's maybe i think. I've researched them and a million other's and i'll pretty much decide after speaking to my LDS as well, as i'm still torn between them.
No Mares fans here i see
I'm going to buy either the mk17 with a g250 or apeks now for definate. XTX50's maybe i think. I've researched them and a million other's and i'll pretty much decide after speaking to my LDS as well, as i'm still torn between them.
axyto
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Mares mr22 and abyss are also great regs, i own one and its a very good breather comparable to my SP mk17, but the parts are not easy to find, at least here in the PI.
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