What should I buy???

[Tim Greaves]

Ok.. Im trying to deciede what to buy but im kinda at a crossroad here.. The options are..

1. Oceanic Datamask
2. DeltaP VR3
3. New Bare trilam drysuit

Hears the scoop.. I already have a Suunto cobra air-intergrated computer that I wear on my left side and also a Oceanic Dataplus2 that I wear on my wrist..

I have an older Bare 7mm neoprene drysuit and I wouldnt mind having a 1.5mm Bare trilam drysuit..

Im going to be getting into tech diving in the near future..

Answers? Comments? Suggestions?

 

[SparticleBrane]

None. Send me a check instead.

 

[Tim Greaves]

None. Send me a check instead.

Ok.. Whats your address?

 

[TXScubaBear]

His profile says NC but it will really come to TX....

 

[mike_s]

1. Oceanic Datamask

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Answers? Comments? Suggestions?

Before I spend $1500 on a new Oceanic Datamask, I'd personally let the others be the "field testers" to work the bugs out. That's just me.

But than again, a $1500 mask will solve that "Mask on Forehead" problem. (You won't risk loosing it for what you paid for it).

 

[Meng_Tze]

spend the money on training....... no need for a 'data mask', VR3 is OTT now. A new suit while nice could wait..... there are some other things that come first when going into tech diving: training, tanks, regs, gas, many dives......

1500 gets you nice baseline tech training and then some...

 

[Cave Diver]

I'm pretty much with Meng Tze on this one.

If you're going to be getting into tech, a drysuit will probably be the thing you need the most.

VR3 is a great computer, but most tech training (IME) revolves around planning and using tables

Further training is priceless...

 

[paintsnow]

i would never risk wearing a 1500 piece of kit that could be taken away by a wave or incompitent diver kicking you in the face..

go with the drysuit and use tables until you can get a computer, because you will still want those tables with you as backup even after buying the comp

 

[nereas]

It is way too early to be spending that kind of cash on those kind of gadgets.

Start out with a basic steel backplate, harness, and wing. Make your own, its worth the challenge.

Then get a good drysuit.

Then you will be ready to start tech training.

A general rule for tech diving is that you never wear or buy anything with Oceanic written on it.

OMS, fine. Oxycheque, sure. Halcyon, even better. Scubapro, definitely.

 

[Jimmer]

A general rule for tech diving is that you never wear or buy anything with Oceanic written on it.

That's a pretty rough statement considering Oceanic makes some of the best regs out there.