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I'm planning a seven month backpacking trip around Australia. I'll be picking up work wherever I can and diving as much as possible. I will be moving around a lot, using whatever means of transportation I can.
Currently, the only gear that I own is a mask, snorkel, and fins. I have a chunk of money saved up for this trip and would like to spend some of it on dependable, quality scuba gear that I can bring with me so that I don't have to rent everything every time I want to go diving. I've love to just get everything and lug it around with me so I can have all of my own gear, but I don't think that is financially feasible or very practical considering the amount of travel that I'll be doing.
So, considering that I'm working on a budget and will be more-or-less carrying the gear all around Australia, what should I look at getting? Which pieces of equipment do you think are essential to own, and which could I get away with renting?
(Right now, I'm leaning towards purchasing a regulator and waiting on a BCD until I get back, but that's about as far as I've gotten.)
Currently, the only gear that I own is a mask, snorkel, and fins. I have a chunk of money saved up for this trip and would like to spend some of it on dependable, quality scuba gear that I can bring with me so that I don't have to rent everything every time I want to go diving. I've love to just get everything and lug it around with me so I can have all of my own gear, but I don't think that is financially feasible or very practical considering the amount of travel that I'll be doing.
So, considering that I'm working on a budget and will be more-or-less carrying the gear all around Australia, what should I look at getting? Which pieces of equipment do you think are essential to own, and which could I get away with renting?
(Right now, I'm leaning towards purchasing a regulator and waiting on a BCD until I get back, but that's about as far as I've gotten.)