datrojanhogan
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Bicster:You can buy Atomic from an authorized dealer via mail-order on an exception-only basis. The dealer has to get permission from Atomic to make the sale. If there isn't an LDS in your area that carries Atomic, it shouldn't be a problem to make a mail-order purchase. Otherwise it depends on what kind of mood Atomic (or the dealer) is in.
LP doesn't seem to be able to get much Atomic product in stock, which means Atomic's dealers are mostly following the rules.
I love my B2! I especially like the absence of the dive/pre-dive switch, but it's an easy breather, not much interference with bubbles, and the swivel is a lot better than the one on my wife's Oceanic Delta 4 (another nice reg.)
When I spoke to Atomics and Scubatoys in July, both said that mail-order was possible, but ONLY if I didn't live within 100 miles of an LDS that was authorized dealer for Atomic Aquatics products.
I love my B2 as well! Go for the M1 exhaust though if you want even less bubble interference.