Which kind of diver are you with respect to gear?

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I dive sidemount... so 2.

+1 for no.2 - not like I have a choice with sidemount :yeahbaby:

Is a sidemount diver ever "done" with their configuration/kit/setup? It sounds like the answer is a big NO.

The sidemount divers I've known were certainly never fully finished with their kit at least not to their complete satisfaction.
 
1.5, I have an inability to not have at the very least a working knowledge of how everything I own works. I figure out/study up on the nitty gritty as needed. I try to only pay for things to be done for the following reasons

1. it needs to be done NOW,
2. the tools I need to buy cost more than the job and I won't get the opportunity to amortize them.
3. There is no opportunity to get it wrong the first time.

I do enjoy tinkering when there is no critical or immediate need for success. And if I lived closer to diving I enjoy I would likely dive and tinker allot more, either that or focus on free diving and kick the gear habit altogether.
 
Type 1 here.

CCR diver as well, but Kiss is so simple and easy to use&maintain that suppose that does not count.
 
Group 2.
single tank BP/W, Twinset, Sidemount, JJ CCR, and now I just added an instructor kit to my inventory. I love playing with different configurations and equipment set ups.
I like having the flexibility to have the right tools for the dive I'm doing. Ok sometimes, I may go a bit overboard, but I like being prepared.
 
I am definitely in Group 1, always going for the the simplest and the cheapest. And "If I've never seen this gizmo I don't need it!"

However, Group 2 is really diverse. There is the Gear Freak, who is always overloaded with gear and everything is top-notch and extra-durable. He has so much gear on him he looks like a Christmas tree. His BCD holds the tank with at least 2 straps, maybe more. His hose must be extra long and his fins must have springs. On some relaxed Caribbean dive while the girls next to him dive in thong bikinis, closed-heel fins and some garbage rental gear, he'll show up with a backup computer, safety sausage with a spooler, and a pony bottle.

And then there is the Hipster who's just trying to be different. The Hipster has a wing BCD because nobody else has a wing. He has a white wetsuit because nobody else dives in white wetsuit. Etc, etc.
 
Group 2.

On some relaxed Caribbean dive while the girls next to him dive in thong bikinis, closed-heel fins and some garbage rental gear, he'll show up with a backup computer, safety sausage with a spooler, and a pony bottle.
Where is this, exactly? Asking for a friend... :)
 
I am definitely in Group 1, always going for the the simplest and the cheapest. And "If I've never seen this gizmo I don't need it!"

However, Group 2 is really diverse. There is the Gear Freak, who is always overloaded with gear and everything is top-notch and extra-durable. He has so much gear on him he looks like a Christmas tree. His BCD holds the tank with at least 2 straps, maybe more. His hose must be extra long and his fins must have springs. On some relaxed Caribbean dive while the girls next to him dive in thong bikinis, closed-heel fins and some garbage rental gear, he'll show up with a backup computer, safety sausage with a spooler, and a pony bottle.

And then there is the Hipster who's just trying to be different. The Hipster has a wing BCD because nobody else has a wing. He has a white wetsuit because nobody else dives in white wetsuit. Etc, etc.

OK, you just described me (long hose, BP/W with 2 cam bands, two computers, safety sausage, spool, and a pony bottle) so I guess that means I'm Group 2. :wink: But I'm not on the boats with the girls in thong bikinis. I must be diving the wrong boats :)
 
Depends on the dive and equipment I’m using.

OC (sidemount) group 1

CCR, more demanding dives group 2

I can leave my oc equipment in my car after diving in freshwater.

I would never leave my ccr in my car for one week after diving.
 
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