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Used Scuba Diving Equipment – Scuba Divers: Can You Help Me with Some Basics?

scubawiz — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:28:46 +0000

huge loser

Used Scuba Diving Equipment – I’ve only been on a couple of dives and need a little help buying my first scuba kit.

I will be doing shallow dives at first (I think 60 feet or less is considered shallow, is it not?), before moving on to deeper dives. Will be primarily in cold fresh water lakes and in tropical oceans perhaps once or twice a year.

Money is not a big concern, would rather get a good kit now than have to re buy my equipment as I gain in experience and move on to deeper dives. Not sure whether or not a Nitrox kit is necessary or not, what would you recommend? What is required in upgrading a scuba kit to nitrox?

Also, when filling tanks for regular air mixtures, is it simply regular air (21%). Is a specialized compressor needed? Are they expensive? Can I simply buy a new compressor that will only be used for my breathing apparatus?

Thanks.

Any other tips you might think of will help. I am scheduled to take a PADI course soon, however they are far away and I am not able to stop in and talk.

What are your thoughts on the subject?

Scuba Diving Gifts – Spare Air?

scubawiz — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:39:36 +0000

Scuba Diving Gifts – I’ve got a spare air tank free for a gift. It’s never been used. I still need to get better at swimming to take scuba lessons. So I’m not going to take lessons for at least a year. It needs a hydrostatic check soon. There are similar tanks going for 300 dollars on ebay. Should I sell mine? When I take lessons would a spare air tank be usefull? Would I be better off selling it and buying a new one when I get better at Scuba diving? Or should I keep it and use it for occasional snorkling?

I'm eager to hear your comments...

Cheap Scuba Gear – How Much Would This Cost?

scubawiz — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:21:43 +0000

Poseidon’s son

Cheap Scuba Gear – I’m planning on getting my scuba license so I want to know how much money I will need to get a certification, buy gear, and rent tanks. How cheap and expensive does it get?

Cheap Scuba Gear – How Much Does Basic Scuba Gear Cost?

scubawiz — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:37:20 +0000

Ryan S

Cheap Scuba Gear – I’ve always loved the water and I was wondering how much scuba gear costs this means
1. wet suit
2. re breather
3. tanks
4. lessons
5. diving bag (for if i find something cool)
6. anything else i missed

I wanna know how much cheap gear costs also i wanna know how much expensive gear costs.

Also should i use a re breather? if not please tell me what i should use as well as how much it costs

Thank you and please put as much detail as you can.

Any ideas?