Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!amd!decwrl!decvax!genrad!wjh12!foxvax1!brunix!jah From: jah@brunix.UUCP (Jim Hendler) Newsgroups: net.rec.scuba Subject: Re: What scuba equipment should I buy? Message-ID: <8851@brunix.UUCP> Date: Mon, 23-Jul-84 12:25:34 EDT Article-I.D.: brunix.8851 Posted: Mon Jul 23 12:25:34 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 28-Jul-84 20:09:20 EDT References: fortune.3826 Lines: 16 Gee, I spent many hours evealuating different regs, and I ended up with the Tekna. Virtually all of my "dive leadership personnel" buddies have switched to it, as have many others of my friends. My decision was made based primarily on depth/breathability performance: the Tekna at 100' breathes as easily as it does at the surface. It's also designed with a back-up system so that if the primary tilt valve fails (a common 2nd stage problem) the regulator will become a little harder to breathe, but won't free flow (note: If you have a regulator that doesn't fail by going into free flow toss it!) Meanwhile, on what gear to buy, I quote what we teach (i.e. the NAUI gospel): Comfort and dependability first, price and appearance second. Different people, different gear. Make your own choices, try things out. However, a personal word of advice, avoid fancy features that look sexy, but have no real function. The only diving "near accidents" I've been involved in were caused by these fancy, but useless, features. Dive Safely, Jim Hendler (NAUI 6622)