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From: jah@brunix.UUCP (Jim Hendler)
Newsgroups: net.rec.scuba
Subject: Re: What scuba equipment should I buy?
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Date: Mon, 23-Jul-84 12:25:34 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 23 12:25:34 1984
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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)