In this section, we will look at the factors you should consider to buy good quality scuba diving gear. In addition, these factors also apply to other gear such as helmets and masks.
Scuba Diving Gears and New Divers
With a complete set-up – BCD, lights, gauges, etc – your first purchase may run USD2.000 or more. If you start with a complete outfit from a store catering to divers, it is best that you join them in affiliated activities so that the store can arrange special courses for you which will be taught by their instructors who normally charge an extra fee compared to regular dive shops teaching non-store members. With all the latest required courses in your logbook, you can then rent or buy scuba diving gear at the store. Most importantly, before you start your dive sessions; regular lessons are necessary for good technical skills and knowledge of the underwater environment beyond what is normally covered in regular PADI open watercourses. This ensures that once you start using scuba gear, it is second nature to you and safe under all possible conditions.
Buoyancy control device scuba diving gears
Before buying any regulator set-up, its material construction must be examined closely by actually touching it with your hands to ensure that O rings are seated securely over their seats which holds them tightly against the regulator body when inflated. They should be made of durable high-quality material without sharp edges, seams, or joints. Their accessories must be in place and in working condition e.g. inflator hose release pin which must be the correct size for easy operation with your fingertip when needed to deflate them quickly if you are out of the air through entanglement at depth. Before buying any regulator set-up, its material construction must be examined closely by actually touching it with your hands to ensure that O rings are seated securely over their seats which holds them tightly against the regulator body when inflated. They should be made of durable high-quality material without sharp edges, seams, or joints. Their accessories must be in place and in working condition e.g. inflator hose release pin which must be the correct size for easy operation with your fingertip when needed to deflate them quickly if you are out of the air through entanglement at depth.
Scuba Diving Gears Jet Fins and Power Fins
Jet fins are short, made of strong durable rubber, long enough to support the diver’s legs firmly but not too bulky. These fins are great for wall dives where sturdiness is a must as well as surface swims or other stalking types of activities that require a good deal of thrust. They produce a balanced thrust on both forward and backward kicks which makes it easier to keep your head above water while leaning against current currents. The jet fin design allows divers to remain stationary relative to their environment without losing much leg energy since they can be kept mostly out of water.
