Thread: New Dive computer

Only being asked once, in Blenhiem about 10 yrs ago. Overseas it's alot more policed.

My 2 cents worth.

The reason there is a heap of gear on trade me.
1) your doing a dive course and it's a package deal and when finished the boat or transport is not as easy to come by as you thought.
2) you do the dive course and think you will join a club etc and then kids, time, weather, confidence gets in the way.
3) you finish your dive course and find your local dive sites are barren as and getting to furtile grounds is either very difficult or expensive.
4)You do dive course (or maybe not) buy some gear head out and get into a nasty situation... you get a hell of a scare and think this may not be the sport for you.
5)your wettie shrinks and you need to replace it.

I've dived for a bit now and out of 14 people on my course I am the only one still diving. I would really recomend that you be really sure you are in for the long haul before purchasing all the gear...it is alot more cost effective to hire it two or three times a year than have it sitting in the garage.

I'm not sure what a course detail contains now but all I will say is some pool work and two open water dives gives you some basic experince. Build up your diving confidence, get a good boatman and dive buddy, have a plan and stick to it. Diving is piss easy.... that said i've got myself and seen others get themselves into the shit just a easily.

There's nothing more alarming than having a dive buddy swimming at you eyes wide in panic and ripping you mouth piece out of your mouth because they've not watched /checked there contents. They will not give it back as self preservation is a very strong instint. Or a dive buddy pull there reg out at 30 meters and grin stupidly at you because they have nightrogen narcoisis.
I could go on about crays at the back of holes, not dropping a weight belt etc..

Diving is a amazing sport but like everything it requires to be treated with respect.