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Hmm, looks like they changed it since I joined. Still, you get 5% off your purchases, which is a good deal, and the list is very valuable. Christopher Brown wrote: ~ >Its more like $35 off $300 or more. See >http://www.gue.com/membership/levels.shtml > > > >--- Paul Braunbehrens <Bakalite@ba*.co*> wrote: >> Jim, I'm not going to tell you what gear to buy, >> others will do a >> better job. I do have some advice though: >> >> 1) Don't buy anything until you're sure it's the >> right thing. Most >> likely you will end up wanting to configure in full >> DIR fashion, and >> even small, seemingly insignificant details will >> come back to haunt >> you later. I wasted a lot of money on stuff I don't >> use anymore. >> You're doing the right thing by asking first. >> >> 2) Join GUE. If you blow enough money at Extreme >> Exposure, which you >> will, membership is free. Check the GUE web page >> for details, I >> think that it costs $100 to join and you get $100 >> off any purchase of >> $300 or more. Once you join, you can subscribe to >> Quest and look at >> the quest archives, an invaluable resource. >> >> 3) I would get really comfortable diving doubles >> before going for a >> certification. You don't want to deal with >> unfamiliar gear when >> you're learning stuff. >> >> 4) Don't be put off if you get flamed. If the info >> is good, no >> matter the style of delivery. >> >> Cheers. >> Jim Split wrote: >> ~ >> >Hi all, >> > I've just joined the list. I'm an experienced >> recreational >> >diver (10 years, 150+ dives; some lake michigan >> cold water wrecks, >> >but mostly carribean diving) , moving into tech >> diving. My goal is >> >to dive more cold water, and deeper wrecks (diving >> to 200 feet but >> >no penetration). I'm certified IANTD and ANDI >> nitrox, have dry suit >> >training but limited dry suit experience. I want >> to move to >> >decompression and extended range certifications and >> to start diving >> >with doubles. Before I jump into buying a >> backplate, tanks, >> >manifold and SPG's I would appreciate any advice >> members of this >> >list could give me on equipment recommendations. >> I've scanned the >> >older postings and see a bias for DIR, and halcyon. >> My first >> >equipment purchases will be a manifold, SPG.s, and >> a backplate (I'm >> >6'3", 240#). Please send advice to the list or off >> list to >> ><mailto:Jsplit@ma*.co*>Jsplit@mail.com. Thanks in >> advance. >> >> -- >> Paul B. >> -- >> Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to >> `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >> Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to >`techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. >http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Paul B. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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