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Hi. Congratulations on going DIR, it's the best system out there by far. I've taken Fundamentals and Tech 1, and here is what I would do. Go and get a Halcyon backplate, harness and a wing. I don't know what the Alading Air Z nitrox is, but as long as it's a regulator it will work. Any kind of AIR2 nonsense won't. You should also try to set up your regulators, at the minimum get a 7 foot hose for your primary, so that you can do Air sharing drills. That's the most important. The rest will probably "work" for the fund. class. Make sure you have "straight" fins, no split fins, or you won't be able to do the right kicks and learn them. If you have to buy fins, get the scubapro jet fins, and if you have huge feet and the XL don't fit then get Turtle fins. You can get lots of good info from some other sources, such as WKPP.org, Quest.com, and of course, the best thing to do is to subscribe to the quest mailing list, instead of dealing with the mutants on techdiver ;-) You can also call your Fund. instructor and ask him, instead of relying on email advice. That should probably be your first step. Even if you plan on taking the class "in the future", and don't know who your instructor will be, call the guy who will most likely be your instructor, and he'll help you get the basics so you can get comfortable before the class. -Paul B. J. Kell Canty wrote: ~ >Hello all, > >I'm a rec diver who is pretty sure that DIR is the way to >move forward. I will probably sign up for a DIR fundementals >class soon. I have about 150 dives in a variety of environments >but with strictly rec. type gear. I would like to get DIR gear >for the class but I'm unsure about exactly what to get. I've >read all I could find and talked to a couple of cave divers but >sometimes get conflicting advice. I think my best option is to >take the fundementals course with my current equipment and >go through what I should have with the instructor. > >My question is: Is it OK to go through the DIRF class with my >'silly' rec gear or should I pre-buy what I have gleaned to be >the right tech gear? I don't want to buy stuff that isn't right and >shouldn't be used. > >What do ya'll think? > >FYI: current rec gear is: >Scubapro mk20 w/S600 >Zeagle Ranger BC >Mobby's tri-lam self-donning drysuit and Weezle undergarmets >Aladin Air-Z nitrox ( I know.... ) >Suunto Mosquito >and other stuff I'm embarrased to mention.... > > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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