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| Originally Posted by Al_Star There a few items which are not common choices when people are first buying gear. I had a scubapro BCD when I learnt to dive and had to buy a backplate, harness and wing. I also needed to buy the different hose lengths for my regs. That was actually all I changed before fundies as the rest of my kit was acceptable. However as I got more into it I ended up changing kit but you don't need to go to town for the entry level course.
If you are worried about kit then do it first and see what you think.
Cheers
Al |
I'm sure one of the many Fundamentalist instructors will be along shortly to give you the official line but suffice to say that - following one from what Al has already said - you don't need to be 100% DIR compliant to do the Fundies course. It really depends on want you want to get out of the course - if you're looking for a 'Tec' pass (ie. you want to go on to do Cave or Tech course) then you should aim to be as close as possible to the GUE requirements. If you're just looking for skills refinement then the requirements tend to be a little bit more forgiving - the key requirement is that whatever you use is *safe* and that you go along with an open mind...
Obviously your kit needs to be reasonably close to the requirements that Al has listed - there's no point turning up with a set of independant twinverts, for example, but stuff like what exposure suit you use isn't too important at this stage providing it fits properly and doesn't restrict movement. If in doubt, speak to your instructor...