I've been desperately wanting to gear up for scuba diving since I completed the course and got my Advanced Open Water Certificate 18 months ago! Well it took an upcoming trip to Belize to be the catalyst but finally the time has come!
After much consideration and playing around at the local dive stores in Houston I decided upon:
Aqua Lung Pearl i3 BCD
I decided to go with a female specific BCD because lets face it.. unisex BCD's really are designed with guys in mind and I'm a little sick of wearing a BCD that is too big, rides up in the water, is heavy and is just plain uncomfortable so I decided if I'm going to be shelling out the cash I may as well get something that fits!!! I fell in love with the Aqua Lung because of the i3 - the inflating / deflating device is a little device on the jacket pocket instead of the normal hose on the shoulder!! Since I'm all about streamlining my kit and reducing the weight it seemed perfect!!
The Aqua Lung Pearl i3 BCD - I did get mine in black and silver... really wasn't keen on pink
The i3 inflation device that I LOOOOOVE!!
Aqua Lung Mikron Regulator
As my main aim during gearing up was to ensure my kit was as light weight as possible and the correct sizing for my relatively small body the Mikron Regulator seemed like a no-brainer as it’s the smallest and lightest regulator available on the market today! Woohoo no more mouth fatigue!! Now I just need to get the matching occy to complete the look!!
Suunto D9 Dive Computer and Transmitter
The only acceptable dive computer for a number of reasons… first of all its small! All I need is the watch on my wrist and a transmitter on my cylinder and I’m ready to dive! No more large cumbersome computers to tuck into my BCD, secondly its one of the best computers on the market currently and thirdly it makes Paul insanely jealous that I have one and he doesn’t and it makes me the envy of many on the dive boat and who doesn’t love that??? ;D
Ain’t no one getting their hands on my D9 – LOOOOVE it!!!
So at this point I now look like a pro diver! Well until I get into the water that is!!! Bring on the diving!!
