Looking for an intro tank

Hey, Pink Tank . . . have you called the cave shops to see if any have a tank you can rent?

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Originally Posted by ScubaSteveL

If the NACD instructor she chooses won't let her dive sidemount, just get through the course in backmount and dive sidemount later. Why spent money on a larger tank you're only going to use once??? Spend a little more, and now you have your two tanks for sidemount already in your possession. I do like your idea of taking a sidemount class then the cave class. I was just throwing out quick a suggestion.

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Why spend money on backmount gear just to take a course and then have to buy sidemount gear right after finishing the course?

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Originally Posted by Jax

Hey, Pink Tank . . . have you called the cave shops to see if any have a tank you can rent?

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Dive Outpost rents tanks, and the prices are reasonable.

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Originally Posted by ScubaSteveL

If the NACD instructor she chooses won't let her dive sidemount, just get through the course in backmount and dive sidemount later. Why spent money on a larger tank you're only going to use once??? Spend a little more, and now you have your two tanks for sidemount already in your possession. I do like your idea of taking a sidemount class then the cave class. I was just throwing out quick a suggestion.

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Originally Posted by RN

Why spend money on backmount gear just to take a course and then have to buy sidemount gear right after finishing the course?

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And why do a cave course in back mount when you fully intend to switch to side mount immediately after? It makes no sense at all - just go with an instructor who'll teach you in sidemount.

Thanks to the people who told me I could borrow their tanks. Quite nice. Essentially I got a single wing for xmas and have 2 regs.... literally the only thing I needed was 1 intro tank. I intend to stay at intro for a very LONG TIME and may never progress past. If I do, i will buy sidemounting gear then. Until then, this is the most feasible choice for me. Some people aren't rich & retired with buttloads of money to blow. I appreciate the warm comments and suggestions though!

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Originally Posted by RN

Why spend money on backmount gear just to take a course and then have to buy sidemount gear right after finishing the course?

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You've never split a set of doubles before and used them for sidemount??? She was just talking about tanks here, not a complete gear set up.

Borrow, beg, rent whatever it takes until you are sure you know what you want. You may stay intro, but I doubt it, I think it won't be that long before you start thinking with another tank and if I were Apprentice, I could go see what's around that corner, or do that cool jump everyone talks about, your hooked :)

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Originally Posted by a64pilot

Borrow, beg, rent whatever it takes until you are sure you know what you want. You may stay intro, but I doubt it, I think it won't be that long before you start thinking with another tank and if I were Apprentice, I could go see what's around that corner, or do that cool jump everyone talks about, your hooked :)

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Exactly. The GUE, UTD (and NAUI?) cave 1 certs are a lot more amenable to staying at that level than is Basic Cave (NSS-CDS) or Intro to Cave (NACD) as the latter two certs do not allow the same limited navigational decisions as the agencies that offer Cave 1'esque certs. Being able to make make even 1 or 2 navigational decisions opens up a lot more cave, even under the comparatively restrictive gas limits.

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Originally Posted by ScubaSteveL

You've never split a set of doubles before and used them for sidemount??? She was just talking about tanks here, not a complete gear set up.

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Most wings are made for single cylinders or double cylinders. You stated "just get through the course in backmount and dive sidemount later. Why spent money on a larger tank you're only going to use once??? Spend a little more, and now you have your two tanks". In order to dive backmount it's more than just tanks.