My trusty ole in2ition finally quit and zeagle no longer services them. Im in the market for a new back up. Any suggestions? Im looking at the Suunto Zoop and the Oceanic VEO. My primary is a predator..
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My trusty ole in2ition finally quit and zeagle no longer services them. Im in the market for a new back up. Any suggestions? Im looking at the Suunto Zoop and the Oceanic VEO. My primary is a predator..
Subgravity H3. It doesn't get any better than that.
Love my H3! Great computer in a compact size.Originally Posted by Kevin Leonhardt
why not upgrade your primary? New Petrel is pretty snazzy and quite nice price wise.
I have read that the lighting on them isn't quite the same as the predator.
I just got a SubGravity H3 and I am liking it a lot, I am using it as a backup on CCR and primary for OC. I would not get a Suunto Zoop because there is no gauge mode and the algorithm is not user changeable, and I personally do not like Oceanic. Get something that will run Gradient Factors that way your two computers match and you don't bend one.
Matt Vinzant
It's not the same, but I like it much better. The Predator gets much more washed out in the sun (not a huge deal for cave diving) but I don't think the screen is any better. The H3 is an awesome looking watch-sized computer, and it feels really good in your hand. There are a few issues with it still preventing me from getting one, but I'm a big guy and don't mind the size of the Petrel. One big argument for a Petrel is it'll function the same as your Predator (practically) so you won't have to worry about UI changes when going from one wrist to the other.
I agree with Matt, above, though about getting another computer on the same settings. I'd hate to placate one while simultaneously pissing off the other.
The criticism I always read is that the petrel's blue text isn't as nice as the predator's green....but you can change the colors of text in the petrel, so I never understood that. I set mine to a shade of green because it doesn't blow my acclimation to the dark like the bright blue text does.
Zach
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Get something that will run the same algorithm you're running on the Predator, whether Buhlmann or VPM, otherwise, it won't be all that valuable as a back-up. There are usually used Predators and Petrels listed in the ScubaBoard classifieds.
Bugger having a recreational computer as a back-up. Did it for a few years and the limitations became more apparent as I gained experience and and began conducting dives that my recreational computer just wasn't meant to do. Not to mention all the other inconveniences of a hard-to-read screen in the caves and stuff - again, it just wasn't meant for such an application. I flew it in gauge mode for a while and then thought "sod it" and consigned my Aeris to a storage bin. I bought a second decompression computer identical to my first (a Nitek Q). Nice little computer and I got a good deal on it. But the Petrel 2 and the Sub Gravity definitely have their fans, and for good reason.
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