5 Pieces of Scuba Gear You Should NEVER Buy Used

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• VE

  @Verbotene.Wahrheiten · 2 weeks ago

  Awesome Video ❤

• WI

  @Wildnisakte.offiziall · 2 weeks ago

  thanks for the video ❤

• ST

  @starhawke380 · 12 days ago

  Bought a brand new regulator setup last year. &nbsp;Had the shop transfer all my other hoses and such to the new Reg. &nbsp;Had them service the unit to make sure it was good to go. &nbsp;Catastrophic failure of the second stage about 10 minutes into first dive on vacation.<br>(Personal Opinion) &nbsp;New, Used, Serviced, Not Serviced... &nbsp;Doesnt matter. &nbsp;Training and having your dive buddy close enough to maul getting his octo out matters.

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• MI

  @miks8 · 13 days ago

  regulators : generally sound advise, but all the flaws are remedied with one simple action that you should do anyway-- bring to a service center for a full recon. If, after service you have still saved money, its money well saved.<br><br>BCDs : they are very robust pieces, hardly ever you will have a problem. Test before buying or dont buy. And like all gear-- inspect and service regularly and you&apos;ll be fine with a used piece.<br><br>tanks : my STRONGEST objection here. Tanks are essentially a commodity, they retain their value and performance over decades. And yes, you need to run the regular inspections anyway, weather its new or used, so, why wouldnt you buy a used one? Again, its the same as with the regulator -- just bring it to the service get all the inspections cleared and you&apos;re good to go. Half my fleet is new, half are used. There is no difference, they all need servicing the same way. Its just steel &amp; aluminum. If your advise was &quot;dont get a used tank and then immediately go try to fill it and dive with it&quot; I would agree. But to say, dont buy used tanks for your own fleet is ridiculous advise.<br><br>dive computers : generally I agree. Anything electronic I would prefer to buy new, since electronic equipment tends to have the shortest lifespan underwater and getting a used computer, torch, DPV, etc. are sketchy propositions. But a year or two old computer wouldnt worry me. And you can wipe the old logs, factory reset, so that is not a problem.<br><br>wetsuits (&amp;drysuits) : yes. Because its a very intimate item, its like your underwear almost. If you must get a used one due to budget constraints, do it. Its not like it will put you in danger. The risk presented that it will rip and you will get cold... i mean, come on. Can happen to anyone at anytime, you just abort the dive then. A used suit wont put you in danger in the same way if a reg, a BC or computer failed. But I agree, dont look at the used market for suits. Get your own.

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• TE

  @terrysikes6638 · 2 weeks ago (edited)

  I was listening to make sure cylinders got mentioned. I still see 40 year old aluminum tanks for sale online that should have been recalled before 1990. &nbsp;Most tanks I see online have not been hydro-ed or visually inspected. You have no way to know if a cylinder has been in a house fire, or maybe someone tried powder coating it. Used tanks are a bad gamble.

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• RI

  @RickC_ · 12 days ago

  Halcyon does not use Sherwood inflators

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• GR

  @gr8videofun · 6 days ago

  If you use brand new gear one time, it&apos;s now used gear. The price drops dramatically. I prefer to buy used gear. Except for wetsuits, I don&apos;t want to wear someone else&apos;s pee.