What gear for advanced

[Swanny]

1. Compass (wrist mounted)
2. Nitrox computer (wrist mounted)
3. Small light

I am personally not a big fan of consoles. I would rather have things on my wrist or arm where I can see them at a glance. The only gauge I have clipped off is my SPG.

[obrules15]

I bought a compass and lights for my AOW eight years ago and haven't used them since. I would still suggest renting and buying gear you need as your diving evolves.

[diver 85]

Originally Posted by Swanny

1. Compass (wrist mounted)
2. Nitrox computer (wrist mounted)
3. Small light

I am personally not a big fan of consoles. I would rather have things on my wrist or arm where I can see them at a glance. The only gauge I have clipped off is my SPG.

Same here for wrist mounted........You got rid of your console depth gauge??--or never had one maybe.....

[diver 85]

Originally Posted by obrules15

I bought a compass and lights for my AOW eight years ago and haven't used them since. I would still suggest renting and buying gear you need as your diving evolves.

no no.....you can always velcro the compass on the dash of your vehicle & it will serve 2 purposes then(or 3 if you take it hunting).......

[Swanny]

Originally Posted by diver 85

Same here for wrist mounted........You got rid of your console depth gauge??--or never had one maybe.....

Yep, I got rid of it. Way too bulky in my opinion. Besides, I am using a dive computer, and even if that failed, my buddy would provide system redundancy.

[russp]

My birthday is coming up so I have the possibility of a light set and computer being bought by mom and the fiance. Would LED lights be better than standard? I'm looking at the Princeton Adventure packs. Probably an Aeris wrist computer.

[digitalman]

For my AOW (PPB, Nav, Night, Deep, Wreck) we were required to have a primary light, backup light, tank light, compass, and a slate. Depending on where you dive, gloves and a hood are nice for the deep dive, as is a knife if you might have a chance of running into some fishing line or rope.

[violakat03]

I wasn't required to have anything for AOW (I did Nitrox, nav, wreck and equipment - SSI) though I do wish I'd had my own computer. I don't have my own reg either, so I used a rental one (included in cost of class) but I used a borrowed computer for the open water part on Nitrox, wreck and equipment. I'll need a compass for nav (needed for wreck too) but I'll borrow that as well.

So, I'd say go for the computer. It makes life much easier.

[andyrent]

I'm about to start my AOW. The dive shop that I am working with is doing the mandatory nav & deep dives along with Peak, Night, maybe Search & Recovery.

They require a compass, primary light, backup light, strobe or lightstick, slate, and a knife. This is along with reg, BCD, tank, etc. They rent the primary equipment but the additional required equipment the do not.

[russp]

I've got the slate, compass (in my console), knife and the Aeris XR1 wrist computer. I've got a thread going under lights trying to come up with the right 3 piece light kit. It looks to be between a Princeton Tec set up or an Underwater Kinetics, but definitely LED.