First 5 Pieces Of Dive Gear For New Divers To Buy

New To Scuba Diving? What dive gear should you buy first? Why is it better to own than to rent scuba equipment? All these questions and more are answered in our latest scuba diving video!

When I started scuba diving, I made mistakes when I bought my first set of scuba diving equipment. I bought gear that was either cheap, or almost broken or that just wasn't suitable for the cold water diving I grew up doing in the UK. I learned from my mistakes and want to help you to avoid the same ones, by encouraging you to save up for one piece at a time and invest in quality dive gear.

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As promised, here are my picks for each of the first 5 pieces of dive gear recommended here:

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First 5 Pieces Of Dive Gear For New Divers To Buy

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[WaterlineShorts]

Hey James. Thanks for the shout-out. Great video as usual. I'm sure my first gear was mask snorkel and fins. I recall my first computer was an Aladdin Pro. I think I've still got one somewhere.

[aevans]

lol... im a skydiver, and laughed when you said do you want the cheapest parachute .... my first one was pretty cheap ...lol....

[adventurecatalog]

James…thank you for this video, thanks to it my life was changed. I’m now certifies and having a lot of fun diving here in FL. Please don’t stop putting up amazing videos you are appreciated!

[jimmykabisch]

I wanted to say thank you for your time and energy that you put into posting these videos. They are so informative and entertaining to watch. Also short enough to hold my attention 😀. I have recently become an open water diver since February and am immediately hooked. I’m learning so much from watching your videos and others like them. I love the straight talk spoken from your experiences and passion for diving. I look forward to Mouth Piece Mondays and all the other various videos that you share with us. I hope to some day run into you on a dive in Florida or anywhere in the world for that matter, keep up the great work James👌.

[badsteed]

Just got certified a week ago and ready to start really learning and honing my underwater skills. Our instructor at Blue Meridian in Owensboro, KY had us purchase mask, snorkel, fins and boots as beginner gear. We used company rented BCD, tanks, reg and wetsuit. Thanks for this list. What you said makes a lot of sense! Happy diving

[davidstilwell]

You hooked me at “what do the buttons do?” And I subscribed at 7:47 😂

[daltonbaker]

Thank you James! This is a very high-quality video it is helping my girlfriend and myself become more knowledgeable, for we are buying our scuba gear this week or next wee!!!

[doubleu]

Thanks for the tips! I'm a brand new diver (just certified yesterday).

[darylbalmer]

Hi James I totally agree with you! All your videos are awesome, especially those for newly certified divers. I’d like to add 1 comment, I almost quit diving about dive 50. I had some poor advice and bought several wrong masks (spent entire dives clearing my mask not diving), rental fins were always either too big or too small (that hole chafed in your toe is no fun in current), wet suits never ever fit right, I always had a death bite on my old spaghetti mouth piece and stiff hose! Stop renting the 2nd you can afford your own gear!!!! Keep up the great work!

[erickowens]

Great content, just subscribed! Thank you and keep up the great stuff

[adrianwebster]

Great channel. You gained my subscription on the strength of the dive computer at the office gag. Dry serious topics don't have to be delivered in a dry serious way, so well done. I'll keep watching and hopefully, learning.

[jeffstthomas]

I recently got into diving and love it! I didn’t think I would be able to dive because I am a bigger guy but my friends got me to the right ppl and the right place. I play rugby and coach a south Florida high school! Definitely have another subscriber here. Thank you for the video.

[andreahaley]

As a Captain in the Florida Keys—I wanted to offer more on my boat, hence my interest in Diving. Have not completed the course yet, yet I found your inspiring video so you will help me keep on course! Thank you!

[accordingtaz]

You are my first scuba instructor that I genuinely think is awesome ❤️😂

You’re funny 😁

[mssarahdale]

I don't have a lot of my own gear yet, but buying my own gear I do have and learning to use it dramatically increased my dive enjoyment. 😊 Not only is it physically more comfortable, but knowing my own gear just made me a more confident diver.

1: Mask, boots, fins, snorkle (I got boots because small fins were too small and medium fins were too big so my medium fins with my boots were absolutely perfect!)
2: bcd (once you go intigrated weights you cant go back to weight belts)
3. Dive Computer

All my dives (I'm still a newbie, I have about 70 dives), are in the Caribbean and I never wear a wetsuit anymore. Usually bathing suit, 3/4 rash guard shirt and maybe gym leggings or rash guard pants or board shorts. 😊

P.s. Love your channel! I sadly haven't been diving since 2020 and your channel is making me realize I miss it!

[stocksj]

Great to rewatch this again now that I’ve decided to get back into diving after 31 years. My first gear I bought in 1986 was a Dacor Pacer XL regulator, 2nd stage and October with gauge package. Very rugged and always worked. I eventually had all Dacor diving gear and it works.

[johnhillpaul]

Hey James, just found yout channel.... you’ve got some great views. My first bits of kit were a scubapro mk25 s600 regs and a scubapro mask. Still using them 10 years later as an instructor.

[TheEnetprof]

Just got certified for open water, and found your video. Well done! Very informative.

[aztec]

Thanks for the wetsuit shout out! Been looking for a cut appropriate for rugby player size me.

[mr.wicko]

great content man.. going to book my course tomorrow :)