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Scuba Forum / General / October 2005seapro gear
About 10-11 years ago I got a good deal on Seapro gear, which I still have and use. I've always been curious as to how good this gear is. Someone told me that Seapro uses various components in it's gear that it copies from other manufacturers. Thanks!! Eddie G > About 10-11 years ago I got a good deal on Seapro gear, which I still > have and use. I've always been curious as to how good this gear is. > Someone told me that Seapro uses various components in it's gear that > it copies from other manufacturers. I don't know anything about, and have never seen, any Seapro gear. But if you're still using it after 10-11 years, I'd say the question of it's quality has already been answered. > Thanks!! > > Eddie G Although I've had it for 10-11 years, I haven't used it every year. I'd say I have about 50 dives with it. How long does gear usually last with regular servicing? Eddie > Although I've had it for 10-11 years, I haven't used it every year. > I'd say I have about 50 dives with it. How long does gear usually last > with regular servicing? I've got a snorkel that is 25+ years old and is as good / useful today as it was when I bought it... I've got tanks that have original hydro dates of 1970 and I still use 'em... I've got lead weights that should still be perfectly good 100+ years from now... My *newest* regulator is probably 5 years old, but I usually dive with the older ones... > Although I've had it for 10-11 years, I haven't used it every year. > I'd say I have about 50 dives with it. How long does gear usually last > with regular servicing? Quality gear can last almost indefinately. Most active divers, however (except Dan Bracuk, of course) upgrade gear every few years. I have one major piece of gear, a wing (BC bladder) that has around 1000 dives on it. 700 or more on my fins. > Eddie > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > 700 or more on my fins. I can top ya on the fins, but I've never had a bladder that the patches didn't leak after a few hundred. Maybe I'm using the wrong patches. >>>Although I've had it for 10-11 years, I haven't used it every year. >>>I'd say I have about 50 dives with it. How long does gear usually last [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Maybe I'm using the wrong patches. I've always said Sea Elite makes the best wing there is, my 1k dive wing is being held hostage but is still perfectly servicable. All you ever needed, however, was as ziplock sandwich bag for bouyancy. > Although I've had it for 10-11 years, I haven't used it every year. > I'd say I have about 50 dives with it. How long does gear usually last > with regular servicing? Longer than many of the people here have been diving. Lee > About 10-11 years ago I got a good deal on Seapro gear, which I still > have and use. I've always been curious as to how good this gear is. > Someone told me that Seapro uses various components in it's gear that > it copies from other manufacturers. It's excellent. We know one person who's been using it for, oh, 10 or 11 years. Lee > About 10-11 years ago I got a good deal on Seapro gear, which I still > have and use. I've always been curious as to how good this gear is. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Eddie G Back in the 80s they were a fairly innovative company that brought out equipment that you either loved or hated! The Seapro At-Pac was used by THOUSANDS of primarily NASDS divers over the years and you still find the shot boxes in some old time dive shops. Then, due to a family break up and a total change in management and ownership, they moved into having "me too" style stuff made. They got into a big lawsuit for selling stuff that they "OEM"ed for a biggie and, as far as I know, they are no more than a briefcase company anymore. Just my $.02 Ray |
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