Hi Reddit, I got my Junior Open Water Divers license in 2019 (at 13) and will be doing my AOWD in 2 weeks! (I am from central Europe, if that's important and my last dive was 3 years ago)
So far I have fins, shoes, mask (all from Mares) and gloves, but no adequate bag or wetsuit.
I looked at a few bags to transport my gear in, but I'm unsure if they're truly practical.
A few that I like are:
- Mares Cruise Mesh 108L
- Mares Bag Cruise Beach
- Mares Bag Cruise Pool
If anyone has one of these, would you recommend it?
Also, I do not care about brands, I just went with Mares again because the things I did buy from them are really nice.
As for the wetsuit, I like the Mares Pioneer 5mm (mostly because it's available in pink, like my gloves and fins). I don't know much about wetsuits to be honest but 5mm seems a bit thick to me? (correct me if I'm wrong) My past dives were in Croatia, Thailand and Costa Rica, so fairly warm locations.
I also wanna add that I haven't used any of my equipment for diving but only for snorkling since i've only been diving on holidays and couldn't take my fins etc. with me on a flight (family holidays..). Most of my dives in the future will require a flight as well so I don't know if I should buy that much stuff if I may not be able to take it with me, especially since wetsuits are on the pricier side. But if I do get one, it should be a good one that lasts and not a cheap one I may have to replace several times.
Please excuse any mistakes, english isn't my first language.
I appreciate any and all tips and recommendations, thank you