I would love to take this course with you Todd, but I am severely out of shape of diving and am no at that level of diving anymore. It would take me a few months of some hardcore diving to get back to that level I would believe. That is a great course. I am curious as to who you are taking the course with as I know most of the tech instructors around here. Drop me a PM with a name if you would.
Be careful with the course, though I'm sure you will do great. If you are interested in a luxfer AL40 Bottle with a Din Pro-K Valve and a deco reg let me know. I only have a few freshwater dives on the bottle and the reg. The reg is a sea elite (I forget the model but can look it up) that is basically a dive rite ripoff. I have a 6 inch hose and scubapro spg mini on it so it is all nice and tight. Have a sling for the bottle too. Feel free to drop me a line if intersted as I would let it go for dirt cheap. I would never suck on the reg at depth as it is not balanced, but for a 15-20 foot deco stop it hit well.
Matt