[Stephie]

You could combine the best of both worlds by buying Brava domes (by themselves) and connecting them to noogleberry airlock t-tubing. You could literally just suck the air out with your mouth and avoid buying a pump altogether. Or you could buy a pump with a pressure gauge that measures in mm hg, especially if you plan to imitate a Brava program by pumping all night at extremely low pressure (Brava's pressure maxes out at 33 mm hg). If you don't already know, the Brava is designed to use while sleeping. To be honest, I'm not completely sure how easy it is to acturately read such a low pressure on a typical hand pump. The gauges are pretty small and 33 mm hg is a tiny percentage of the total scale on the pumps that I've seen. Then again, I only looked at a few. I never bought one, so I don't have first hand experience. Also, plenty of people seem to do just fine estimating the best pressure on their own without a gauge, so it's entirely up to you.