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Those of you with your own tanks... Is the convenience worth it? Do you ever wish you hadn't bought tanks?
Absolutely it is worth it. I can go anytime I want and never have to worry if a shop is open and has free tanks for a last minute rental.
For me it also makes financial sense, my local shop sells 'fill cards,' that give volume discounts on fills. I save about $4 a fill by going that route, and that is about $8 less than a tank rental. It doesn't take but 20 dives to make up the price of a single tank, and I make many times that number of dives in an average year. Since tanks last for basically forever if taken care of properly, it's fairly clear I'm coming out ahead.