The more gear you have....

[The Chairman]

What was the rope for?

To hold the tank on my back. I bought a hard pack about a month later.

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

Wait till you decide you need a boat. THAT"S when you start really spending money.
But you have a ways to go, you still need a few more sets of doubles, more BP/W's ,scooters, can lights, camera gear (that should run, 10 to 15K)

Oh yeah, and when you spend the money on the boat, don't forget you have to have a truck big enough to tow it. If you don't already have one.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[carrielsal]

I currently have scooter envy.

 

[carrielsal]

To hold the tank on my back. I bought a hard pack about a month later.

That's something I would like to see a picture of.

 

[scubafanatic]

What was the rope for?

...reels hadn't been invented yet......

 

[TSandM]

I don't even want to figure out how much you pay for VIPs and hydros...

I don't want to figure it out, either.

BTW, we have a boat. So far, almost every time we have taken it out, something has broken on it. Broken somethings on a boat start at 10 "scuba units". (A scuba unit is local slang for $100.) Charters are WAY cheaper.

 

[Karel26]

It is true what scabant said. . I hate shopping, but yet when it comes
to my diving to buy more gear, thats when i just love shopping,
and the worst part is i can't say no to myself when i see something i want
to buy, i just don't care. . I can use all my money on my diving because i know
it is worth it and the satisfaction i get out of it is unbeliveble. . I geuss
I am just a real scuba addict. . YES I AM ONE AND WHO CARE'S. .

Live to dive and dive to live. . . . :burnout:

 

[The Chairman]

That's something I would like to see a picture of.

I have no pics of that time... possibly because I was doing it behind mom's back! :shocked2: You tied it around the body of the tank (two thirds the way down) and then tied it both ends to the tank neck. Quite often, the rope around the body of the tank would slip higher during the dive and ALL the rope would be gathered around the neck. I never noticed this until leaving the water (all shore dives) and would often have to take the tank off to carry it out. The hard pack was so much better.

 

[Jim Baldwin]

I arrive home from work today happy to find a package on my doorstep. I open it to find my new first and second stages for the doubles set I am putting together. While admiring how shiny and scratch-free they are, I started thinking back to when my husband and I first got certified 2 1/2 years ago. Then, our equipment needs were pretty simple. The first thing we bought (other than our mask/fins/snorkel) were BC's. Then I had to get a shorty, complete with a blue flower design to match my BC. Just in time for our beach and boat dives, we had added regulators complete with air integrated dive computers. After a jelly fish encounter at our safety stop, a 1mm full skin soon made its way into my dive bag (oh yeah, bought a dive bag too). We packed in about 50 dives in that first summer and had no desire for the cold winter water (a bone chilling 68 degrees) to slow us down, so 5mm wetsuits appeared under the Christmas tree. We were having a blast diving! Our gear suited our needs perfectly, but there was still that annoying issue of my husband's air consumption. I would always have at least 15 minutes of air left when we had to end the dive. We figured out a pair of steel 95's would solve that issue! But if he was getting tanks, then I did too. A pair of sapphire blue 80's (to match my BC) now sat next to his white 95's. All was well and we were happy once again. We decided to do some springs diving and headed up to Ginnie Springs for a weekend. As soon as hubby saw the BP/W divers, he wanted to know more. On the way home we stopped at the LDS and he kept the salesman busy for 30 minutes asking questions. Next thing you know, hubby is sporting a BP/W. I had NO desire until I found out he wanted to take Fundies. There was no way I was going to listen to him tell me what I am doing wrong after he took the class, so I decided to take the class too. That meant a BP/W for me. Add 7-foot hoses, simple SPG's and jet fins for 2 and we were broke (again)...but happy. Then hubby decided he wanted to dive doubles. We lucked out and found a used set-up for a great price. Then I started to get "doubles envy", so we are piecing a kit together as quickly as our bank account will allow. Don't forget the drysuits, canister lights, and wrist mount dive computers we are saving for too.

The more we dive, the more gear we acquire, the more gear we [-]wish for[/-] [-]want[/-] must have. Why didn't any one warn us about this?!?!?

And when you get too much gear you will need another house in a foreign land to keep it all stored. Just ask my wife who enjoys her summers in Cozumel. We keep four sets of gear there along with a car. Hey, you got to be able to get around.

With all that gear in Cozumel I still have room for my drysuits, eight tanks and three other sets of gear here at home. At least now when we travel we don't have to pay $25 for the second bag with all the dive gear. HA.HA.

Enjoy and have a Merry Christmas.

 

[Bronson]

well...well...after buying 4 sets of golf clubs i thought diving equipment would be a cheaper hobby. NOT! Though i have only 3 complete set ups. Now a bp/w wihtout all the gadgets...very simple set up. as one of the local 20-somethings said to me "...retro equipment for the old guy..." Yes sonny....just old looking stuff without the double hoses yet...but time for a rebreather 'cause my buddies are all getting them.

When i was a 20-something and avoiding spending an old guy (a 40 year old) asked me "...what are you planning to take it with you...." no longer...