Those of you with two or more..

[CBulla]

I do a mix of dives, some with single tank, some with double. I've now got 2 great BP's 2 double wings and a single wing for my fun dives. 2 sets with long hose that can be reconfigured quickly for right post and left post or FFM and away we go I also don't mind sharing gear with traveling friends.

 

[Scubakevdm]

What is your reason/motive for keeping extra?

It's a sickness. I can't stop collecting it, and can't get rid of any of it. Honestly, I don't know how many sets of gear I have, but I have lots... I can think of eight back plates and harnesses, five wings, six BCD's, seven reg sets, seven wetsuits 26 tanks and a drysuit. Luckily, I now have a dive operation, and use some of it as rental, but truth be told I had everything except ten of the tanks and one complete set of gear before I had the dive op!

 

[911Diver]

It's a sickness. I can't stop collecting it, and can't get rid of any of it. Honestly, I don't know how many sets of gear I have, but I have lots... I can think of eight back plates and harnesses, five wings, six BCD's, seven reg sets, seven wetsuits 26 tanks and a drysuit. Luckily, I now have a dive operation, and use some of it as rental, but truth be told I had everything except ten of the tanks and one complete set of gear before I had the dive op!

WOW! That seems like quite a bit of equipment. This could raise a question about storing it properly.. I currently have a stand alone closet that I purchased from Wmart or something like that.. but it is starting to fill up quickly.. with multiple wet suits, masks, boots, bags, and now the new additions I am starting to accumulate.. couldnt image the set up you have and try to store it.. good on ya!

from reading everyone's post it seems the norm to hold onto what you have and what you get!

thanks again everyone!!

 

[BHB ScubaTroll]

Most of us store our gear in the garage, or a spare room. You should see the hooks screwed into the studs in the ceiling of my garage (And, how full the enclosed Florida Room is). I store the stuff for the type of diving I will be doing... one set of hooks for tech, one set for everyday dives, one for... well, you get the idea...

Notice most who are responding are from states that border water? (Except DIE... He jumps into holes in the ground... lol)

I broke the tradition last year when I sold some of my "extra" gear. I sold 10 tanks, several regs, a couple BC's and additional doubles gear...

For some reason I kept my Conshelf SE reg (My original reg, with a Conshelf SE as an octo..) I couldn't seem to part with it. To this day, it is the easiest breathing reg I have... My current setup is bp/w with SP S600 long hose and the S600 as my bungee'd octo. I recently tested it's capability to breath down to 0 pressure on a tank. The Conshelf started to breath harder at 200 psi, the SP S600 starts to breath harder at 150 psi (OK, I'm a dork diver... lol)

 

[Scubakevdm]

I got a 10x15' airconditioned storage for the bulk of it.

 

[jefffalcone]

Only been at it a year, and I already have a scuba room in my house. All of the gear has specific uses except a few things that I tried to sell and couldn't. I an extra BC and some split fins that I'll probably never use. I tried to sell them at half the original price and they didn't go, so I kept them. Just sold off the old hose mounted AI comp. at about 1/3 of the original price. I have an extra reg that is basically my mom's reg, but I keep it around to use in the future as a deco reg. For now she only goes diving with me. I'll probably give it to her when she starts diving with other buddies.
When it comes down to it, resale value on the things I don't want is so low that I'd rather keep it as loaners, and anything that would sell at a decent price, I wouldn't sell.

 

[Rick Murchison]

Cousins, Nieces, Nephews, friends...
Wife, sisters, daughters, granddaughter...
I wouldn't want anyone to miss a dive.
And so I almost never sell gear, but rather accumulate it.
28 tanks, and a like collection of BCs, wetsuits, regs, fins, masks, etc., etc...

Rick

 

[NorthWoodsDiver]

I have 2 bp's 2 wings, bc, 7 regs, 2 computers, 2 wetsuits, 13 tanks, and yet only 1 set of fins. Its a total addiction.

 

[Alex777]

I own 11 regs, 4 BCs (and I dive without one), etc. I refuse to count my fins because then I would have to enter the closet from hell where I throw everything. They just pile up. I guess my honest reasons for keeping them are:

1) I'm too lazy to sell them for the small amount I would get;

2) Visitors who drop in here sometimes need one, so they're "for guests."

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

Those of you with two or more sets of BC's/Regs/.. equipment in general. I have a question.

What is your reason/motive for keeping extra?

I will be getting a second BC this summer and I am trying to decide whether or not I should keep the old one. I also now have two regs now (though I let a new diver use until he can pick his own up) and I am trying to decide if it is beneficial to keep both. I assume it is a good idea to always have a back up, but I do not bring both with me on dive trips so that kind of doesnt work...

Does my question make sense?

Any and all thoughts are welcome..

Thanks in advance for your comments..

Depends on how much you dive. I practically live in my scuba gear. Therefore I own at least two of everything ... in case something breaks or someone needs a loaner.

BCD's ... I use backplates, and I currently own four of them ... as well as a half-dozen wings of different sizes (four for singles, two for doubles).

Regulators ... several ...

- my usual singles reg
- a backup singles reg
- my doubles regs
- regs for deco bottles
- regs for argon bottles
- a complete set of "spares" in my save-a-dive kit

I use them all regularly.

The downside to owning that much gear is that it's bloody expensive ... or time-consuming ... to keep it all maintenanced.

... Bob (Grateful Diver)