How much did it all cost?

[Northeastwrecks]

Its funny that you asked this question this week. I was chatting with one of the guys at my LDS about the amount of money we'd both spent on gear. He called up my account.

To date, I've spent approximately $17,000.00 on gear. I've spent about $3,000.00 on training.

I've got another $4,500.00 budgeted for this year to buy another set of doubles and a Gavin scooter.

 

[waterwraith]

This is a subject that requires a lot of drinking before you can answer. So I'll take a few shots and give it a try.

OW training - $75.00 (Having an Instuctor at your University is an advantage)
Personal gear + 3mm shorty $150.00
Reg & octo - $600.00
BC - $450.00
Guage - $135.00
Weights - $60.00
reg bag - $20.00
Misc. - $300.00
Confidence that your gear isn't going to fail at
30ft like rental gear at the local quarry - Free

I have not drank nearly enough to add all that up, but it could have been worse.

 

[dlndavid]

Approximately how much money did you guys spend to become fully equipped for SCUBA diving?

2 grand will get you pretty well equiped for warm water diving
Just my opinion

 

[grazie42]

About 6,400$.
Thats for:
*Basic scuba kit (wetsuit,BC, Reg, fins, snorcle, tank etc)
*Doubles (2*15 liters/104s) + Extra reg and 1st stage
*BP/wing
*2 deco bottles wth 1 reg
*Drysuit
*New wetsuit
*Hid cannister light
*2 computers
*Knives, masks and other misc. stuff

Add another 2,000$ for training and thats pretty much my total (except for actual diving, dive-trips etc)

 

[Wildcard]

Its funny that you asked this question this week. I was chatting with one of the guys at my LDS about the amount of money we'd both spent on gear. He called up my account.

To date, I've spent approximately $17,000.00 on gear. I've spent about $3,000.00 on training.

I've got another $4,500.00 budgeted for this year to buy another set of doubles and a Gavin scooter.

How about I open an LDS just for you?

Someone also asked me that a few days ago. I just decided not to add it up. Whatever it was, it was worth every penny!

 

[kidspot]

Here's the basic warm water rig I just put together -

Diverite ss bp - $79
Diverite Venture wing - $178
Standard harness - $23
Diverite RG2000 Reg (1st stage and 2nd stage backup reg)- $226
Kirby Morgan SuperFlow 2nd stage primary- $126
Triple-L shorty - $25
Triple-L Dive Bag - $22
SPG - $74
Depth gauge - $10
Weight belt/ weights - $50

Total - $813

Tank Rentals w/air are $4 around here

 

[LeFlaneur]

Coming to the conclusion that you have bought and used two of the wrong type of BCs and now you have to buy a BPW - $1,500.

Knowing that you bought the wrong kind of lights and now have to upgrade to a can light - $1,000.

Buying the wrong type of drysuit and having to buy a new one - $3000.

Buying retractors, ankle weights, snorkels, split fins, computers and now realizing that these are obsolete - $2,000.

Seeing the real mistakes you made in your classes DIR - F video - $$Priceless $$

DANG! Now I know how to get free gear! Hang outside a DIR-F class and offer to collect everyone's "wrong" equipment.

 

[CathyI8205]

I've heard buy the best gear you can afford.

 

[geraldp]

DANG! Now I know how to get free gear! Hang outside a DIR-F class and offer to collect everyone's "wrong" equipment.

That is funny

 

[Tavi]

Training and equipment I'm over 16k :11:

and there are still things on my wish list