How much have you spent on gear?

[seeker242]

Been diving about a year. Maybe 5-6k

 

[bumcikaz]

About 25k, diving since 2013...

 

[TMHeimer]

Apparent cheapskate here. Still using my original 1999 gear, Scubapro BC, MK2 plus R190, basic gauges,plus basic OW fins snorkel mask etc, all of which I believe was not over $1100 back then, in 1999 dollars.

Air hockey puck computer after one year, 200
Nitrox-compatible puck computer after 3 years (shoulda got this first instead of the air one, my wife got it for me as a Christmas present), $300
Used wetsuit, believe it or not still good, $50
Lost a fin while drilling u-bolts at Stetson Bank, boat gave me a leftover one, still use it, I'm easy for buddy to identify with different colors, $0
R360 to replace Oceanic hockey puck alternate, neighbor who used to dive gave it to me, $0
Pony 30cf bottle from same neighbor, $0

So I'm still under $2K I think, and less if I had just bought one computer

Now, we're not counting periodic gear servicing fees, right? Those would put me over 2K, since it's been a few times

Am in awe. Someone apparently cheaper than me!
Some of the other replies are amazing amounts. But I wonder how many are including buying a boat, maybe a trunk to store stuff, a rack to hang wetsuits, air/gas fills. I'm only considering the basic nuts and bolts dive equipment, like tanks, regs, wetsuits, etc.

 

[urbaneve71]

Luckily over the past 14 years I've spent around 2500. This year was the year I spent the most on dive gear.

 

[markmud]

10 years and between 5k and 6k (US).

markm

 

[soggybadger]

£1800 in three years for me and the girlfriend. Including certification.

 

[scubafanatic]

well, the tank 'farm' alone has crossed the $ 10 K barrier, at least in replacement value (20 steels, including 2 twinsets and 5 Alum)

 

[Neilwood]

Very little (if my other half is reading this)

In reality, about £1.5-2k.
Regs £200
BP&W £300
7mm Wetsuit £150
3mm wetsuit £60
Drysuit £300
Fins £100
Hood/gloves/boots £100
Knife/shears £60
Weights £150
Computer £150

Nothing close to what I have spent on my other hobbies such as photography (probably over £3k).

 

[Searcaigh]

There's no way of knowing how much I've spent on scuba gear over the past 15 years. I would estimate there's between $25-$30 thousand worth of it sitting in my garage at the moment. Now that I'm not teaching anymore I need maybe a quarter of it. I've been considering a garage sale ...

If you sell your garage Bob, where will you keep your gear?

 

[Heruhur]

About €4k in 3 years and about €2k on certifications.
Before I started adding the numbers, I thought it would be about 2k-3k.
Funny how one can fool themselves.
I'm still using a old used BCD wich still needs replacing, after that I should be set for the coming years.