What are typical Tec diving equipment costs?

[engdiver]

I am interested in developing into the Tec diving area form where I am now. (AOW,Rescue,EANx,Drysuit). I have an idea on costs for training but not so much for equipment. Currently I dive a drysuit with a Zeagle ranger and typical recreational diving gear. I am interested in Wreck diving in the Great Lakes. Any info would be appreciated.

 

[PerroneFord]

Sky is the limit. I'd say plan on $10k and work up. I've spent half that and don't have a drysuit or my steel doubles yet. Got about 3 more classes to go about about $800-1000 a pop too. A scooter is looking tempting too!

It's not cheap.

 

[TSandM]

Well, so far, I've spent $650 on a set of used regs, another $270 or so getting them serviced, and $480 on a set of small doubles and a doubles wing. It would have been about twice that if I had bought new, and the doubles I bought are 72s and good for training and my normal diving, but likely wouldn't suffice for decompression even for me. And it seems pretty clear that, if I were doing a lot of doubles diving, I'd want at least two sets, because you can't easily walk in and just ask somebody to fill your doubles while you wait -- and if you're sometimes doing mix dives and sometimes not, you don't want to use expensive gas on shallower dives. And then there are deco bottles and their regs . . . It's clear the costs just escalate as you go on.

There was a thread a while back on "What does it cost to do a 300 foot dive?" that you might find illuminating.

 

[fire_diver]

You will deffinately need to save your pennies, or else get the plastic out and make Visa happy.

Double steel tanks about $350 x 2 = $700
Manifold for tanks = $300
high quality reg set = $600 x 2 = $1200 (and you probably will need more than 2 sets)
Deco bottles = $150 x 2 = $300 (then you need 2 more regs, so add another $1200)
want a computer, about another $1000
Adv nitrox and deco classes = $800
trimix classes = ???? (I'll estimate another $1500 for begin & adv classes)
canister HID = $1500
BP/W = $500


total = $9000
All prices are rough estimates, becuase you can spend as much or little as you want for gear. I'd suggest NOT trying to do this 'on the cheap' though.

 

[Rick Inman]

Cost of tech diving?

Marriage

Family

Work

Retirement fund

(Kidding!! )

 

[JeffG]

I'm in for around $20,000 right now.

 

[PerroneFord]

Yea, but you're rich. You even gave your mouse an AK47 and filmed it for your avatar!

 

[engdiver]

Thanks everyone. I now know how much to start saving up for. Kids college or dive gear? Hmmm..

 

[Technology_Shark]

Don't feel bad, I'd be scratching my head for a while too.

 

[danktex]

Make the kids get a job and go for the dive gear.