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#3515
 Dive Gear & Money
Nesher - 8/06/2008 3:39 AM
Category: Survey
Replies: 66
In January 2008, Undercurrents ran an article entitled, "Diving, the Rich Man’s Sport". This survey seeks to discover how much of an investment have you made on scuba diving gear and equipment.
#825
GB - 8/13/2008 6:19 PM
[Choose #3] With the wife’s gear, 2 dry suits, u/w camera ($5K unit), DPV, and rebreather... it adds up fast!!!
#8590
dalehall - 8/11/2008 8:31 AM
[Choose #5] Just a s Rec diver, I can’t even see getting to top of the lowest level without owning a boat.
#1378
Coho - 8/10/2008 11:31 AM
[Choose #5] I have used equipment, much of it free cast-offs.
#1085
CallesCafe - 8/08/2008 11:05 AM
[Choose #5] Just got certs, havent bought equipment, buyt spent a few K on trips alone.
#5082
divershaun - 8/07/2008 8:11 PM
[Choose #5] not all at once tho, i search for deals, and try to meet people and get hook ups like that too!!!!
#361
LVDiver - 8/07/2008 12:17 PM
[Choose #5] And a lot more than that on trips!
#2157
MouthBreather - 8/07/2008 8:23 AM
[Choose #5] probably $4000 over 4 years
#6537
MonkeyDiver - 8/06/2008 9:24 PM
[Choose #5] I have ben diving for over 40n years. Gear and equipment are not the issue. It is the dive trips.
#1613
AirOn - 8/06/2008 6:56 PM
[Choose #5] I have at least 1 full set of equipment... How can you spend over $15,000?
#622
Matt65 - 8/06/2008 10:43 AM
[Choose #5] I got about $4,000 invested in my gear so far.
#3934
mistigold - 8/06/2008 5:10 AM
[Choose #5] Under 5,000