#67	Has the economy changed your diving habits Palm_Harbor_Rick - 3/13/2009 7:12 PM View Member Topics Category: Survey Replies: 77
	Has the economy changed your diving habits

Answer Choices

#1   No: Full speed ahead, I’ve got my dive trips lined up
26 (33.8%)
#2   Slightly: But I’m still doing a big dive trip outside of the country
13 (16.9%)
#3   Somewhat: I’ll do a dive trip within the country, but I’ll do allot of local diving too
13 (16.9%)
#4   Getting There: I’m only doing local diving
9 (11.7%)
#5   Yes: I can’t dive as much as I would like to or use to do
16 (20.8%)

#249 ScubaTeve - 5/14/2009 2:32 PM [Choose #5] Currently only planned trips (Aruba in July) is in the budget. Everything else is on hold.

#2636 rxatrix - 4/18/2009 10:13 PM [Choose #1] I live in Florida, the back door is my oyster.

#5049 divershaun - 3/30/2009 12:55 AM [Choose #5] cant affoard a freaken battery for my dive comptuer...

#410 pinkladydi - 3/29/2009 12:05 PM [Choose #3] I spend more time at dive destinations and less time traveling to them

#230 Auggie - 3/19/2009 10:52 PM [Choose #3] It really SUCKS!!!

#1595 MDW - 3/19/2009 4:16 PM [Choose #1] Current economy = MORE diving: cheaper fuel, lower airfares, buyers market for used gear. Woo hoo!

#401 scubajoe - 3/19/2009 12:07 PM [Choose #1] I shop for the best deal and spend intelligently you only live once

#4793 DiveBuddyChgo - 3/17/2009 6:29 AM [Choose #3] Less outside the country dive trips more Fl. trips

#66 Slim - 3/16/2009 11:55 PM [Choose #1] Moving to NY has changed it though. I don’t like COLD water.

#28 TrailerTrash - 3/16/2009 9:38 PM [Choose #5] Are you kidding? Of course, I’m not independently wealthy (yet)!

#4755 flaski - 3/15/2009 12:41 PM [Choose #1] I mainly dive northwest fla and keys areas

#1200 Pixel - 3/15/2009 12:02 AM [Choose #4] doing a lot of shore diving! so per dive costs me bout R100. luckily we have some stunning shore div

#610 Matt65 - 3/14/2009 9:53 PM [Choose #5] It stinks to have to stay dry like this!

#10 scubadad - 3/14/2009 5:16 PM [Choose #1] Usually only dive locally anyway, so it hasn’t changed much. Still plan to be in the water a lot.

#506 steelheadfish - 3/14/2009 5:05 PM [Choose #1] i dont feel the need to go anywhere but puget sound !! (local) so im good

#4314 Catman - 3/14/2009 3:53 PM [Choose #1] We have no promise of tomorrow so I go as much as I can now!

#4583 Jen-Michael - 3/14/2009 3:45 PM [Choose #5] I’m uneployed and it’s going to be struggle to get in the water at all.

#5739 scubaTim50 - 3/14/2009 6:28 AM [Choose #5] I am really having a hard time spending any money on a dive trip with the economy the way it is...

#4488 UWnewbee - 3/14/2009 1:20 AM [Choose #4] if it gets worse ill be blowing bullbes in the tub whichever way I can!

#3088 divemaiden - 3/13/2009 9:08 PM [Choose #2] I’ve got 2 big trips planned for 09 & 10, but I plan on local diving year round