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#5471
$7,000 scuba purchase
DiveBuddyChgo - 8/24/2013 7:31 AM
Category: Survey
Replies: 33

If you had to spend $7k or loose it. Which would you purchase to add to your personnal dive gear list ?
#2242
MDW - 11/13/2014 7:05 AM
[Choose #2] I’d buy a small to medium compressor that goes to at least 4500psi, then a Trimix blending stick, He & O2 sensors, and however many 4500psi bank cylinders I could afford with what money is left after that.
#20308
Smithsgold - 4/20/2014 11:08 AM
[Choose #3] Underwater video camera !!!
#4045
mkolba_ppo2 - 1/20/2014 6:44 PM
[Choose #1] With CCR option 2 is minimal and option 3 is better when there are no bubbles...
#3240
daz88 - 9/19/2013 1:33 AM
[Choose #3] I’m pretty sure I would just spend the money on trips
#173
Tychee - 9/16/2013 7:22 PM
[Choose #3] As much as I want a CCR, until I’m doing more tropical dives than quarry dives the bang for the buck today for me would be camera/lights.
#289
Plmr747 - 9/10/2013 9:57 AM
[Choose #2] Going broke refilling my tanks...
#572
FritzMoore - 8/28/2013 2:06 PM
[Choose #1] or an awesome dive trip with a money to spend while on the trip!
#190
GoDeeper - 8/28/2013 10:00 AM
[Choose #1] CCR for sure!!
#14167
GenoMc - 8/26/2013 3:55 PM
[Choose #1] Closed Circuit Rebreather without a doubt!
#4236
tazzer9797 - 8/26/2013 7:48 AM
[Choose #3] I would buy a sweet underwater scooter and add the Gopro 3d system to the front of it....
#4035
uwlover4u - 8/26/2013 7:41 AM
[Choose #1] Why did you choose $7k and not 6 or 8?
#5050
diverray - 8/25/2013 1:56 PM
[Choose #1] None of the above: I would spend it all on liveaboard trips.
#5828
Agojo - 8/25/2013 5:27 AM
[Choose #2] Have the compressor but would get a nitrox blending stick to avoid some of the O2 hazards.
#28736
RAWalker - 8/24/2013 12:46 PM
[Choose #3] As I already have the compressor and camera outfit and know the associated costs of all three choices,Closed Cuircuit Rebreather requires the most maintenance followed by the Air compressor. The camera outfit will be the least expensive to maintain.
#12175
Eric_R - 8/24/2013 9:18 AM
[Choose #3] I would actually like an old boat to setup as a dive boat but if those are the choices.
#15576
Brian_V - 8/24/2013 8:25 AM
[Choose #1] A compressor requires quite a bit of maintenance, already been through the camera phase, so I guess I’ll give a rebreather a try!
#51828
Greg - 8/24/2013 7:39 AM
[Choose #2] I would get more use out of an air compressor.