Actualy I have my own small compressor. Let me count the stories from dive shops... Its late, its saturday, its raining, and the list goes on and on and on. The only way to dive is self suffeciantcy. Here In Saudi I have done the best dives of my life and never had to depend on a dive shop. I like adventure not the same picked over reefs that 1,000s of other divers have done. If you want to shell out about $700 extra on a dive trip to a dive shop and dive where they want you to be my guest. If you want to dive a unique dive rent a boat and strike out on your own. Thats what life and diving is about my friend sure this once I said "screw the dive shops" but I will lean on them. Believe me they will make thier money. some of those places are money machines and dont have your interest at heart. The point of a dive trip is not to serve the dive shops its for them to serve you. I think thats something that has been lost over the years.