Do you ever lend your gear?

[Jonathan]

I do all the time - with the proviso that it comes back in the same condition or a new replacement.

I think that generally the reason people ask to borrow is because they know how expensive stuff is and can't afford it. In which case they are usually pretty gratefull and the times I have lent stuff I think it is generally better cared for than when I use it...

If not, you're diving with the wrong people or have the wrong friends....

Jonathan

 

[Scubadawg]

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No!, Never!, Forget it!, I have good friends but the friendship only goes so far.

I dont mind him borrowing a hood or gloves, My buddies are the same as me. If you need it that bad :shout: GO BUY IT!! I dont mind letting him try it out , To see if he likes it or is thinking of buying one. We basically keep our gear to ourselves, I know the feeling is mutual between my dive buddies


Scubaddawg

 

[scubafanatic]

.......sure, I'll pretty much loan anything, as long as I have 100% of what I need first.....and I usually bring spare masks/tanks/reg sets at least. I've loaned to 'strangers', as long as they associated with my dive shop, and I'm diving at the sametime they are...never had a problem so far with missing/damaged gear...and people really appreciate it! I generally don't loan t oanyone too cheap to invest in their own gear...I do it in the event someone has a gear malfunction, or maybe just wants to try out another brand of regulator, for example...hopefully if I'm ever in need myself someone will return the favor.

Karl

 

[pchelp]

If it's someone I'm diving with - sure, that's why I allways have an extra reg. and weight. My computer - NO, but I do carry an extra guage set (spg/depth) that can be borrowed, had to use it myself before, when my air-integrated computer crapped, used my primary computer on my wrist to finish the dive, and replaced the air-integrated at the boat with the manual guages.

And now that I have a new Halcyon Pioneer 36, they could probably borrow my old (less than 1 year) BC, not sure if I would loan out the new bp/wing

 

[chepar]

How's it going? How do you like your new BP/wing set up?

I've been toying with that idea myself - but at the same time haven't figured out if the expense of another rig is justified by the amount of diving I do (or don't do, for that matter).

For what it's worth, I can attest for Rusty's preparedness - when I met him, for someone who had just recently gotten into diving, he sure had an impressive array of extra stuff. Kind of like a mobile dive shop.

 

[mddolson]

Yes I have loaned a piece of gear or two out to friends, who I know will look after it. This is usually because of the break down at the dive sight, or if I have a particular piece of gear that a diver is considering buying, and wants to try it first.
But to loan my primary gear for a holiday trip :NO!

Mike D

 

[washow88]

No,
As a PADI divemaster, the professional liability insurance that I carry does not give me protection for accidents caused by equipment that I choose to lend to a diver.
The equipment coverage is part of the dive center or resort’s insurance policy.
Do yourself a favor and let him rent the dive gear from a dive center or resort.

 

[caveseeker7]

But I don't trust easy. The regulator maybe not, as my life depends on that more than on any other piece of equipment. Save-a-dive bits, a mask, even trying some equipment on a trip I usually have no problem. Borrowing stuff to a visting friend when we go on local trips neither.

 

[double125's]

While doing shore dives I will let people borrow my equipment to try it out, however I would be hesitant to let them just take it for more than a day. Like some said earlier they just dont care for it if they did not pay for it.

 

[mars2u]

I'll lend stuff from my save-a-dive kit, mask, snorkel...but that's about it. Equipment is expensive and many folks make a valid point about the liability aspects of lending your gear.