Explain to me why you own your own tank(s)

[Eric Sedletzky]

Amigos in cave country is 24/7 self-service fills of EAN32, air, O2, and helium

Oh my god!
I’d think I died and went to heaven.

 

[landphil]

108° at home, now at 0145 it’s 79°, projected hi in Monterey today 68° it should be a good dive day. When I get home to rinse my gear I’m guessing a very short dry time.

You’ll definitely cool off- it hit 48 degrees down below 40’ (but almost 60 in some patches above 20’)

 

[lexvil]

You’ll definitely cool off- it hit 48 degrees down below 40’ (but almost 60 in some patches above 20’)

Only hit 51 but a good 60 shallow

 

[BabyLitigator]

Was 52 degrees off Los Angeles at 40' yesterday.

Tanks should probably be the last thing you buy, but once you have all the other gear it's not a huge additional cost, does save a bit on fills, etc., and offers some convenience (though from LA the shore diving isn't great, so you can have some warning and plan accordingly).

I have two dive shops within 2 miles of my house, so the logistics don't hugely matter. I own my own deco tanks, but am renting my doubles, at least for now.

 

[tursiops]

Oh my god!
I’d think I died and went to heaven.

I'm not cave diving anymore but while I was Amigos was the go-to place. Dealing with local fills where I live is painful enough that I'm about ready to load all my tanks in my SUV and drive to Amigos just to fill them.