Gear Rental Prices - Chile

[Greenman]

I'm going to be in Chile for eight weeks from mid January to mid March. I'm hoping to do some diving while I'm there, but I don't have any gear besides mask, fins, and snorkel. So I'm looking at three options:

1. Buy gear in US and take with me.
2. Buy gear in Chile.
3. Rent in Chile.

Money is an important concern, especially the break-even point between renting and buying. I'll buy if I come even close to breaking even with the price of renting.

So please post rental prices for a full kit including wet suit (preferably itemized) at whatever shops you know them for, or just suggest shops that I should contact myself.

Thanks in advance for your help,
Greenman

 

[randini]

I'm in Chile and can say for sure that buying gear here is substantially more expensive than in the states. Diving is a luxury sport here and ytou basically pay about 1000 pesos on the dollar for gear (the actual conversion rate is about 530 pesos/$1) so essentially you're paying almost double.

I've never rented gear here, so I have no idea how much it costs. I can makes some calls for you if you want and check on rental prices, but it'll have to be tomorrow as todays a holiday (day of the dead/all saints day).

What part of Chile will you be going to and where do you plan on diving?

 

[Greenman]

Randini,

I sent you a PM.

 

[randini]

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