How bad of a scuba gear hoarder are you?

[rsingler]

If someone has their garage filled with nothing but dive gear floor to ceiling with no room for cars, a bedroom and hallways filled with more dive gear floor to ceiling with little pathways to get through, and a few storage containers filled in the back yard, plus a few rental storage units somewhere filled, then I would say they “might” have a problem. But this is subject to personal opinion.
To be honest, I would rather see that then know the stuff is in a landfill somewhere.

Yes to the impassable garage. Yes to the bedroom converted to a repair shop. Yes to ONE rental storage unit for gear. No storage containers in the back yard. So, I think I'm still okay.

On the other hand, I did just buy my fifteenth Mk5 from old warmwaterjack on eBay. I HAD to! The chrome was even better than my best one. I'll service and reBay the others...someday.

 

[Couv]

If someone has their garage filled with nothing but dive gear floor to ceiling with no room for cars, a bedroom and hallways filled with more dive gear floor to ceiling with little pathways to get through, and a few storage containers filled in the back yard, plus a few rental storage units somewhere filled, then I would say they “might” have a problem.

Darn right he has a problem...he needs a bigger house!

 

[KathyV]

Hi @KathyV I like donating stuff to @DiveHeart too. Is there an agreement that UPS will forward stuff to them at your local UPS store? Is that a company-wide policy?

I don’t know if that is just a local agreement, you should contact diveheart and ask them.

 

[Bob DBF]

If I was a bad scuba gear hoarder I wouldn't have all this gear stacked up.

My move, and this covid crap, has slowed down the compulsion, and put off my dealing with online purchases. I picked up three old regsets so I could canabalize the SPGs for some vintage rigs I fixed. For grins I tried the regsets and they all worked, now I have to find out if they are better than what I have.

It's the chrome on the seconds that mesmerizes me, it's not my fault I tell you!

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

The old metal stuff is just so damned cool!!!
And shiny too

I had a wetsuit hoarding problem for a while but managed to thin out the herd a little... that reminds me, I need to get down to JMJ Wetsuits in Torrance to get fitted for a new custom suit.

 

[Pressurehead]

managed to thin out the herd a little

Ha, yes , did that, but, it's me that had to be thinned out [Covid fat , is that a valid term?] Just spent money to have my 5mm re sized , even though I have lost 4Kg.
Sorry if this is off topic, bit it is money spent on diving gear.

 

[Joris Vd]

I have this issue that i buy separate backplate, wing and harnesses for each tank I have. It's just such a pain to switch it around all the time... It's actually not that bad. Maybe I should not have bought 5 plates and harnesses. And every bloody time I see An alu of Carbon plate, I think to myself, mhmm i don't have one of those... Maybe I should buy it..


I also do this ridiculous thing where I bid on alot of scuba bcd's sub 50-60 dollars just to see how they dive.. 'Oh sir you have An old masterjacket from the late 90s in baby Blue with decals for 30 bucks?Sold!' A yellow fenzy from Germany from the 70's for 20 Sold!

I don't really dive them. Well once maybe sometimes two. Then they go to thé garage...

I also have this weird scubapro mk5 addiction. Preferrably din-versions. As soon as I see one I have to stop myself from buying it since I have about 10 already...

Please Tell me i'm not alone in this:

i can't park my car in my garage anymore because I decided to pack it with scuba stuff... My girlfriend has been telling me she is getting tired of having to look for a parking spot in the city at night because of our box being stacked full of Fins and old scuba stuff. I also bid on drysuits for her sometimes. Well luckily i didn't win any yet because she has shown 0 intention of wanting to dive dry or in any water sub 17 degrees Celsius.

Help pls. Is there like an anonymous scubahoarder self help group somewhere?

 

[James79]

Help pls. Is there like an anonymous scubahoarder self help group somewhere?

You found it! Unfortunately, we "help" by encouraging and vindicating the choice to buy more, lol.

Respectfully,

James

 

[Couv]

I have just the thing to fix your addiction to buying the same type of scuba gear. Get a compressor. Then start putting together a filter system; then cobble together a nitrox stick; now you need oxygen and next an oxygen regulator, then...See how easy that is!

 

[Swedinsidemount]

i collect every little becon light and o ring. whenever i find a fender or swim ring you best believe i hoard that stuff.