seeker242
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Been diving about a year. Maybe 5-6k
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Am in awe. Someone apparently cheaper than me!Apparent cheapskate here. Still using my original 1999 gear, Scubapro BC, MK2 plus R190, basic gauges,plus basic OW fins snorkel mask etc, all of which I believe was not over $1100 back then, in 1999 dollars.
Air hockey puck computer after one year, 200
Nitrox-compatible puck computer after 3 years (shoulda got this first instead of the air one, my wife got it for me as a Christmas present), $300
Used wetsuit, believe it or not still good, $50
Lost a fin while drilling u-bolts at Stetson Bank, boat gave me a leftover one, still use it, I'm easy for buddy to identify with different colors, $0
R360 to replace Oceanic hockey puck alternate, neighbor who used to dive gave it to me, $0
Pony 30cf bottle from same neighbor, $0
So I'm still under $2K I think, and less if I had just bought one computer
Now, we're not counting periodic gear servicing fees, right? Those would put me over 2K, since it's been a few times
There's no way of knowing how much I've spent on scuba gear over the past 15 years. I would estimate there's between $25-$30 thousand worth of it sitting in my garage at the moment. Now that I'm not teaching anymore I need maybe a quarter of it. I've been considering a garage sale ...