Trever
Contributor
I was reading with great interest the thread titled Why I have decided to stop shopping for ANYTHING at the LDS with great interest and will let you in on a little secret. The thread started to talk about LDS business models and the price of air and maintaining compressors. You maybe able to get free tank fills of air from the local fire department. Most people probably know a Fire Fighter, fire departments use compressed air in their air packs, you may have to provide them with an adapter for SCUBA tanks, but they will usually be more than happy to fill it for you. It works for me and honestly the smaller fire depts. are probally more willing to do it than bigger ones. Also most areas have a business that handles compressed gas, (welding supplies, CO2 for beverage dispensing and Oxygen for hospitals) They do Hydros and visuals on SCUBA tanks. In fact that's probably where your LDS is getting their hydros done and then marking it up. (I don't have a problem with that). They will also provide air fills for about the same price as a LDS. I am just giving a few alternatives to LDS air fills.