Poll: How many tanks do you own? Rec or tek? Boat Owner?

[boulderjohn]

If the goal was to find out how many tanks the average SB user owns, I wonder after this display how many people who do not own any tanks are willing to step in and say so. I would say that the true average SB user who does not have industrial tanks and a booster taking up all usable space in the garage is probably pretty intimidated at this point.

 

[Steven Barsky]

John,

There are several polls on Scubaboard that pretty clearly demonstrate that most people on the forum own their own gear.
renting vs. buying? - View Poll Results
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/general-scuba-equipment-discussions/160263-equipment-own-rent.html

Certainly it was not my intention to intimidate anyone. I was just curious to see what other people do.

 

[laurin]

I'd say this sort of polls have such a selection bias that they're basically meaningless as anything other than discussion piece.

 

[p1p]

lemme see.

8 lp95s
1 hp 30
1 19cf pony.

Rec diver.

 

[Fatterboy]

My wife and I each have an AL80 and my best friend has a 73steel and 2 super 100's that I can borrow(since I usually pay for the hydro and vis on 'em). We have a 20' party barge with no furniture on it, 2 aluminum tool boxes and bag chairs. It has a 3X4' platform that stows underneath and swings out between the pontoons for a staging area.

 

[Prof Diver]

I own none at the moment. However I'm really considering getting a twin set of faber 7L 300 bar. But I'm not to sure due to the HP squeeze that comes with 300 cylinders

 

[oldogre]

None, for the Pool they belong to the club. All my diving is in Tenerife where the cost of a dive includes air or nitrox and lead.

 

[psiborg1812]

The reason I own so many is that I teach private classes and don't want the hassle of renting tanks all the time.

 

[r4e]

I am also missing the 15+ checkbox:

8 twinsets (2x12L), two of which are permanently in Spain
5 7L alutanks, one in Spain (for solo/tec diving with the twins)
2 11L alutanks
4 10L300bar
2 Argon bottles
1 DAN oxygen bottle

I am just a private amateur, no teaching. But I like the idea of extended weekends without needing to refill in between. Though, I do have a Bauer compressor as well.

For cave diving I would like to invest in twin 18Ls, but I am not sure I could then manage the topside logistics.

 

[chuck34gboro]

I currently own 5 (2 HP 133s, 2 AL77s, 1 AL30) but I had 8 AL77s but traded 6 of them for the HPs.

Have considered a set of HP100s because the 133s are just a little big and heavy for alot of dives and the HP100s seem to be a good start for doubles if (probably when) i do in the future.