rental equipment

[Jorbar1551]

Would you ever dive with rental equipment in a shore, or recreational dive?

When you travel, do you rent or bring your own equipment?

 

[Derek S]

I bring everything but the tank(s).

*Edit - that being said, I would not be opposed to renting if need be. Say my luggage was inexplicably lost via the airline and I had a choice to rent or not to dive....I would probably rent, although it would be really hard to dive a stab jacket again.

 

[Jason Ooi]

Hi,

I used my own dive equipment's travel around South East Asia except cylinders. You must know where you travel and your diving gears for any environment?

Cheer
Jason

 

[Ben_ca]

I bring my gear on vacations.

 

[KMD]

Taca air is known for 'misplacing' luggage. I carried on my regs and mask. Everything else I rented until my bags caught up with me.

I dont quite have the chutzpah to wear the wing on my back on the plane.

Though now that I think about it, and inflated wing might make the seats more comfortable.

 

[Vie]

Would you ever dive with rental equipment in a shore, or recreational dive?

Never had to but don't see why not, if I know and trust the people I am renting from. Here in Thailand, there's a place in Krabi (Scuba Addicts) that offer rental Halcyon aluminium backplates and Eclipse 30 wings; a shop nearby (Krabi Dive Supply) can be pursuaded to rent bp/Explorer wings and doubles - I've gone diving with the owners and will rent equipment from them if I had to.

When you travel, do you rent or bring your own equipment?

I always take my own equipment, except gas cylinders.

 

[cmalinowski]

I take everything but the gas cylinders and weight. The sky caps hate me... but I tip well

Additionally, if my baggage got lost, and I knew the gear or the establishment, I would rent. For instance: I am going on GUE Cayman Quest to Grand Cayman at end of February and diving with Ocean Frontiers. If something happend and my luggage was gone, I'd rent in a heartbeat from Fraser.

Chris

 

[ffestpirate]

I, also, bring everything but my tanks. I am more confident and comfortable with my stuff!

 

[Damselfish]

I take all my gear when I travel (except of course tanks/weights.) I would use rental gear if I had to and it was in good shape, though that's only happened to me once when my luggage went AWOL for a day. If I was traveling someplace for another reason and getting in only a couple dives I might consider renting bigger stuff like BC/fins, but I'd still take reg/mask/computer.

 

[Derek S]

Taca air is known for 'misplacing' luggage. I carried on my regs and mask. Everything else I rented until my bags caught up with me.

I dont quite have the chutzpah to wear the wing on my back on the plane.

Though now that I think about it, and inflated wing might make the seats more comfortable.

Funny you'd bring up TACA. About 8 years ago when I was in college, my boss and his wife were very avid divers and took a trip that used TACA. He came back complaining how bad the service was and that TACA stood for Take A Chance Airlines.

But I digress....

I carry on my regs/computer/canister light. Everything else goes in luggage. I like the idea about wearing the BP/W on the plane though...2 birds with one stone! :14: