Save Dive Kit ? whats fair

[NorthernShrinkage]

This may be a atrange one never read it on any board before . I always carry a large Save dive kit and find myself doing a lot of repairs on site for fellow divers ( yes I have been trained ). Recently my regular dive buddy asked why I bother as its costing me money out of my own pocket . I had never thought of it that way to me im just helping out a fellow diver so they dont have to blow off a dive. were not talking the small things here like o-rings etc more along the lines of a hose here or a fin strap mask strap etc . ( guess I wouldnt make a very good shop owner ) I dont ever recall after thinking about it any of these items ever being returned after the dive . So what do others do?????

 

[LiteHedded]

if I have something someone needs I share it
if it's too expensive ask for it back

 

[Scuba Brad]

Agreed..........if you don't want to share don't bring it. But I for one would appriecate your kindness!!

Happy Diving

 

[miketsp]

I'm in the same boat. I also tend to carry a reserve of just about everything. Of course if we're travelling as a family of 3 or 4 divers it's not so ridiculous as if I was travelling alone.
The problem is that I used to always offer my spares to divers in trouble but then I had a couple of situations were I lent out my spare and immediately needed it. This happened with a fin strap where a fellow diver snapped a strap while gearing up at the platform, I lent him my spare and he jumped in.
1 minute later my strap snapped while gearing up and I ended up aborting the dive.
On another occasion the same thing happened with my spare SPG.
Now if I go to the effort of investing in spares and carrying them around with me
just to abort a dive there doesn't seem to be much point in doing so.
So against my basic nature, nowadays I first evaluate if there is a chance of my needing the piece I'm lending/donating.

As for masks, I would never lend a mask as everyone's face is different and most silicone skirts will mold to the shape of the users face in the first hours of use - my spares are new & unused.

I would certainly not be reticent about asking for the return of loaned items. And when I make the loan I make it clear that if I need it back I will ask.

 

[Damselfish]

When I've loaned things people always give them back, I know I would. I mean unless it's stupid little things like o-rings. Hard to imagine someone not giving stuff back actually. Maybe it's in the way you present it, maybe say something like "here's one until you get a replacement/your's fixed/whatever" for anything you care about.

 

[BHB ScubaTroll]

... more along the lines of a hose here or a fin strap mask strap etc . I dont ever recall after thinking about it any of these items ever being returned after the dive . So what do others do?????

Ask for them back.

When I "save" someone's dive with a fin strap, mask strap, buckle, etc. as I lend it to them I simply tell them to bring it back to me after the last dive on the boat. I usually get the item(s) back very quickly and receive the non-requested "Thanks, very much". Couple of times it's earned me the "Here's a Beer"... which I prefer anyway

 

[spectrum]

Well I'd start by finding dive buddies who check and maintain their gear better. It sounds like a rent a wreck fleet.

The times I have loaned or borrowed it has been for the dive day. Then it was up to me to get my own permanent replacement. If I were to use a significant consumable for anothers kit I'd make it their call for cash or replacement.

Pete

 

[NorthernShrinkage]

Well I'd start by finding dive buddies who check and maintain their gear better. It sounds like a rent a wreck fleet.


My buddies arent usualy the problem its seems to be more along the lines of yahoo,s on charters that have no clue what the term annual service means.:11: you know the ones that say were going this way so you go the opposite.

 

[Hank49]

This may be a atrange one never read it on any board before . I always carry a large Save dive kit and find myself doing a lot of repairs on site for fellow divers ( yes I have been trained ). Recently my regular dive buddy asked why I bother as its costing me money out of my own pocket . I had never thought of it that way to me im just helping out a fellow diver so they dont have to blow off a dive. were not talking the small things here like o-rings etc more along the lines of a hose here or a fin strap mask strap etc . ( guess I wouldnt make a very good shop owner ) I dont ever recall after thinking about it any of these items ever being returned after the dive . So what do others do?????

We need more divers with your attitude. Keep it up...good things happen to good people....at least I hope so.

 

[Jon C]

This may be a atrange one never read it on any board before . I always carry a large Save dive kit and find myself doing a lot of repairs on site for fellow divers ( yes I have been trained ). Recently my regular dive buddy asked why I bother as its costing me money out of my own pocket . I had never thought of it that way to me im just helping out a fellow diver so they dont have to blow off a dive. were not talking the small things here like o-rings etc more along the lines of a hose here or a fin strap mask strap etc . ( guess I wouldnt make a very good shop owner ) I dont ever recall after thinking about it any of these items ever being returned after the dive . So what do others do?????

I leave my stuff at home and hope to run into someone like you if I break something

Seriously, I think your friend is in the minority. The dive community is very caring and giving to its own. In most cases I would let a qualified stranger borrow a fin or mask and believe they would gladly bring it back. Let's face it, divers (for the most part) are a cut above!

Jon