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Investopedia listed scuba as number 5 in the five most expensive hobbies.
5 Expensive Hobbies - Slideshow | Investopedia
I think they under estimated how much equipment costs.
Ya think?
The cost of equipment is a modest $500, and certification is another $300 to $500. For those who are serious about their scuba, only the most picturesque, exotic locations will do. If you're able to avoid the $1,500 or more plane ticket to get you to such sites like the Great Barrier Reef, your scuba hobby may not be as budget-busting as it could, but how long will the local lakes be enough?
These boneheads apparently don't dive. A decent reg will run you more than $500 ... and just the personal gear (mask, fins, snorkel, booties, and in colder climes gloves) that you're required to purchase for your OW class can run you upwards of $300. Those who are serious about their scuba will dive wherever they can make it to water on a regular basis ... and will pay whatever it takes to make that bucket-list trip that got them into diving in the first place. The truly serious won't think twice about spending over $1000 for a light or a dive computer, and many times that on photography equipment.
My personal annual budget for scuba is $15-$20 thousand a year ... but then, I'm an addict ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)