Scuba...the "rich man's" sport

[plot]

Let me put it in perspective.

There are many people on earth that do not even have enough to feed themselves or their families...........

It is a 'rich mans' sport whatever we think, say or believe. Compared to many, we are lucky enough to have time and money to pursue our sport and passion.

With that line of reasoning, any sport outside of kick the can is a rich man's sport

It's definatly not a hobby everyone can afford, but I wouldn't classify it as rich man's sport at all.

 

[Valwood1]

Its only a rich persons sport if your one of the only take tropical vacations to dive people. If not once your set up its cheap fun at the local water hole.

What is "rich"? Depending on where you live, the number and age of your kids, etc etc, even $175k pre-tax won't classify you as anything even close to "rich", despite what the morons in Washington say (though they never bother to define the term, either).

 

[divad]

What about [your] economical status?? QUOTE]




Profligate to frugal. I'm spending my daily bar tab on boat-dives instead of going to bars.

 

[spectrum]

I don't consider it a "rich mans sport" but it does require some discretionary money and time.

The colder the water the more it will cost for gear. The fiurther you are from dive sites the more it will cost to get to a dive. and so on. The more you press forward into thechical or specialties like photography the more you will spend. And the list keeps going allowing you to spend a ton of $$

My wife and I got into the sport with all new gear for reasonable money. We couuld have spent less if need be. Our biggest extravagences are having 6 cylinders (need 2 more) and me having a drysuit for 4 season diving.

Now that we are up and running the biggest expense of a dive day is either fuel or where do we eat after? We are at the point where I can walk in and out of the dive shop wanting nothing more than good fills. VIPS, Hydros, gear servicing and occasional additions or replacements are real money to but they tend to be spread out which helps.

Pete

 

[Mike Veitch]

wow, i can't believe how many have ticked over $75K....

 

[Meng_Tze]

looks pretty good to me (deviation is about spot on)

 

[WarrenZ]

I think the sport of scuba is what you make of it. I spend about $2000-$4000 a year on it and dive my ***** off during the warm months (or at least as often as I can go). it is not a cheap sport when you are buying up you complete kit in just a couple of months but it is doable on a budget.

As I tell the owners of my LDS "there goes my beer money again..."

Warren Z

 

[lamont]

"rich" implies to me at least that you've got enough money in the bank to live off the interest/dividends/investments if you chose, and you choose to work. if you do...

i still have to work or i'll burn through all my savings and the electricity will start getting cut off after awhile...

and what about the "rich women"? (and where are the single ones?)

 

[Brewone0to]

I don't consider this a rich man's sport,
as the amount spent is mostly optional.

When people ask me how much $$$ for gear needed to dive,
I smile and tell them about $1,000 US.
But to be honest my reg set is over that without the octo.
But there is that choice thing.

Tech Diving,Now there is a rich mans sport.
Costs double and triple there.

 

[divad]

Let me put it in perspective.

There are many people on earth that do not even have enough to feed themselves or their families...........

It is a 'rich mans' sport whatever we think, say or believe. Compared to many, we are lucky enough to have time and money to pursue our sport and passion.

Yeah. This is problematic, but it has nothing, per se, to do with scuba diving. Talk to your local god, or watch nature programs. They have the answer. (oh yeah, I agree, I just don't know what to do about it).