Trimix Prerequisite

[ScubaAndDreams]

Lets just say that I am paying 100 bucks for a dive I am doing Monday...Al 80 doubles.

 

[Ben_ca]

Almost $100.00

Here's the price list from a shop in NYC...

http://stingraydivers.com/fills.html

Here in Monterey my local shop charges a little less than those prices... but still money for gas on Tech 1 dive is no joke.

 

[dmdoss]

:11: Holy freaking crap...

 

[Ben_ca]

Then add in the gear, training, boat.... so you still want to go deep?

 

[Doc Intrepid]

Can anyone translate for me?

"Deep Air"

 

[Doc Intrepid]

:11: Holy freaking crap...

A set of steel 130s filled with 18/45 to 3500 psi runs me around $126 locally. I may have topped off an O2 bottle at the same time, I can't recall, but that gives you an idea.

Which is why trimix diving is expensive.

OTOH, if you're doing dives much below 130' there may not be many other safe options. ("Safe" being a relative term...)

Going deep on air doesn't make much sense from a risk/benefit perspective, and gets even less safe if the diver is older.

Death or disability is also expensive.

So, if you want to make deeper dives safely, there is a curve involving depth and expense... Its part of the game.

 

[dmdoss]

Well looks like im going to have to get that second job after all...

 

[dmdoss]

Or better yet since I got my son into diving let him pay for it.

 

[JEScholz]

I have not reached the tri mix point yet, but I am on the path. There are just too many great wrecks in this area beyond 130'. A friend told me that if you plan to do a lot of deep diving a rebreather is less expensive in the long run.

 

[nadwidny]

I have not reached the tri mix point yet, but I am on the path. There are just too many great wrecks in this area beyond 130'. A friend told me that if you plan to do a lot of deep diving a rebreather is less expensive in the long run.

Possibly but like everything else in life there is a tradeoff.