Warning to new Divers and gear

[BoltSnap]

Me first me first

She adopts me and then I adopt you

 

[kaylee_ann]

I also get rid of stuff I don't use anymore...... I still have way to much gear.

you could run a dive shop out of your gear room without replenishing your inventory for a month

 

[formernuke]

you could run a dive shop out of your gear room without replenishing your inventory for a month

 

[formernuke]

you could run a dive shop out of your gear room without replenishing your inventory for a month

Every piece has its use

 

[kaylee_ann]

Every piece has its use

sure it does

 

[Cthippo]

Friend of mine who no longer dives locally (only on vacation) offered me a free tank today...

An AL80, so not great for diving wet

With a Yoke valve, so need to get that replaced because Yoke can die in a fire

Last hydro'd in the 90s sometime, so need to get that done

Made of the funky alloy, so needs a eddy current test along with the hydro. Called the LDS and verified they offer that (they got snippy with me for asking)

In the end...

I still took it

 

[formernuke]

Friend of mine who no longer dives locally (only on vacation) offered me a free tank today...

An AL80, so not great for diving wet

With a Yoke valve, so need to get that replaced because Yoke can die in a fire

Last hydro'd in the 90s sometime, so need to get that done

Made of the funky alloy, so needs a eddy current test along with the hydro. Called the LDS and verified they offer that (they got snippy with me for asking)

In the end...

I still took it

I would use it for decorating. That Eddy and hydro must be done every year. To expensive for an aluminum tank that I would never use

 

[Manatee Diver]

I would use it for decorating. That Eddy and hydro must be done every year. To expensive for an aluminum tank that I would never use

6351 tanks doesn't change the hydro schedule, that still remains 5 years.

 

[Cthippo]

That said, part of my vision for my dive future is to buy and sell used gear, and to donate usable stuff to people just getting started. I want others getting into the activity to have an easier time than i did and not feel like they have to buy everything upfront in order to get out from under the thumb of their LDS.

 

[formernuke]

sure it does

4 regs
Doubles set
Teaching reg
Deco reg
I'll be adding a bailout one shortly
2 bpw plates and harness
. Teaching bpw,
DIR harness/ plate
One wing for singles
Small Doubles wing for lp50's shore diving
Large Doubles wing for hp 100's boat diving
Back inflate bc for teaching
Primary and 2 backup lights for night diving
One drysuit for pool, one drysuit for OW diving
7mm wetsuit for the rare occasion I dive wet up here
2 3mm wetsuits, one for pool, one for travel....
.........

See everything has its use, or so I said when it appeared.