What did you buy that you regret?

[Captain CaveMan]

I regret buying a lift for my pick-up. I could of gotten a drys suit and doubles wing and 2 extra reg sets. waht was i thinking and the up keep on the lift.

 

[Fish_Whisperer]

I regret buying my first set of "Edge" fins. I lost about five pairs of buckles. They would just fall off when I undid the quick release to hand them up when getting out of the water. I regret buying Darwin Dacor console computer. It's heavy, complicated to use, and really, too much computer for me, as a new diver. For other divers, I'm sure it's fine... I regret buying a snorkel, but I needed one for my OW class, and I use it in my swimming pool. Other than that, it stays stuffed in my gear bag, so it's no biggie... Thin-soled, made in Thailand, el-cheapo booties. From the first, it always felt like my large toe's nail was going to rip right through the flimsy neoprene. Yuck.

Things I regret NOT buying as soon as I began purchasing gear:
1. Sea-me Sausage
2. Whistle
3. Signal Mirror
4. Knife

I found out the hard way, diving in Florida and Coz, that I really needed these things. I have since remedied the situation.

 

[Rick Murchison]

A bowl of chili for lunch before a long afternoon of diving.

Yeah, that was pretty ugly
In fact, I regret your buying that chile too!
Rick

 

[terrasmak]

I regret buying my sherwood maximus and my first wetsuit

 

[matt_unique]

I would have saved $450 on a BC and $400 on a wetsuit that I never needed (but did not know at the time).

--Matt

 

[Rick Inman]

I regret buying my E Machine Laptop!

What a piece of junk! I'd been keeping it together with duct tape and zip ties for a while now, and last night it died forever. The screen fell completely off and wires and springs and pieces of electronics spewed out all over my living room - it started smoking and hissing and bubbling acid all over my lap (OK, I am exaggerating a bit).

Anyway, it's dead.

So now I have to fight, trick, sneak and con my wife out of hers (she's sleeping right now) for a few minutes here and there until I get another one - months from now, I'm sure.

 

[itemize]

When I started doing northeast diving and using steel tanks I needed something better than my Carribean-type BC. I got the Oceanic Chute 3. It's a good BC, but I only got one season out of it before I started into doubles & switched to the BP/W. In hindsight I wish I had skipped the expensive BC (and the pony bottle I used with it) and gone directly to BP/W.

I also had a pair of Dacor fins that found their way onto eBay.

 

[Bratface]

I regret buying my E Machine Laptop!

What a piece of junk! I'd been keeping it together with duct tape and zip ties for a while now, and last night it died forever. The screen fell completely off and wires and springs and pieces of electronics spewed out all over my living room - it started smoking and hissing and bubbling acid all over my lap (OK, I am exaggerating a bit).

Anyway, it's dead.

So now I have to fight, trick, sneak and con my wife out of hers (she's sleeping right now) for a few minutes here and there until I get another one - months from now, I'm sure.

You shouldn't have taken it diving!

 

[rascal1933]

A wetsuit and hood i bought on line that did not fit.(duh)
Thought i had taken care of all the details on sizing, with lots of Questions.
Wrong ....both were way too small!

 

[mikswi]

Marriage License - first time around