What is your Scuba-Mobile?

[TexasMike]

Having just upgraded from a little Ford Ranger to a 94 Explorer (so I can carry all of my gear + buddies comfortably), I was curious what the rest of you drove as your vehicle during your scuba activities. Please vote in the poll above and leave any comments that you wish as a reply.

Be interesting what trend develops.

 

[Dee]

What about us van users? '97 Dodge Caravan

We took the second bench seat out and spread a tarp on the floor in the back to protect the carpet. I can set up my gear, sit on the bumper and slip into it without any help. For local dives the gear is carried in a big plastic tub. Between dives, the wet BC and tank are placed in the tub to keep the gear out of the sand, gravel, pine needles...whatever. A small tarp is placed on the ground a tad under the bumper to keep wet wetsuit legs, booties, etc. clean between dives is good too.

There's room for numerous tanks, extra gear, Igloo's, portable shower...most anything you can think off.

In a pinch we have slept in the back of the van.

 

[chepar]

I currently have a 4 door compact sedan.

I will be purchasing a new car in the next 6-12 months, and am torn between the sensible decision (another sedan) or an SUV.

I owned an SUV while I lived in Texas, but in Hawaii they are not too practical. While I would love to own one here, they guzzle gas (and gas is very expensive here), there's tons of traffic and the parking here is usually very tight.

Besides, my preference when looking at SUVs is to go big (must have be flashbacks from Texas ), not too practical here.

 

[TexasMike]

Originally posted by Dee
What about us van users? '97 Dodge Caravan

Thanks for catching that....the poll has ben updated.

PS...did you get your shirts?

 

[Warhammer]

Depends on where I'm going, as to which vechicle hauls me and the gear. If it's local, then my old '86 Chevy 4 x 4 fits the bill pretty well. It'll even get me in those hard to reach places. If it's a road trip, or the family is going, my wife's Beamer usually does the honors.

 

[roakey]

Right now I have a F150 supercab shortbed. Next pickup will be a Diesel F350 superduty crew cab shortbed.

A shortbed's fine for gear, what I need is to be able to carry more divers comfortably.

Roak

 

[large_diver]

Depends on the site. If gearing up at the car or on night dives, I use our "beautiful" 1994 Mercury Villager mini-van. It's nice to be able to just sit in the back to don my BC. Also nice for night dives -- the tailgate shines a large pool of light on the ground behind the van when opened.

If boat diving or hauling gear down to the water -- 2000 Nissan Maxima.

 

[sea nmf]

My vehicle is a GMC Jimmy. Since it rains so much, I guess a pickup would be better because you could rinse your gear on the way home!!!!

 

[DennisW]

I have a 1992 Toyota Previa and it works pretty well with a large Rubber Maid TM bin and a home made tank carrier. It also works very well as a Boy Scout hauler. 171,000 miles and still going strong.

 

[Dee]

Originally posted by TexasMike
...PS...did you get your shirts?

No I haven't. How did you send them? USPS or UPS? The USPS service here sucks...they won't deliver parcels and I'm lucky if I get a notice to pick it up before the last deadline.