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How about a group buy on Scuba Lessons?
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NateHanson
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Wow that Pablo price sounds awfully good. 
NateHanson
Non-member
What's the ballpark cost of mask fins and snorkel?
Brian
Jim Nabors is WAY cool!!
Depends what style you want and how fancy you want to go with stuff. I'd think on average bout $80-100 (fins) same for mask and the snorkel is usually dirt cheep so maybe umm... $200 for a fairly good setup? It's been years since I bought either one so I could be off, someone chime in here if you know better.
Aqua Addict
Aqua Addicts
I can get a price tomorrow on an average price of the Snorkel and Fins... He will work out a deal with us if a bunch of us buy them... I can find out when his next available class is and then we can figure out who wants in...
Mike
Mike
Scuba_Dave
Non-member
If you are buying dive equipment, it is much like Reef equipment. Better to buy the right stuff the 1st time.
In retrospect I would NEVER buy a reg snorkel - only a dry snorkel
- basically the end closes when you go under, opens when you come back up. - No trying to blow water out when you areout of air.
More $$ - $50, but well worth it. The only way I can snorkel
Fins - lots of people like lots of things - I have Quattro pro ~$100 5 years now & I still love them. I've tried LOTS of other fins, some I like, some I don't.
Mask - I won't buy a mask that doesn't have a built in purge & multiple windows - especially side windows - much better vision. MMy new mask will have "invisible" corners to the side windows. Basically glass to glass so the side corner disappears $85-120
Wet suit - too COLD for me, water temp up here can dip to 35 EVEN in the summer at depth. I very rarely hear someone say they were HOT while diving
I now have a SEMI-dry suit - much better, keeps me much warmer
A GOOD fitting suit is a MUST. If it doesn;t fit snug - too much water will flow thru & you will freeze yer a$$ off
I bought mine on sale at the end of the year - $230? not sure
Gloves - same thing, I bought DRY gloves - they don't keep me totally dry, but the difference compared to reg gloves is HUGE!!! ~$40-50
"Socks" I wear dry socks, again - not totally dry, but stops the flow of cold water a LOT
If the only reason you are getting certified is too dive in warm water - vacation - then that is different.
But up here - yopu can dive for lobster!!! $40 permit
And if you need fins/equipment just to get thru the course we may have some to loan out (depending upon if dive season has started). Good idea to try different stuff before you buy
But usually shop makes you buy gloves, boots, mask for course (hood can be optional but not for open water around here)
I keep my old gear...now that I have the pool I'm using stuff just for the pool - chlorine is killer on gear
Good luck, we just had out FYAOD (Freeze yer A$$ Off Dive) Sunday....I was sick & couldn't dive - 1st time in 3 years I missed it
Can't wait for vacation now....
In retrospect I would NEVER buy a reg snorkel - only a dry snorkel
- basically the end closes when you go under, opens when you come back up. - No trying to blow water out when you areout of air.
More $$ - $50, but well worth it. The only way I can snorkel
Fins - lots of people like lots of things - I have Quattro pro ~$100 5 years now & I still love them. I've tried LOTS of other fins, some I like, some I don't.
Mask - I won't buy a mask that doesn't have a built in purge & multiple windows - especially side windows - much better vision. MMy new mask will have "invisible" corners to the side windows. Basically glass to glass so the side corner disappears $85-120
Wet suit - too COLD for me, water temp up here can dip to 35 EVEN in the summer at depth. I very rarely hear someone say they were HOT while diving
I now have a SEMI-dry suit - much better, keeps me much warmer
A GOOD fitting suit is a MUST. If it doesn;t fit snug - too much water will flow thru & you will freeze yer a$$ off
I bought mine on sale at the end of the year - $230? not sure
Gloves - same thing, I bought DRY gloves - they don't keep me totally dry, but the difference compared to reg gloves is HUGE!!! ~$40-50
"Socks" I wear dry socks, again - not totally dry, but stops the flow of cold water a LOT
If the only reason you are getting certified is too dive in warm water - vacation - then that is different.
But up here - yopu can dive for lobster!!! $40 permit
And if you need fins/equipment just to get thru the course we may have some to loan out (depending upon if dive season has started). Good idea to try different stuff before you buy
But usually shop makes you buy gloves, boots, mask for course (hood can be optional but not for open water around here)
I keep my old gear...now that I have the pool I'm using stuff just for the pool - chlorine is killer on gear
Good luck, we just had out FYAOD (Freeze yer A$$ Off Dive) Sunday....I was sick & couldn't dive - 1st time in 3 years I missed it
Can't wait for vacation now....
Piscevore
elsewhere
I spent about 400 bucks on heather's semi dry suit, but I bought a henderson gold core 7mm suit for her. It is lined with a hydrophobic satiny soft material, and it fits very snugly to prevent water from getting in. It is actually so dry that she has to add water to it at the surface, because otherwise she has a hard time sinking...it holds a lot of air(good because its not cold water!)
Fins, booties, snorkel, mask, hood, gloves, some mask cleaner, and a set of cajones will take you a long way as a casual diver... we went out and bought wet suits for our first dive vacation (i picked up a 3mm jump suit and was fine in costa rica, which has cool pacific water). That was the first year I bought gear in 6 years of diving.
I'll probably buy another Gold Core for myself once I recover from the cost of the first one... we like the Cressi Big Eye's masks and since I left mine in costa rica in about 100 feet of water with a current, i'll probably buy another... We will be buying regs, and bcd's before we take our rescue diver course in may. Probably a pair of suunto Vyper computers (nitrox compatible dive computer) because we just did the enriched air course. After that it is steel tanks and dry suits You can totally go nuts gear wise, but like dave said, good gear lasts a long time.
It seems like diving in this area is fairly costly per item. They want you to rent the whole shebang. It would cost significantly more to pay the "per item" rental price for each item to make up one dive setup than it costs to rent a full dive rig, if that makes sense. They get your money either way. So we figure if we are doing a lot of diving, its a lot better to have our own gear, and have nice stuff we love.
I really like having a dive computer, especially for multi level dives. The Recreational Dive planner alone leaves you with a lot of air in your tanks. It is amazing how much more down time you can get with a good dive computer, beacuse it is doing the math real time, as opposed to rounding.
Nitrox is your friend.
That's all i have for now.
Fins, booties, snorkel, mask, hood, gloves, some mask cleaner, and a set of cajones will take you a long way as a casual diver... we went out and bought wet suits for our first dive vacation (i picked up a 3mm jump suit and was fine in costa rica, which has cool pacific water). That was the first year I bought gear in 6 years of diving.
I'll probably buy another Gold Core for myself once I recover from the cost of the first one... we like the Cressi Big Eye's masks and since I left mine in costa rica in about 100 feet of water with a current, i'll probably buy another... We will be buying regs, and bcd's before we take our rescue diver course in may. Probably a pair of suunto Vyper computers (nitrox compatible dive computer) because we just did the enriched air course. After that it is steel tanks and dry suits
You can totally go nuts gear wise, but like dave said, good gear lasts a long time.It seems like diving in this area is fairly costly per item. They want you to rent the whole shebang. It would cost significantly more to pay the "per item" rental price for each item to make up one dive setup than it costs to rent a full dive rig, if that makes sense. They get your money either way. So we figure if we are doing a lot of diving, its a lot better to have our own gear, and have nice stuff we love.
I really like having a dive computer, especially for multi level dives. The Recreational Dive planner alone leaves you with a lot of air in your tanks. It is amazing how much more down time you can get with a good dive computer, beacuse it is doing the math real time, as opposed to rounding.
Nitrox is your friend.
That's all i have for now.
testhead1313
Here's lookin' at you
Wow, $300 sounds like a great deal. I was quoted $450 from a PADI place in Onset this past summer. I would definately be in if I can get the cash. I'll keep you posted (pun intended).
Chris
Chris
