Pilikia
Senior Member
Its a rare time when its too cold to go in the water here... but todays that day.
So I thought I'd add up how much I've spent on my rig(s).
I remember 2 years ago when I started ... thinking my TOP budget was $1000 including everything!
This hobby sucks you in!
I never anticipated NEEDING more than one rig...
Or multiple wetsuites, booties, masks, etc.
In the two years that I've been at this here's what I've spent (and gotten back after selling stuff that didn't fit my needs)
I'm only including $ spent exclusively for MDing. I don't count dive gear I already owned, batteries or gas and I'm not counting what I've MADE against the total outlay
(mainly because its too small a number so far)
$621 AT Pro
$95 Underwater headphones for AT Pro
-$50 SOLD H20 headphones on ebay
-$595 RETURNED AT Pro
$800 Whites DF
$60 SS Scoop
$60 RTG Scoop
$210 Stealth Scoop w/ lift & handle
$120 Xcel Wetsuit
$100 New Bounty Hunter Tracker VI
$200 Used Whites Used PI
$225 Repair + ship
-$175 SOLD Stealth Scoop
-$600 SOLD Whites DF
$30 Weights & Belt
$55 Booties (2 Pair)
$180 Mask/snorkel
$75 2nd mask
$60 2nd Wetsuit
$50 Wetsuit Jacket (.... its getting COLD here!)
$185 STAVR Scoop
$5 Dowel
$1250 Excal II
$125 Anderson CF straight shaft
$150 Diver's Float/flag
$80 SCUBA tubing & Misc parts
$150 Vibra Tektor
$105 Vibra Probe
$50 Lesche Digging tool
Grand Total $3621
I'm ever-so-slowly building up against that number in finds ... one penny at a time.
Its in my nature to examine the costs of things and compare them. I'm a typical Malcolm Gladwell Maven.
I'm curious what others have spent.
So I thought I'd add up how much I've spent on my rig(s).
I remember 2 years ago when I started ... thinking my TOP budget was $1000 including everything!
This hobby sucks you in!
I never anticipated NEEDING more than one rig...
Or multiple wetsuites, booties, masks, etc.
In the two years that I've been at this here's what I've spent (and gotten back after selling stuff that didn't fit my needs)
I'm only including $ spent exclusively for MDing. I don't count dive gear I already owned, batteries or gas and I'm not counting what I've MADE against the total outlay
(mainly because its too small a number so far)
$621 AT Pro
$95 Underwater headphones for AT Pro
-$50 SOLD H20 headphones on ebay
-$595 RETURNED AT Pro
$800 Whites DF
$60 SS Scoop
$60 RTG Scoop
$210 Stealth Scoop w/ lift & handle
$120 Xcel Wetsuit
$100 New Bounty Hunter Tracker VI
$200 Used Whites Used PI
$225 Repair + ship
-$175 SOLD Stealth Scoop
-$600 SOLD Whites DF
$30 Weights & Belt
$55 Booties (2 Pair)
$180 Mask/snorkel
$75 2nd mask
$60 2nd Wetsuit
$50 Wetsuit Jacket (.... its getting COLD here!)
$185 STAVR Scoop
$5 Dowel
$1250 Excal II
$125 Anderson CF straight shaft
$150 Diver's Float/flag
$80 SCUBA tubing & Misc parts
$150 Vibra Tektor
$105 Vibra Probe
$50 Lesche Digging tool
Grand Total $3621
I'm ever-so-slowly building up against that number in finds ... one penny at a time.
Its in my nature to examine the costs of things and compare them. I'm a typical Malcolm Gladwell Maven.
I'm curious what others have spent.