Scuba Gear – Scuba Equipment

Wanted to know the cost of scuba diving equipments required?

Equipment costs for a beginner can vary. There are some items you should own, some you can get away with renting.
To own:
1 Mask: $100
2/Fins: $125
3/Snorkel: $40
4/ Regs: It’s best to own these, you know their service record then $300-$900
5/ Dive knife:$60

To rent:
1/BC ( you really ought to purchase though, $500 new)
2/Lead (to buy if using a 7mm wetsuit $30-$60 depending on if it’s bagged or solid)
3/Wetsuit (personal choice here, buy is $500 for a good 7mm plus booties and gloves $40/pair, hood $30)
4/Dive computer: (optional, to own they start at $300 for a simple model)
5/ Floating Dive flag, to own $30
6/Air tank-comes with a fill if you rent. To own $200 new)

Over the course of perhaps 20 dives or so, it becomes cheaper to own most of that gear. Rentals for a weekend for just the basics can be around $100 or more, depending on what articles you don’t currently own.

What would the full price to get certified to scuba dive, and get slightly used equipment?

I’m 14 and need to learn how, and can’t buy new equipment;i know what i need, but just not the price

Like anything you buy, shop around. If there are a couple of dive shops in your area they will often have specials on their training courses to drum up business.
Expect to pay between 200-300 dollars for an open water certification as a rule. Yup…there’s a 100 dollar difference sometimes simply because those dive shops are competing for your dollar.
If there’s only one dive shop in your area, prices are usually fixed in the 250- 300 dollar range. They don’t have competition.
As for gear, it can range considerably. Much depends on what sort of diving you’ll do. A cold water diver spends more on gear than a warm water one. Suits cost more, regulators cost more, hoods and gloves are an extra expense to name just some. Check into each dive shop. You’ll find that many offer used gear that they either used for training or it’s club member gear that’s up for consignment. You can often get good deals on it and since it’s from a dive shop, it will have been inspected and serviced before sale. Buying online is an option, yes, but you never know what you’ll actually get. It may cost you more in repairs to get it ready to dive than you saved by buying online. Don’t forget…much of this gear is meant to keep you alive. It’s not something you go cheap on so buy the best you can afford.
Some stuff you want new, not used. You’ll need to buy your own mask fins and snorkel. You can’t even start the course without it. This stuff needs to fit YOU..not somebody else so try on as many different masks and fins as you can before purchase. Like everything else in Scuba Gear, if it doesn’t fit properly, it’s no good to you and can even be possibly hazardous.
So, let’s break it down with what you need as a bare bones dive kit.
Mask: 80-150 bucks
Snorkel: 30-80 bucks
Fins: 90-300 bucks
Exposure protection: ( your wet suit) can range from 100-750 bucks depending on if it’s used and it’s thickness and features. You could always rent a suit but that’s up to you. There’s an old saying amongst divers. " Show me someone that says they haven’t peed in their suit and I’ll show you a liar." When ya gotta go…ya gotta go. Someone will probably have peed in that suit if it’s used or rented. Your choice. Eventually you will do it too.

That’s it. Everything else you can rent once you’re certified.

If you wanted to own it all then this is what you’re looking at in addition to the above:

Lead weight: Varies and depends if it’s a soft pouch or belted lead. 40-200 bucks

BC: The sky’s the limit. 200 bucks to 2 grand.

Hood: 40 bucks

Gloves: 40 bucks

Alum 80 tank: 200 bucks each on average. They don’t lose value unless they’re at the end of their lifespan or damaged. Expect a scratched up, paint peeled tank to go for almost the same as a brand new one. May as well buy new. Get two.

Regulator set: Varies with make and model. 200- 1500 bucks with a basic console. Double that if it’s got a computer console.

Dive computer: Pretty well indispensable these days. Everyone should be diving with one. 400 bucks and up. I’ve seen one for 23 grand.

Dive knife or shears: Not a weapon. These are tools to get you out of fishing line, nets or electrical cables. Buy the best you can afford. 90 bucks and up. In knives I prefer blunt tip as opposed to pointy tip. It can be used to pry with and not break. It’s also a little safer. Some divers have poked holes in themselves let alone their wet suits.

Dive light(s): You’ll want at least one. Two if you’re even considering wreck or cavern diving. 130 bucks and up for your primary and 70 and up for your back up.

Wreck/Cave reel: 50-100 m length. Anywhere from 100-250 bucks.

A watch that can take a dive: This is your back up timer in case your primary timer or dive computer fails. I use a Timex Ironman looped on a D ring. Cost me 40 bucks and haven’t killed it yet, even on a dive to 170 feet that was beyond it’s stated limit.

A second exposure suit: Think you’ll only dive in one place or just in one season? Think again. You’ll want something you can use in the Carib and you’ll want something you can use at home.

A save a dive kit: About 40 bucks. These kits contain little items like tank O rings, fin straps, mask straps, nylon ties etc. Have one of these and you’ll rarely have to abort a dive because something small broke. That tank O ring ( 40 cent part) is the difference between you diving and you not diving. Sucks being 5 miles offshore and the only thing stopping you diving that reef is a 40 cent part after paying 70 bucks for the charter boat.

A Gear bag: A 50 dollar hockey bag (preferably on wheels) or a full blown dive case like those made by Armour @ 250 bucks and up.

There’s more but that’s an average gear kit for a responsible diver.

SCUBA equipment?

I’m am looking into getting certified for SCUBA diving. What is the Equipment I need? Please specify.

I would go ahead and buy a mask, snorkel and fins. The rest I would rent until I found out if I liked the sport. Nothing quite like spending 1500 dollars on gear and then turning around 2 months later and getting 500 bucks for it if your lucky! Your instructor, and usually the dive shop will fill you in on details of gear needed. Follow directions and remember. Never, ever, ever hold your breath.

How much should I be prepared to start SCUBA diving?

What is it going to cost me to start SCUBA diving. What equipment should I buy, or which certifications should I get first and what will all this cost me?

1. Costs?

The cost varies by region and country. For example, in the Bay Area, Open Water (OW) certification averages $200. In Hawaii, it’s $475. In Mexico, it’s $350.

When looking at courses, you have to calculate the entire cost of the course. Some Local Dive Shops (LDS) offer a lower price to get you through the door, but there are add’l costs that are not advertised. The lower prices will just be the tuition.

Full Costs include
1. Tuition
2. Books and materials
3. Gear/tank rental
4. Gear purchase
5. Boat fees/park fees

2. What equipment should you buy?

You should buy as little as possible. A lot of LDS require you to buy "personal gear" which is masks, snorkel, boots, fins, and gloves (if you are in cold water). However, some LDS will rent you all the above too.

The only equipment that I believe will truly make OW certification easier is a proper fitting mask. A leaking or fogging mask will decrease enjoyment and increase stress levels significantly. Think of driving in the rain without your windshield wiper – no easy.

Everything else you should try to hold off until 1) you know you like diving and 2) you are more familiar with diving. First off, you don’t even know if you will enjoy diving and are able to do it. Perhaps you have equalization issues and cannot actually dive. If you had bought all your gear, that’ll be thousands of dollars wasted. Second, your diving will change over time. What looks good now will not be the same after you have 10 dives or 20 dives or 100 dives. In addition, what fits or looks good on land may not perform to your preference in the water.

Rent as much as possible.

3. What certification?

You will want Open Water certification (OW). You will hear PADI or NAUI or SSI, but these are just agencies. They all provide OW certification.

Can anyone direct me to an awesome 2-5 page article about scuba diving?

Yes, I need an article that talks about scuba diving, equipment, who enjoys it, so, basically the whole shammy.

People scuba dive for various reasons:-

It lets biologists and interested people get close to undersea life.
Each dive has something unusual to offer.
It is a different world down there.
It is very educational.
It lets people work underwater easily.
It is a relaxing outdoor activity.
It helps naval research.

Navy SEAL scuba diving equipment?

I was watching this thing on Navy SEAL training and when they finished diving with regular equipment they used these things called drakkers or draggers or something insted of regular tanks. I’m just wondering what they actuall are. In the show the instuctor said they weren’t as safe because they could actually let water in them and if you breathed it in it was like swallowing acid. Also they are kind of square and not as long as a regular scuba tank. Hope that information helps you answer my question(Which by the ways if I wasn’t clear was what re they actually called and how are they better or worse?)

Thank you

I think you are talking about a dragger re breather, re breathers preceded open circuit scuba by several years and I believe were used in the second world war, these were oxygen based re breathers and are actually extremely dangerous to use below a depth of about 30ft or six meters oxygen becomes toxic at highish partial pressures 0.6 bar PP is generally the limit set for the use of oxygen as a decompression gas by military and technical divers. modern re breathers are very safe to use with the proper training and experience all diving Equipment is. It is designed for "down stream fail safe" which means if it fails it will fail delivering the breathing gas and "free flowing" all divers are trained to breath from a free flowing gas source. A water leak into a regulator generally is not a serious problem again all divers are trained to "breath past" a small amount of water in the regulator or mouth. should you have a major water leak into a regulator you would simply change to your alternate air source or "octopus rig" or that of one of your dive buddies. with a lot of these "shows" about diving it is quite often said that the breathing gas is oxygen. Oxygen is never used as a breathing gas by divers except in special and exceptional circumstances where it is used as a decompression gas after a very deep dive by military or technical divers. Pure oxygen is never breathed below six meters, a deep dive would be any dive of over 40 meters or about 120ft. an example would be the Lusitania of County Cork in Ireland the wreck lies at a depth of 90msw using special decompression schedules the ascent from this wreck takes about six hours! using open circuit scuba and a last deco stop of two hours at a depth of six meters breathing pure oxygen after a 20 min bottom time. The ascent time would be considerably shorter apparently using semi closed circuit re breathers such as the dragger unit.
Semi closed and closed circuit rebreathers certainly make deep diving easier but as to which is best I think it comes down to personal preferance, I cant see the point in using a rebreather for a 20 minute dive at a depth of 20 meters or sixty feet open circuit scuba is fine for this using compressed air as a breathing gas or posibly nitrox if you want to increase yor bottom time a little.

What is the world’s record for scuba diving in a liquid other than water?

I seem to remember a story about a couple of daredevils who went scuba diving inside a very large vat of beer at a major brewery, for like 12 minutes or so. The carbonation must have been brutal on the scuba equipment, but I imagine scuba diving in apple juice would be a lot easier. Anyone have any insight about this topic?

Apple juice would be easier, because it wouldn’t eat away at the Scuba Gear as much. 12 minutes is a pretty impressive time to be in a vast body of liquid like beer because the carbonation tends to seep into fabrics, causing deterioration and making your body temperature change. Also, the density of beer is thicker than water, much more so than apple juice would be. Density causes more pressure on your body and lungs, making it harder to be submerged for long periods of time. Your question isn’t exactly clear, but that’s my two cents on the subject.

Can anyone please list the equipment you need for scuba diving?

Thanks! And if you use a site, listing the site would be nice, too!

Wet suit
Vest
Boots
Flippers
Gloves (optional)
Mask and snorkel
Wrist Dive computer (optional)
The ff. you can rent in a dive shop:
Weights/belt
Air bottle or tank
Pressure gauge
Hope haven’t forgotten something.

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