How much does the average dive cost you?

[DAFFY]

A lot of my trips and equipment is gained via birthday's/ xmas, this cut's down on some of the cost. usually it's "can I go diving for a weekend in august for my birthday" if you do it early enough in the year SWMBO normally forgets then when my wife ask's "what do you want for your birthday" it's normally "oh, nothing dear but can I book a diving trip if I use my birthday money it will cut down on expenses" So normally I end up with several diving trips booked all on the bases on one birthday present. It's the same with xmas. So far I am getting Xmas presents for Xmas 2014

[uwila]

Originally Posted by Big Kahuna

Thankfull I have nearrly everything I need (for now) and there wont be any more major kit purchases for 12 months so AN&DP and twinsets will have to wait till 2009!

The first rulle of diving clearly states:

No Matter how much kit you have and no matter how expensive it was, there is always something extremely expensive which is essential for next weekend's dive.

I do hope you're not trying to defeat fate

[yazzyfooty]

No wonder I am almost always skint since I took up diving!

[PeeBee]

the big factor is distance, at one point last year I got up at stupid o-clock to drive down to plymouth, did two boat dives with Edward and drove back. cost including petrol a shade over £250 for the day. Madness!!!

Having said that I voted in the £40 to£65 slot as an average cost so accepting the midpoint if I do my target 100 dives this year that means I'll spend maybe £5k on diving plus kit (so far new fins, new torch, new arctic top, new camera and housing still got to pay for the strobe) being realistic and allowing for the fact that I'm a kit tart that means my diving this year will cost me between £6k and £8k.

Am I fcuking mad!!! Di why did you start this thread?

[alijtaylor]

I clicked at the botom end of the range. The majority of my dives (and hence the median dive if not the average dive) are a walk across the road and down the bank into the sea. Hence just the fill cost $NZ6 or about 2 pounds 30p..



If I factored my once annual overseas excursion - Solomon Islands in September 2008 in - the answer would be somewhat different but I can't do those maths in my head!

Alison

[Ian@1904]

Originally Posted by yazzyfooty

No wonder I am almost always skint since I took up diving!

However I am far richer in terms of the friendships* made, the experiences gained**, and the skills I have learned***.

* I will even include Howard Dude(e) in this statement
** conger prodding with Howard
*** eg how to dive with rebreather divers like Howard

[Paul Oliver]

Originally Posted by alijtaylor

I clicked at the botom end of the range. The majority of my dives (and hence the median dive if not the average dive) are a walk across the road and down the bank into the sea. Hence just the fill cost $NZ6 or about 2 pounds 30p..



If I factored my once annual overseas excursion - Solomon Islands in September 2008 in - the answer would be somewhat different but I can't do those maths in my head!

Alison

Thats terrible, i feel so gutted for you and your unfortunate circumstances

[wilbo]

Originally Posted by Ian@1904

However I am far richer in terms of the friendships* made, the experiences gained**, and the skills I have learned***.

* I will even include Howard Dude(e) in this statement
** conger prodding with Howard
*** eg how to dive with rebreather divers like Howard

wow.. indeed you are a rich man Ian..

My diving is split into two:

Quarry diving = cheap.
If local - fuel £20, food £5, Gas £15 - so 20 quid per dive for 2 dives.
If further away - fuel £40, B&B £50, food £30, Gas £40 - so 40 quid per dive for 4 dives over a weekend.

Hard boat diving: Boat £30-45 per day (say £80), fuel £60, B&B £50, food and drinks £60, Gas £50ish, stuff bought at the LDS £?? - £75 quid per dive for 4 dives. ouch.

Lets not factor into that training costs to date, equipment costs to date etc..

[Adrian Kelland]

la la la la I'm not listening la la la

[DAFFY]

Originally Posted by Ian@1904

However I am far richer in terms of the friendships* made, the experiences gained**, and the skills I have learned***.

You keep telling yourself that Ian, it helps soften the pain