Diving is an equipment-intensive activity. This means that the quality of the equipment you use, and its suitability for specific diving activities has a tremendous bearing on your overall comfort, safety and enjoyment. Few things can ruin the investment you make in learning to dive safely than having the wrong equipment.
The good news is, we supply most of the equipment you will need, including wet suits, cylinders and regulators. This is top quality equipment that we would not only be happy to use ourselves, but have our friends and loved ones use as well.
The only equipment you need to supply is:
- Mask.
- Snorkel.
- Wetsuit boots.
- Adjustable scuba fins.
These personal equipment items are ones for which comfort and fit are not only important, they’re critical. They are also items that, as a certified diver, dive operators expect you to own. In other words, you do not want to go anywhere as a diver without them.
It’s also important to understand that, to be suitable for scuba diving, masks, snorkels and fins must meet a very different set of requirements than they might for casual snorkeling. Therefore, it’s important you not purchase any equipment items without talking to us first.
How much can you expect to spend on these items? You will see packages advertised for as little as $150 or less.
Generally speaking, however, such cheap equipment is not a good investment, as you will only end up replacing the items with better quality ones that fit correctly, perform more satisfactorily and last longer.
It is less expensive, in the long run, to buy the right items to start with. These can last ten years or longer, and (more importantly) will enhance your learning experience rather than detract from it. Most of our students choose to spend between $200 and $400 on good quality masks, snorkels, fins, boots and related items. This is a more realistic number.
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