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Art, I have given up on doing a per-dive cost calculation, it is way too depressing. I used to do a per shot-shell calculation for my skeet shooting hobby, calculating the per-shot cost from reloading supplies. Now that I look back at that, it's hilarious. The amount of money diving can gobble up, esp. when you get to deep stuff is mind-boggling. I prefer to justify expenses as life-support and enhancement of the dive. Certainly a drysuit is expensive, but how can you have fun if you are freezing your ass off and risking hypothermia? You can't unless you are some sort of masochist or have a death wish. So the solution is simple, either figure out how to keep from freezing your ass off, or only dive where the water is warm, or quit diving. If you can't afford a drysuit or to move to where the water is warm, then you quit diving. Why is this such a hard decision for many people? This thought process can be extended to gas choices, dive locations, etc. Apparently in Seattle they choose to use this park for training because it is convenient, not because it is ideal. Are there ideal sites? Probably, but not as convenient. And we can't inconvenience instrokters because they are real people trying to make a living. They have bills to pay and deadlines to meet. Surely you can't expect them to drive all over the country to find a decent training site. This is very callous thinking. Jim Sender: Paltz, Art Date: 9/22/98 8:54 AM >Steve, > >I think you're really lucky. The typical cost in the North East (at >least NY/NJ) is between $75-$95 for a set of doubles with mix. 40cf of >O2 is about $10-$15. Let's calculate it out. 2 tank boat dive $55-$75 >if you don't go way off shore. Hum, $65 (boat) + 2 x $85 (doubles) + 2x >$12 (deco) = about $250 for a mix dive outing. If you do the Doria on a >5-6 tank boat and bring your own gas you can expect a total cost of >about $250-$500 PER DIVE. > >I think you're really lucky if you're doing mix dives for a gas cost of >$25. > >Art. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/trimix.html -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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