Scuba Diving GEAR COST: The 1 Number you need to know!
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Buying Scuba Diving Gear its great to know what to spend and when its cost effective to buy.
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I have no idea where you buy your SCUBA equipment, but I'd love to know.
$250 for a mask, snorkel, fins, and a wetsuit? A decent mask is at least $50, a snorkel $20, fins $100, and a 3mm shorty wetsuit $150. That's $320 at the very very low end.
High-end gear for $999? BCD, computer, and regs? Yeah, each maybe. I consider an Apeks XTX50, a Shearwater Peregrine, and an Aqualung Pro BCD the bottom end of the high-end range. That's over $1600 at the lowest end. You want to go real high-end, then you're shelling out closer to $3000 for a ScubaPro Mk19, Shearwater Perdix, and a backplate & wing.
Great video! As a diver for 43 years who's been landlocked for the past 10, I constantly do this analysis every time I consider upgrading/updating my gear.
This is an excellent breakdown of diving costs and the idea of doing a number of dives before purchasing equipment should be at the top.
Glad if it helps. Happy driving
was looking for this info. thanks buddy!
Perfect video, and this really is great for anything else you need to decide between renting or buying.
Thanks for the breakdown thanks for that formula in the end part I’ll be using that in the future 😊 great video
Getting paid Friday and I’m gonna make sure I use your affiliate links to get my soft gear. Keep up the great work. Thank you
Thanks Max, that's very kind of you. Have a good week
thats what I was looking for. thank you!
Thanks heaps. Super helpful and clear video. Cheers
Thanks, I'm happy it helps.
Good video, just two more points to consider: If you dive mainly on holidays abroad, you may have to pay for the extra weight of your equipment. On the other hand, rental gear is usually entry level at best and in some places often hardly maintained. I rented equipment for years until I was sick of crappy gear.
Good points. Another reason you really need to get 25+ dives under your belt before buying gear. You need to know whats available and what diving youre going to do.
I dive ewery day from may to september
@@WaterlineShorts You need to do research, and you need to stay within your budget. I mentioned this before, but I don't think the numbers you presented are at all representative. Your soft gear will set you back at least 300, and your hard gear at least 1000. If you're going for premium/high-end gear, you're likely looking at 3000 to 5000.
You don't have to spend this all in one go, you can spread it out, but first you need to know what you're looking for. This is the order you buy them in:
1. Get a good mask, please. Make sure it fits right and is comfortable. Don't skimp, this is the piece of gear that is most responsible for an enjoyable dive. For a snorkel you can pick whatever, after your OW you're not going to be using it for SCUBA, just for snorkeling.
1.1. Get good fins as well. My recommendations are the Mares Avanti Quattro+, ScubaPro Jet or Seawing Nova, or Apeks RK3.
2. Get a dSMB and spool. It doesn't have to be fancy, but it should be the first thing you get after getting your mask, fins, and snorkel. Recommendation: Apeks dSMB and Apeks 30m spool. It's at the higher end, but they're extremely well thought out and produced. Cheaper options are wear and tear items, the Apeks ones can last you a life time.
3. A dive knife should be the next thing on your purchase list. A line cutter is the first thing you should get, a backup serrated knife the second. Titanium knives don't rust, but they're expensive, and they're not very good at holding an edge. Personal recommendations: EezyCut Trilobite line cutter, and a serrated SpyderCo Salt series knife. Mount them where you can reach them with both hands.
4. Are you sure you're not going to get into TEC diving? Then you don't need a TEC capable computer, but it still can't hurt. Consider if you'd like air integration. It's an additional investment, not just in the transmitter, but also in the price of the computer. My recommendations: Shearwater Perdix 2 for a TEC capable air integrated computer, a Garmin Mk3 for a watch style everyday wear computer, or a Shearwater Peregrine for a REC only, non-air integrated computer.
5. Your wetsuits you'll buy when they're needed. Diving tropical now? Get a 3mm shorty and a rashguard. Diving locally later, buy a 5mm then. Upgrade to a drysuit when you're ready. It's a big investment. Recommendations: Bare, Waterproof, Fourth Element.
Additionally, I recommend getting some TEC shorts. Having pockets is a godsent. Recommendation: Fourth Element.
6. Regulator: Get a cold water rated regulator, you'll thank me later. Steer clear of regulators that are not suitable for high oxygen mixes, like titanium regulators. You'll be diving Nitrox before long, and you'll want a regulator that can handle it. Get a simple brass and glass SPG. Recommendations: Apeks XTX-50 or better, ScubaPro Mk17 or better (pick whatever second stage you fancy), Mares Abyss or Atlas. Preferably change it to a long hose configuration. It's compatible with single backmount, double backmount, and sidemount setups with only minor tweaks, and it's a requirement for TEC diving.
7. Finally your BCD: Get a backplate and wing. A back-inflate BCD is a distant second option. A backplate and wing will grow with you (literally), it's bomb-proof, it's modular, and it will keep you in perfect trim. Something breaks (it won't, but if it should), you just replace the broken bit instead of the entire BCD. You want to go doubles, all you need is a new wing. You want to go TEC diving, you'll need a backplate and wing with a one-piece harness. Did you get the deluxe adjustable harness, all you need is to get some 2" webbing to replace it. Recommendations: XDeep Zen, Apeks WTX, or Mares XR.
7.1. Are you looking to get into sidemount diving, then you'll need a special sidemount harness. Recommendations: XDeep Stealth, Apeks WSX, or Razor.
The recommendations are what I personally prefer, but do your own research. There are plenty of excellent manufacturers of SCUBA gear out there.
Other gear you might want to consider: Dive lights (primary and backup), wetnotes, spare mask, bolt snaps, drybags, mesh bags, hard cases, and a Save a Dive kit (SADK).
Ha. This was way cheaper than I was expecting. Thank you mate. I'm planning on starting in a course this summer,was thinking of what gear to grab. This helped a ton
You don’t need gear for a course you rent it usually
This is a really great cost breakdown. Especially how it pays off to dive with high quality gear .
Glad you think so!
Thank you. Very helpful
Glad it helps.
I've recently been inspired to get a diving license because I saw a few documentaries about jacques cousteau
I shopped around mid level of a modest 3,500 range... equipment, one suit and bag, two dive watches. Let alone all the accessories for a stable dive and breakdown for tech and location... thanks for the appropriation stats. Nice look.
another point , soft equipment can be use for a broad of different activity, i mean i want to start scuba diving but i have already a 300€ wetsuit, neopprene socks
, boots and gloves because i do dinghy all year around
great video. really helpful. I'm considering buying my first reg gear. how do you think of EDGE HOG?
Ive heard of it but havent dived with it as yet. I like their ethos of great equipment without the frills which tends to introduce expense and complications. Scuba Equipment has to be made to a certain standard so its fair to say it should be safe. Then it comes down to personal preference.
If you go for their gear let me know how you get on with it. Id be very happy to hear more.
thaks
Please make a video on gear when money is not an issue. Thanks
One advantage of owning is being familiarized with your equipment and it's operation. You know how it has been taken care of, maintained, and how much it has been used. I've owned my own gear for over 30 years, and a 5-year return is way too low. In my experience 10+ is reasonable.
Yep good point. There are some items I’ve had for 20 years. Most I sold because I moved country and didn’t want to ship but I replaced and have had for many years.
Wow prices here in the USA have almost doubled since you made this video
I kinda want the old diving suit it looks cool
Ha ha. Old school James Bond
Just spend the money on a Hydros Pro and be done with it. Excellent kit and it travels very well. done deal.
Great video. In Alaska you're looking at roughly $160 per day + $50 cleaning fee and that's if you have your own Computer, Compass, Snorkel, Fins, and Mask. Yeah, you're more than likely going to need the Dry Suit, it's that extra $75 per day...Dry Suit (includes hood, gloves, boots and undergarment).
That adds up. I guess if youre just on vacation and dive for 1 day then its OK.
Good Good..
Great video!!! I plan on getting my Padi Open water dive course next month and considering where I live and where the company is based, I'll probably dive about once/week if weather permits. That gives me about 10-12 diving days/year...gotta hate living in such a cold country!
I just want my own gear so I can also use it on practice dives like at the local pool (if they allow it) and also because I like the idea of having my own gear (As I'd know it's well taken care of) and it would also force me to spend less sunny days in on my video games and get me out of the house :P
All great reasons to have your own gear. Enjoy your course.
Before getting into scuba diving, I didn't know how expensive it cost. Been diving for 2 years now and my advice is to buy pieces at a time. Rent when starting out buy the more you will dive, the more you want to own equipment. It get expensive if you dive a lot.
And do your research before you buy. Figure out what you want your gear to do for you. Too many people buy the cheapest thing they can find in the beginning, only to find out after a couple of dives that it's not working for them.
Go to your local dive store (LDS) and get advice. And buy your stuff there as well. Don't just get the advice, spend the entire day trying stuff out, and then ordering it online for a couple of bucks off.
Rental first for a while until you're really into the sport and know what you need e.g. wetsuit thickness etc then go buy. That's what I did, now I own my full gear and dive regularly at least once a month and can never rent again hygiene is a big factor.
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Done my owd 2017,last year I took the plunge 😛 and brought a complete set - tanks and weights,nearly £3000
Awesome. Did you go for a particular brand?
@@WaterlineShorts shearwater apeks scubapro fourth element and still have to use it all,had 0 chances here in the uk
How the maintenance of the bcd ir regulator .... ect will cost 700 dollars? I can't get the idea of maintenance.?? Could u elucidate plz?
Much like a car that you have to service, your equipment also has to be serviced. I assume you spend $150 a year on maintenance. Over 5 Years that makes a total of $750.
I own my gear except for the tank I leave at home and a wetsuit. I got the rest of it I’ve had and used in other countries. I would have to rent tanks and wetsuit only my gear if ok. I carry my own gear for safety reasons it works every time. I have seen rental gear malfunction on a dive but it happened as we got off the boat and his bcd blew up I simply snatched the air line off it told him blow it up as needed by mouth. That’s why I carry my gear I told him. That may never happen there but I will trust my gear personally.
Great reasons to own your own gear. Thanks for watching
I made the mistake of buying my first gear right after my owd without any knowledge. Most things I had to buy a second time to fit me and my job properly. So I’m sitting on a full set of equipment that I never really used or will never use again. I wish I would have rented gear before I bought everything.
Just think, when you become an instructor you will have your first set of equipment so you can teach other people.
Where do you dive? Does your job/work consist of diving? Do you recomend the job? How many times do you dive during a Job
@@gsus723 at the Moment I dive in Germany and work as a Divemaster. And soon I’m gonna be an instructor. Thanks to COVID i can’t work or dive until next month. I dive with costumers 1-4 times per day. I’m not sure if I would recommend the job there is not much money involved. But it’s fun and a lifestyle for me.
All of it but not sure how many days I’d need.
Get some dives under your belt first to get a feel for it. I would say most new divers do around 20 dives in their first year.
I’m trying to procure my own fins, goggles, and snorkel for my first class of open water SCUBA diving certification. All other equipment is provided with the course. But I’m not sure what kind of fins the school wants.
Sounds good. Hope you enjoy your course.
I bought my BCD regulator and tanks for like 1700 dollars from a dive shop this dude said 999 bruh nothing in the shop was that cheap xD, if your getting into diving id suggest a budget of around 2000 US dollars for gear, class prices are usually from 300 to 400, never do the one day certification thing make sure your class requires around 5 dives to complete and that you make at least a 90% on any tests they give, also make sure to do research on the type of gear and certification you will be getting, I did research before my classes for scuba diving and passed easily, the class to certification took about 2 weeks to a month, idk how it is in other states but for north florida spring diving expect around the same cost of nearly 2k for your own equipment, may be different in other states or south florida since its mostly ocean dives down south
Good points. Thanks for taking the time to post such a detailed comment
I agree with your formula, but... Many of the components of diving equipment are legitimately considered life support equipment and as the lion's share of good tropical diving is in remote developing countries (read: meager gear, poorly maintained) I would not recommend renting as a primary choice. Seldom have i encountered rental gear as good or as well-maintained as my own. Rent only until you are sure what equipment you want/need then buy it.
It is questionable logic to reduce personal safety to financial formulae.
I love diving with free dive fins. Gara 2000 from cressi. Mares rover regulators are very bad better use an old scubapro mk 2. Spearfishing mask are very good for scuba diving
Ive never dived with Freediving Fins. I like Scubapro though. They've always been great.
@@WaterlineShorts scubapro is the best. All my gears are scubapro except my fins cressi gara 2000. Bro you must give a try to the pro mk25 Evo believe me you won't regret it if you like deep dives like 50 to 60 meters. I had almost all the mk series from mk 2 to mk 25. I was a diving center owner and course director
Love the freedive fins!
Luckily, all my gear is paid for by the VA. I from my diving shears, BCD all the way to my dry suit. I only need to pay the difference to upgrade them. Love the video though.
Thats great. I hope you put it all to good use. Happy diving.
Is the Aqua Lung Bullet Fusion Drysuit good?
Aqualung is generally very good quality. I haven't dived that drysuit so I couldn't really say. Sorry I can't be more help
@@WaterlineShorts I was gung-ho about this suit but I read one review that has me kinda worried, they said the apex version was a bit tougher and better built, Apex is the more top tier version of Aqua lung, yeah? I kinda have the dry suit picked, now I need a good quality BCD, Face Mask, Fins, and Gloves. I have my second computer picked. I’m going to go with a Sheerwater Teric Journey Edition. I’d still like a traditional Computer/Compass attached to my rig, either that or a Shearwater Perdix 2… something like that. I’d like to get a really good semi-top teir BCD. The Shark Mask looks like an interesting Mask. I don’t have any Oceans near me so it’ll be freshwater lakes.. cooooold ones, if I do end up taking the plung. I’m definitely a gear whore. lol. When I go into a hobby I go balls to the wall.
Seconding what John David said re: prices in Canada. Last year I decided to engage bucket list and jump in with both feet, into Scuba. I used a "Solo Dive Course" gear list to decide what I wanted to get. Also, I am of the belief, buy something once, not something I would want to replace in a couple of years. Some things I purchased used, most new. My mask, however, was well over $200 by itself and my fins were over $250, Atomic Venom Frameless mask and Hollis Yellow Tip bat fins. I also carry a basic Bare mask as a secondary. Hollis DSX and LX200 regs with a Zoop Novo in a console and a Scubapro Hydros Pro bcd both used. Bare Trilam Tech Dry drysuite new. All the little bits needed, Dive Alert, knife, shears, cutter, Hollis DSMB, PADI smb, Nautilus GPS, 2 spools, Sola 1200 primary light, Gobe 1000 secondary light, Nightsea and red lens for Gobe, Gobe 500 backup backup, wrist slate, fleece, base layers, pony bottle (used), G260 stage 2 new, and a new Shearwater Peregrine as a primary. I now have a bigger pony ( Catalina 30cu) and have transferred the Hollis regs to that, while I now have a Subrapro MK25 Evo 1st stage for my primary. 2 steel Faber HP100cu tanks used. With the cost of my OW and AOW (after 40 dives), I am into the sport for around $11 thousand. I am also diving 2-4 times a week, from shore. I got my OW last Sept and I am currently sitting at 132 logged dives. If I had rented for all my dives, I would be around the same $$$s as what I spent on my purchase. Which means from now on, my equipment cost per dive is about to start going down. Pretty much everything I had purchased before I even started my OW. I live on the south end of Vancouver Island on the west coast of Canada.
That’s commitment. Sounds like a great setup
Like I said, I engaged bucket list. My OW I received 11 days before my 59th birthday. I am trying to get 200 dives in, before my 60th.
Looks like you’re on track. You need to keep up the current pace and maybe add in a few extra dives a month during summer. Amazing target!”. Good luck!
11k for a total kit seems more real than 1250$ for “good quality” kit in the vid. For a good kit, it more like 2-4K cad. BCD/ reg / octopus/ dive computer not air integrated is around 1800$ in a kit in Canada. Wetsuit, mask/fin is more like 700-1000$. Then light, weight, buoy, and all the other accessories is easily 300-700.
@@WaterlineShorts update ... around 285 dives now, 300th should be around my 2nd anniversary of my OW. I did my 200th dive on my 60th b-day.
Your prices seems low or its where you are i guess cause here in canada you cant get a mask fins and belt fir that price... but i do like the way you break it down. 👍
Yes I used some basic pricing from online stores converted for $USD. I guess the principle of how to break it down is the important point so that you can break it down for yourself.
Got to remember he posted it 21 years ago as well
$250 for mask+fins+wetsuit?? i know this was in 2020, but even then a decent (nowhere near top of the line) wet suit was $300+
as for regulator+bcd would you be comfortable diving in the cheapest set? I know those things are expensive, but that's like trying to find a cheapest parachute before going skydiving.
I was really just trying to make a point about how to think about the cost not so much the actual cost. But yeah I take your point.
That's strange why the prices of rental equipment are so different .. I can understand lower price for thin shorty wetsuit in Phuket vs thick wetsuit+jacket+boots in Canada, but why is California so expensive? I bought mask, snorkel, fins, thin wetsuit (hyegenic reasons), watch style computer and DSMB. Thinking about buying bcd/wing. Regulator is the most expensive part + need regular service and pay 6 EUR per day for rent one is a big difference.. I think this is the cheapest way if you have 5-10 diving days per year.
Prices often reflect the overheads of a dive centre. Land and Staff costs are going to be more expensive in California than Phuket so those costs need to be built in.
Often renting is cheaper if youre doing less than 20 dives a year. The tradeoff is that you need to be comfortable in rental gear. I find that now with a lot more experience I can adapt to rental gear far quicker than when I started diving. Not a bad thing when I travel with camera gear because traveling with loads of gear can be a hassle and then I rather have camera gear and rent diving gear.
..mmm $750 to maintain your gear .... other then the yearly visual on my tanks and the 5 year hydro I have only had my regulator tuned up 2 times in the last 43 years ! I replace the ole BC or BCD as you kids call them when they wear out .
Fair enough. You can manipulate the numbers as you need. Its more about a way of thinking though the option of buy vs rent. But yes, I probably dont service everything every year. Although when I was teaching and in the water week in and week out, I put a lot more wear on my equipment and serviced more regularly.
@@WaterlineShorts when I started diving YEARS AGO ... it was very difficult to get good rental gear when you traveled and so it was best to buy or hopefully borrow gear ( the airlines didn't charge extra for baggage) and I flew with all of my gear including my tanks and weight belt ! these day it would be much to expensive to do that ! $$$
@@diverdave4056 ha ha. I once tried to take a tank on a flight. Probably about 10 years ago and was refused. Glad to see you're still diving.
25 dives with rented gear is $2,000. Could have bought a cheap kit for $1,000. People use the life support argument, but the gear works, it's just limited in placements and adjustments
I really disagree. I've seen how this plays out over and over.
Most of the time when people buy equipment too early they buy equipment that's not right. Then they either sell it, which has a cost, or they keep it which has a different cost.
Most of the time, not always but most of the time that equipment becomes a burden and they don't replace it with the right equipment. They dive with the wrong equipment and don't enjoy the diving because of equipment that doesn't work for them.
The end result most often is that they waste money, feel bad about it and don't take action to sell it and buy the right equipment. They don't enjoy the diving and end up losing interest all together.
I've seen this happen many times over my career. It's a short term saving for a long term disappointment.
2 OMS 12l short tanks,2 tecline regulater sets + octo,2 sets of mares extream fins, 2 mares x-vision masks (1 with prescription lenses) ,1 mares maggelan travel bcd,1 bakplate whit wing with OMS comfort adjustebol harnes and patting and weight pockets and single tank adaptor ,2 scorpena 3mm neopreme suits, 1 mares quad air computer ,1 mares smart dive computer , 2 line cutters ,2 Underwater Kinetics Mini Q40 MK2 Dive Lights , 2 smb with reel and mesh pocket ,2 din to yoke adaptors (in case no din tanks availebol) total cost (shipping included as al was ordered on line) almost 4000$ (shipping was expensive as it had to go from Estonia to the Philippines) next buy will be a tank filling compressor with auto stop fan and water cooled, price 1500$ , as we live in the provine and it takes 9 hr travel to get the tanks filled ,my wife and i love diving i gues
Now thats commitment. Thats amazing to live in a place like the Philippines. Im in Germany. I dont think the diving is quite as good as where you are. A compressor will make a huge difference to your lifestyle compared to the travel to fill. Send some photos when you get set up.
@@WaterlineShorts you are always welcome to visit us and yea we have some great dive sites in the Philippines ,i have a few not known to general public ,i like to ceep them as they are unknown hehe
@@deecee3573 Brilliant. Amazing to have your own private dive sites. I think that one of the biggest reasons I love diving is to explore places that nobody else can go.
Iwant to learn how to dive
And so you should
I didn’t realize maintaining equipment was so expensive
Yep it can be.
I am trying to save for a DrySuit and then Rebreather for My Wreck and Cave Diving..
Sounds like you have some exciting plans ahead of you.
@@WaterlineShorts lots of them lol including the crystal caves sime day lol
Hard equipment $999 these days just a dive computer is $999!
GARMIN MK2i Dive Computer
As far as I know its pretty good but Ive never dived with it so could not say specifically
are u australian ?
South African, currently living in London, UK and moving to Germany in December.
@@WaterlineShorts Oh Me And My brother were arguing about your accent whether it is australian or british .. but south african !! that we would have never guessed .. also good scuba info ! Cheers From Egypt mate :]
Ha ha. Yes plenty of people ask me which part of Australia I'm from. Thanks for catching up!
I only managed to make it to 6 dives before buying my own gear - but hadn’t seen this before doing so - but I wanted a better computer than what they rent, and to go with an Air Integrated version meant a transmitter pod, and that meant buying my own 1st and second stage, because you can’t keep putting your own pod onto hired 1st stages.
Your figures of $999 in the top tier is crazy low for Australia - you’re looking at $1000-$1500 for EACH major item - my BCD was $1000, my computer $1100, and my reg set $1000 and I bought at the lower end of the top tier, we averaged over $3k per person for the 2 sets of everything (one set for my wife) and that was on a very good bulk buy deal that we negotiated.
I was quite pleasantly surprised at the end equation though - I’d expected a lot more dives to be needed to cover buying.
I’m inclined to sit down and do it on the gear we’ve just bought and see how many dives a year we would need - it’s going to be a lot more, but I’d also expect a lot more than 5 years from my gear.
Hey Trent. Are we both quoting USD instead of AUSD? Im But yes you would probably spend more if you get higher end gear. I really just wanted to give working examples to demonstrate a way to look at it rather than actual costs. Its useful to work the numbers through though. And yes you should keep your gear longer than 5 years. What I would do though is try and weight it to more dives in years 1 and 2 and fewer dives in years 3-5 etc. As life goes we tend to do more as we get started and fewer as life goes on and other life events crop up.
Thanks for sharing.
@@WaterlineShorts
Ahh, sorry my figures are AUD.
So between $2100 and $2300 USD depending on the exchange rate.
But there’s more to it than exchange rate - the higher purchase prices here are partly due also to the economy of scales - much lower volumes sold here compared to much larger volumes sold in countries like the US.
@@trentdonohoo1126 have you figured out how many dives you'd need to cover the cost?
All of the gear lol. I don’t want to rent stuff.
Yeah it's great to have your own gear!
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Well… if only I could explain this to the wife
'The Wife Persuasion Blueprint'
This is s strategy you can use for all 'wife' related persuasions.
Step one: Finding the NO
This comes from the Book 'Never Split the Difference' by Chris Voss. Hes an old FBI negotiator and one of the things he talks about is giving the person you are negotiating with, power. Getting them to say NO is actually the most powerful thing you can do.
So you need to find an article here someone has died because they had cheap, old, crap equipment. Doesn't have to be diving equipment but the death or life threatening accident must be because they had cheap unreliable crap.
When presented with this information you need to ask her. "Honey, would you buy cheap, unreliable crap if you knew it would then result in your dismemberment and or death?"
When she says NO which really is the only answer one can give, you then agree and walk away.
Step two: Find the alternative
Now you need to find the equivalent cheap, crap equipment and show her. The conversation should go along the lines of...
"Honey, what do you think of this equipment. Its cheap but it has me concerned. You remember the guy who had his arm chopped off because he bought a cheap, crap lawnmower. I just dont know. Would you still love me if I only had one arm?"
Of course she would but you are building an argument in her head and using some humour to cover your tracks.
Step three: Her good idea
With the seeds planted, you now need to find one item that is inexpensive enough that it wont blow the budget but certainly more expensive than she would rationally agree with.
Lets say its a Regulator. You compare and contrast the cheap shitty reg with the reliable one.
"Hey honey, what do you think? Im not sure its a good idea to get the cheap one because , hey - dismemberment, but if I got this one which would certainly keep me in tact long enough to see the kids graduate. Of course Id probably have to do enough diving over the years to justify the extra cost but hey, DISMEMBERMENT. What do you think?"
Now over the previous weeks you've already built in your argument and she has agreed with the premise so it's hard for her to now justify saying its a bad idea.
Of course you could add in extra stages.
Bonus stage: They just dont build em like they used to
Now this one is a counter intuitive one. We all get the 'They just dont build em like they used to' idea. But diving equipment is different. It's built better these days than the old days.
So now you need to be careful. You introduce the idea of an old timer with machinery that he bought a hundred years ago and he's still using to make some fine ass, hand crafted furniture. You know she loves good furniture.
After you bring it up you then you have to say 'They just don't make em like they used to' and get her nodding along.
Then you hit her with the counterintuitive argument of "Well, except Diving Equipment. Can you imagine if they still made them the same way they did when diving started. Talk about a sport where you need precision engineering."
Now she has all the right touch points.
Or you could just get a secret Credit Card and say you won the equipment in a Dive Equipment Competition on Instagram.
Oh man, Ive got way too much time on my hands. Dont tell my wife!
got the bug and spent a fortune.. go big home or go home,... 27k for myself and my wife. was kinda shocked but oh well you only live once. and man those name brands are more expensive than a bag of chips.