▚ GEAR FAQ ▚
Should I buy or rent scuba gear?
Split the kit in layers. Buy the fit layer immediately — mask, fins, exposure suit — because rental fit is a lottery you pay for in comfort and air consumption. Buy a computer once you dive more than a trip a year. Rent the service layer (reg, BCD) until you are diving monthly or tired of gambling on maintenance you cannot see. Our buy-vs-rent guide runs the break-even math with real rental prices.
▚ TRAINING NOTEDive within your training and certification. This is gear research, not dive instruction, and not a substitute for training from a certified instructor. Service intervals and no-fly figures cited on this site are illustrative — follow your manufacturer’s manual and your agency’s / DAN’s guidance.