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Club Equipment
The club is selling off a lot of its old equipment:
Dry Suits
Cylinders
Buoyancy Compensators
Demand Valves
Weight Belts
Fins and Masks
Basic Equipment
The following basic equipment is required by all divers for open water, as a minimum you will require;
Mask
Snorkel
Fins
Hood
Gloves
Warm underclothing or ‘woolly bear’
An underwater compass
A Dive Timer/ Dive Watch
A depth gauge
Contents Gauge (Measuring Air Pressure of Cylinder)
Diving Computer (some may incorporate the above 4 items)
Buoyancy Compensator/ Stabiliser Jacket
1st and 2nd Stage Regulators + Octopus
Buying Your Own Equipment
Club equipment is available to loan if you are a long term member or if you have qualified in warmer climes and want to buy your equipment gradually. The following is an indication of typical equipment new purchase cost.
| Equipment |
Approx Purchase Cost |
| Dry Suit |
£550 |
| Woolley bear (warm under garment) |
£90 |
| Buoyancy Compensator |
£300 |
| Demand valve, contents gauge, and spare demand valve (Octopus) |
£250 |
| Weight belt and weights |
£30 |
| Hood, gloves |
£35 |
| Fins |
£35 |
| Underwater Timer and Depth gauge |
£40 |
| Dive Computer |
£200 |
| Underwater torch |
£50 |
Prices vary considerably and there is a second hand trade in good used equipment for about 50% of the new cost.
If you want any advice, please get in touch with any of the people listed on the Contacts page and they will be happy to assist or visit Aberdeen Watersports and ask for Jason, to view their online stocklist simply the link below.
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