Nitrox tanks worth it?

"Dillon Pyron" <dmpyronINVALID@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
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> I'm debating getting a "nitrox" tank. My LDS gives me an instructor
> discount (even though I haven't taught there since they went NAUI) so
> I get air fills for $3 and can rent tanks for $8. Nitrox fills are $6
> and tanks rent for $12. So the question is, do I bother buying a
> dedicated nitrox tank. They'll only fill tanks marked for nitrox.
> The problem is, I only dive nitrox every once and a while locally
> (most of my buddies are on air) and the only "liveaboards" where I
> need to take tanks don't have nitrox (although I'm told one of them
> does, now, so Stetson's and Flower Gardens, here I come).

Find a different shop to get an "instructor discount". Sheesh, my local
shop would never charge me for a tank "rental" if it's otherwise just going
to be sitting in the shop, and air fills (and usually nitrox) are free as
long as I do it myself.

> Is it worth the price for a dedicated nitrox tank, or should I just
> buy a third air tank and rent the occasional nitrox?

You seem to have answered your own question. If "every once and a while
locally" means once a year, the tank costs the same as the annual inspection
you'd need on your own tank and you'd be silly not to rent. Are you
planning on cleaning your own tank or letting the shop do it? Shops can
charge big bucks for nitrox cleaning.

> To get back on topic, I'm looking far a nice compact 1911 in .40 S&W.
> I was thinking compensated until I shot my .38 Super in the dark.
> Getting back on target isn't worth shit if you can't see the target.

Compact? I thought guns were only bought by men ashamed of their penis
size. Why would you want a compact gun?

In article <m37fe1l61coueukjo7g7mn3cs1mfq9g3ck@4ax.com>, Dillon Pyron
<dmpyronINVALID@austin.rr.com> wrote:

€ First of all, for you sock puppets, this is real diving content.
€
€ I'm debating getting a "nitrox" tank. My LDS gives me an instructor
€ discount (even though I haven't taught there since they went NAUI

Maybe you should consider getting a cross-over certification. Unlike
PADI, NAUI actually makes this affordable.


) so
€ I get air fills for $3 and can rent tanks for $8. Nitrox fills are $6
€ and tanks rent for $12. So the question is, do I bother buying a
€ dedicated nitrox tank. They'll only fill tanks marked for nitrox.

Are they doing PP fills? Can't you just mark (and O2 clean for PP) one
of your existing tanks? Do they insist on a big green band, or is a
piece of tape with the mix on it sufficient marking?


€ The problem is, I only dive nitrox every once and a while locally
€ (most of my buddies are on air) and the only "liveaboards" where I
€ need to take tanks don't have nitrox (although I'm told one of them
€ does, now, so Stetson's and Flower Gardens, here I come).
€
€ Is it worth the price for a dedicated nitrox tank, or should I just
€ buy a third air tank and rent the occasional nitrox?
€
€ To get back on topic, I'm looking far a nice compact 1911 in .40 S&W.
€ I was thinking compensated until I shot my .38 Super in the dark.
€ Getting back on target isn't worth shit if you can't see the target.

"Dillon Pyron" <dmpyronINVALID@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
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> First of all, for you sock puppets, this is real diving content.
>
> I'm debating getting a "nitrox" tank. My LDS gives me an instructor
> discount (even though I haven't taught there since they went NAUI) so
> I get air fills for $3 and can rent tanks for $8. Nitrox fills are $6
> and tanks rent for $12. So the question is, do I bother buying a
> dedicated nitrox tank. They'll only fill tanks marked for nitrox.
> The problem is, I only dive nitrox every once and a while locally
> (most of my buddies are on air) and the only "liveaboards" where I
> need to take tanks don't have nitrox (although I'm told one of them
> does, now, so Stetson's and Flower Gardens, here I come).
>
> Is it worth the price for a dedicated nitrox tank, or should I just
> buy a third air tank and rent the occasional nitrox?

Rent the occaisional or find an LDS that doesnt have its head up its ass.

> To get back on topic, I'm looking far a nice compact 1911 in .40 S&W.
> I was thinking compensated until I shot my .38 Super in the dark.
> Getting back on target isn't worth shit if you can't see the target.

Look at the Kimbers. Craftsmanship is excellent, materials are top notch,
made in USA.

http://www.kimberamerica.com/index2.php

Stay away from Springfield Armory.

First of all, for you sock puppets, this is real diving content.

I'm debating getting a "nitrox" tank. My LDS gives me an instructor
discount (even though I haven't taught there since they went NAUI) so
I get air fills for $3 and can rent tanks for $8. Nitrox fills are $6
and tanks rent for $12. So the question is, do I bother buying a
dedicated nitrox tank. They'll only fill tanks marked for nitrox.
The problem is, I only dive nitrox every once and a while locally
(most of my buddies are on air) and the only "liveaboards" where I
need to take tanks don't have nitrox (although I'm told one of them
does, now, so Stetson's and Flower Gardens, here I come).

Is it worth the price for a dedicated nitrox tank, or should I just
buy a third air tank and rent the occasional nitrox?

To get back on topic, I'm looking far a nice compact 1911 in .40 S&W.
I was thinking compensated until I shot my .38 Super in the dark.
Getting back on target isn't worth shit if you can't see the target.


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dillon
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of life.

And a damn fine one, at that.

Dillon Pyron wrote:
> First of all, for you sock puppets, this is real diving content.
>
> I'm debating getting a "nitrox" tank. My LDS gives me an instructor
> discount (even though I haven't taught there since they went NAUI) so
> I get air fills for $3 and can rent tanks for $8. Nitrox fills are $6
> and tanks rent for $12. So the question is, do I bother buying a
> dedicated nitrox tank. They'll only fill tanks marked for nitrox.
> The problem is, I only dive nitrox every once and a while locally
> (most of my buddies are on air) and the only "liveaboards" where I
> need to take tanks don't have nitrox (although I'm told one of them
> does, now, so Stetson's and Flower Gardens, here I come).
>
> Is it worth the price for a dedicated nitrox tank, or should I just
> buy a third air tank and rent the occasional nitrox?
>
> To get back on topic, I'm looking far a nice compact 1911 in .40 S&W.
> I was thinking compensated until I shot my .38 Super in the dark.
> Getting back on target isn't worth shit if you can't see the target.
>
>

How much do nitrox tanks cost in the US?

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Dillon Pyron wrote:
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It's going to depend upon how many dives you do per year with the
nitrox tank... Easy enough to create a spreadsheet and do some "what
if" type scenarios... Factor in the cost of the tanks, the refills,
annual inspections, hydros, etc... And if the numbers don't turn out
like you want them to, then you factor in "convenience"... I have a
more tanks that I probably really need because when I want to go
diving, I want to be able to just grab a tank from the garage and go
without having to go to the local shop to rent a tank... If I've gone
and I have to turn the dive before finishing the tank, I don't feel bad
about wasting a tank as I would if I was renting the tank by the day...
For me, the convenience is a deciding factor on owning vs renting
tanks...

"Grumman-581" <grumman581@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> more tanks that I probably really need because when I want to go
> diving, I want to be able to just grab a tank from the garage and go
> without having to go to the local shop to rent a tank... If I've gone

What an optimist. Here I thought you needed water nearby to be able to grab
a tank and go diving.

"Greg Mossman" wrote

> What an optimist. Here I thought you needed water nearby to be able to
> grab a tank and go diving.

Maybe that's why he has more tanks than he needs, it would only take
one..... :-P

Curtis

Greg Mossman wrote:
> What an optimist. Here I thought you needed water nearby to be able to grab
> a tank and go diving.

Yeah, right... Very fuckin' funny... I'm stuck here in the damn Great
Plains without even a fuckin' quarry that might be worth diving in and
you're making jokes about it...

Willing to bet another beer on the next Presidential election? Bet you
a beer that Hillary doesn't get elected... Same criteria on payoffs as
last time, of course... Wouldn't want you to think that you might have
to travel to wherever I might be stuck contracting at that time...

"Grumman-581" <grumman581@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Willing to bet another beer on the next Presidential election? Bet you
> a beer that Hillary doesn't get elected... Same criteria on payoffs as
> last time, of course... Wouldn't want you to think that you might have
> to travel to wherever I might be stuck contracting at that time...

I'm definitely not going to Detroit, you can count on that. That's even
worse than Texas.

Why can't you go somewhere sane like San Diego? They have a significant
naval presence there, or at least they used to before the latest base
closures. Great weather, an ocean nearby, no guns allowed . . .

But yes, you're on. In fact, make it two beers. I have confidence in my
gal.