Do you rent or buy your tanks?

Question

When is it worth while to own your own tanks?

Answer 1

I just rent. Never need to worry about getting them inspected, as long as you rent them from a trusted place, and it is a lot less to have to drag around on trips and pretty inexpensive to rent... just my preference though. I do like to own my other gear tho.

Answer 2

I rent mine as well, it is nice to have your own tank, but this way I do not have to service another item in my dive bag. I have had all around good luck using shop tanks, just make sure you hook up and smell the air before you go down, I have had musty air in my tank before.

Answer 3

Rent.  It's is cheaper in the end.  No cost for to buy the tank, inspect the tank, etc. and the cost to fill it is the same as it is to rent one usually.

Answer 4

When we lived in California tanks wasn't that expensive. We found tank for such a good price that we purchased several. Now over the past fifty years of diving I have acquired about Twenty tanks. I think I might be a horder.

Answer 5

Depends.  I divemaster for a small shop and we usually do the boy scouts every summer.  Sometimes they need all the tanks for the students so I bring my own.  I do get free air and visual inspections from the shop.  If you live next to the beach (like me), you can beach dive first thing in the morning and not have to wait for a shop to open to get a tank.  I also drive to a lot of dive sites so I like having my own.  If diving means flying to get there, just rent.

Answer 6

I allwayes rent. But I allso dont have a cards to get around

Answer 7

On a trip, rent. At home but.

Answer 8

I own my own tanks but rent when travelling. I use my tanks for teaching confined waster portion of classes in my pool.

Answer 9

Unless you dive every day, it’s probably easiest to rent. Not the expensive and you don’t have to go through the bother of getting them certified.