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The True Cost of Scuba Diving The True Cost of Scuba Diving
Diver96 - 6/30/2014 4:51 PM
There are a lot of excuses for not becoming a diver. Number one on list is the time required to get certified. The second runner-up is that diving is expensive. These are common objections that I often run into. Cost seems to be the major sticking point, or is it? Diving is not cheap, but most adventure pursuits are not. In many places diving has taken on a status more in-line with "yachting" or "sky diving" than a something just about anyone participate in. Is this perception keeping potential ...