When my wife landed her new job, we were extremely happy. We were hoping things were turning around and would go back to normal. Unfortunately, her new job didn’t pay as much as the old one. Facing this deficit in our monthly income, it has forced me to make sacrifices. I have had to work at the shop more than normal just to get some extra cash each month. It is not fair for me to ask my family to continue to dip into our life savings, just so I can go scuba diving.
Since I am not able to teach as much, I will not be able to afford my instructor insurance due at the end of June. Therefore, I will be no longer be teaching scuba diving after June. Before the cheers and boos gets to loud, it gets worse. The money I make from teaching scuba diving goes to pay for my own personal fun diving. If I’m no longer teaching, I will no longer be able to afford to go diving. So I am hanging up my fins. In scuba diving, we must prioritize events in order to make it to the surface safely. This is also true in life. There are higher priorities than scuba diving and this was an easy choice for me to make.
For those equipment jackals out there, a complete list of my gear is listed below and is for sale as of July 1. Just make an offer. Reference the date of this post.
Thanks to everyone who has supported me in the past. Your friendship and well wishes are greatly appreciated. I hope everyone continues to dive. Remember, regardless of what goes on in the diving “industry”, diving is still a wholesome activity and doesn’t deserve to be sold out.
Dive Safe,
Duane
Precision Diving
Equipment List
Double PST E8-130s with Highland bands and Dive Rite VA3000 manifold
Double Aluminum 80s (color black) with generic bands and Dive Rite VA3000 manifold
Double PST E8-130s with Highland bands and Halcyon 300 bar manifold
Double Luxfer 80s (no color) with Highland bands and Halcyon 200 bar manifold
Luxfer AL40 with stage rigging color yellow 70 MOD stickers
Luxfer AL40 with stage rigging no color Oxygen 20 MOD stickers
Luxfer AL40 with stage rigging no color Oxygen 20 MOD stickers
Luxfer AL40 with stage rigging no color 70 MOD stickers
Luxfer AL13 with Argon sticker
Luxfer AL6 with Argon sticker
Luxfer AL80 with stage rigging no color 120 MOD stickers
Luxfer AL80 with yoke valve, color blue Nitrox sticker
DUI Polar Fleece undergarment size XXL
DUI Thinsulate undergarment socks size XL
Suunto Vytec with boot
Suunto SK7 compass with boot
UWATEC bottom timer / depth gauge with boot
Scubapro Jet fins size XL w/ Halcyon XL spring straps
DUI TLS 350 Custom dry suit with zip gloves – suit fits a person 6′ 3″ and 240″ lbs
Rix SA6 compressor with electric motor
Oxygen/Helium/Argon custom transfill whip w/ digital pressure gauge
Halcyon mask
Oceanic mask
Weezle Extreme+ undergarment size XL
Fourth Element Hotfoot undergarment socks size XL
Halcyon Pathfinder 400 reel
Halcyon Defender coldwater spool 100 feet
Halcyon Wetnotes
Dive Xtras X-Notes
Teledine Oxygen/Helium analyzer
Generic argon regulator
Cressi first stage regulator
Scubapro MK20 regulator with S500 second stage
Scubapro MK25 regulator with G250 second stage
Apex DS4 w/ ATX50 2nd stage rigged with long hose
Apex DS4 w/ TX50 2nd stage on bungee
About Duane Johnson
I’m hoping this is an April fools joke . . .
Never mind. I hadn’t caught the “reference the date of this post” comment, and so I was not certain. Here’s wishing you many laughs, and more good diving. No need for the moderator to post my comment.
-Ben
That sure is a lot of typing for an april fools joke!
April Fools!
Dear Duane;
This is a tragedy!
I too had to take a lower paying job last year just to make ends meet. My pay decreased by 1/3, after 4 months no work/pay. We are getting by, but things are different. We used to go to Haigh one weekend a month May-Sept. ( my wife is afraid of ‘cold’ water) This year I hope to be able to go at least one day a month. Will you be going at all this year?
You didn’t have $$ by your items. Make an offer could end up with outrageously low offers. You have nice gear, and should get decent prices, unfortunately, I don’t know how much I would be able to help you in this area. If you want to go for just a dive, let me know I think I could cover one or two this season.
John
I’ll trade you 10 MOD stickers for your entire scuba inventory.
Glad I clicked through, in my Google Reader it was showing a post date of March 31st! I was about to start a ChipIn account to help fund your insurance
Nick, feel free to chip in for the insurance.