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- The Whys Of Hookah
- ECONOMY! CONVENIENCE! TIME! SPACE! WEIGHT!
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these scenes: Relaxed, unencumbered, safe in the one below, or doing a
rendition of a pack-mule prior to going into cardiac arrest, in the one
to the right. A little exaggerated, perhaps, but not too far off what it feels
like when you're actually wearing it. |
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"WHOA!! The
Store Must Have Had a Sale!" |
Another
reason to Hookah dive. Click
Comparison is based upon three conservatively priced sets of Scuba with three tanks each,
against the Air Line's Model R360XL as a three diver package,
which will run for three hours. It will, therefore, compare, fairly with
scuba based upon assumption that one scuba cylinder will provide one
hour of down time.
Scuba vs. Hookah
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SNAPPERS TO SNAPPERS
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SCUBA
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AIR
LINE
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Initial
cost:
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$3,900
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$2,795
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Run
time per fill
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1
hr. per tank
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3
hrs. per fueling
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Cost
per hr. per diver:
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$4.00*
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21
cents
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Operating
cost for three divers x 3 hrs.
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$36.00**
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$1.88**
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*Cost of
transport to fill station not included.
**$36.00 of gas @ $3.00 per gallon, would provide 173 total
hours underwater. (Not a typo. Three people on an Air Line
diving four hours each weekend, would dive for 14.4 WEEKENDS
as opposed to one and ¸ DAYS
on Scuba)
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GRUNTS TO GRUNTS
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Space and weight.
The following compares the same equipment as it would appear
neatly organized on deck, before being strewn about in
preparation to wearing. Does not include personal gear or
weights. (Note:
hookah generally requires less weight as buoyancy compensation
is, technically, not an issue.)
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SCUBA
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AIR
LINE
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Total
weight
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420#
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88#
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Organized
deck space
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20
sq. ft.
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5
sq. ft.
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But this is the real
"Why of Hookah"
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