Simon Wilson
New member
Cap'n Chris said:The costs of living are so eye-watering that pretty nearly everyone is forced to buy on price, though.
We hear things like that all the time but we "have never had it so good". We live in a very affluent country in affluent times and caving gear has never been cheaper in proportion to disposable income. My first Croll cost about half a week's pay. I was told last week that one early cave diver's first demand valve cost a month's pay.
If I recall correctly the last of the Petzl suits retailed for about ?75 about twenty years ago (something like that). So by today's prices we would be paying about ?250 for an oversuit. If there was an oversuit available of good enough quality I think keen cavers would be prepared pay ?250 for it.