Dive Gear Rental in Avalon: Everything You Need to Know

If you’re reading this, you must already know that Catalina is a premier place–not just in California, but in the world–for scuba diving. Legendary ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau used to conduct research and film in the waters around the island. Even before scuba diving technology was invented, back in the 1920s and 1930s, skin divers and spear fishers would come to Catalina’s clear waters in search of fish, abalone, and lobster. Then, in the 1960s, the Casino Point Dive Park was designed and opened to be a place for divers to have a safe, shore-accessible area for scuba diving. 

To this day, the kelp forests and abundant marine life in the waters around Casino Point–and all over Catalina–remain something worthwhile to explore. Catalina is so accessible for divers, and it’s possible to commute to the island from many Southern California coastal towns. Whether you need tank fills, wetsuits, fins, gloves, lights, or all the gear, Catalina Divers Supply can help. Read on to learn everything you need to know about Dive Gear Rental in Avalon.

Cold water calls for quality wetsuits.

Despite lots of sun and clear weather, the waters around Catalina Island can be quite cool. The average temperatures can range from about 57 degrees to 68 degrees. Fortunately, Catalina Divers Supply can assist you with rentals for things to keep you warm, including wetsuits, drysuits, hoods, booties, and gloves. A wetsuit rental will run you about $22 for a 24-hour rental period, and hoods, gloves, and booties will cost about $9 each for a daily rental. The price for renting a drysuit for the day: $109. Care to bring some dive gear home with you? Items such as dive boots, hoods, gloves and much more are available for purchase at the Catalina Divers Supply Avalon Dive Shop.

Fill your tanks. 

Why lug tanks on a ferry to the island when you can rent them on the island? Reserve a 24-hour tank rental. Different options include: Aluminum 80 for $16, Steel 72, 80, or 100 for $22, and Nitrox 63 or 80 for $20. Air fills cost $10, and nitrox fills cost $16. Planning on frequent dive trips to Catalina? Ask about getting an Air Fill Card which is good for 20 standard fills. 

Check out scuba diving gear packages. 

Catalina Divers Supply offers the convenience of rentals with comprehensive scuba gear packages. The Standard package includes a tank, weights, wetsuit, regulator, and buoyancy control as well as a mask, snorkel, and fins. If you’d like to upgrade, you can rent an upgraded regulator, or opt for a deluxe package that includes a computer.

Interested in innovative dive gear? 

Try Avelo. Catalina Divers Supply can help you learn more about Avelo Diving. This system is nearly half the weight of standard scuba gear, and it provides stable, neutral buoyancy. Built around a Jetpack and a Hydrotank, Avelo uses a high-tech weight-based approach. Avelo gear rental starts at $132.50 per day. Our team can help you to learn the system so you can explore Catalina’s waters with a lighter, more streamlined experience. 

For a day off of diving: snorkel.

Sometimes even the most avid scuba divers enjoy a lighter gear day of snorkeling around the island. Snorkelers can book a package to rent a mask, snorkel, and fins for two hours for $15 or for the whole day for $27. Include a wetsuit in your snorkel package; two hours is $33, and 24 hours is $38. 

Reserve gear for rent, a la carte. 

Perhaps you don’t need a whole rental package. In that case, rent just the gear you need for 24 hours from Catalina Divers Supply. A mask with snorkel is $12. Forgot fins? Rent them for $9 a day. Need a buoyancy compensator or a regulator? This gear will cost $22 apiece for a daily rental. Want more weights? While trim weights are not available, rental weights are available in 5 pound increments for $11. 

In need of more technical diving gear? 

Call Catalina Divers Supply to customize rentals for all your personal diving needs. Check out the tech gear and air fills we offer such as: rebreather rentals, comm gear, stage regulators, side mount cylinders, stage bottles rigged and ready, dual tanks, 32% Nitrox on demand, Trimix air fills, and 100% oxygen fills. 

Catalina Divers Supply wants to ensure that you’re all set for your dive. 

With this in mind, please be sure to reserve rental gear ahead of time. Give us a call at 310-510-0330 with any questions about dive gear rental. Check out our website to learn more about options for diving classes, guided dives, and boat dives so you can make the most out of all your dive days around Catalina.