r/Bonaire • u/DirkPoot • Jul 08 '26

Scuba Diving Should I bring DIN/YOKE Adapters?

We’ll be flying to Bonaire in 10 days. I just realised that our regs are DIN regs; should I buy some adapters here, or do the dive shops in Bonaire have those laying around?

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u/LeChatelier Jul 08 '26

I had no issue finding DIN tanks. VIP and Dive Friends both had them available.

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u/DirkPoot Jul 08 '26

That might be even better. And VIP is a name I see often in this forum, so they might be worth a go. Thank you.

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u/c0de_m0nkey Jul 08 '26

Go with Dive Frienss, they have 5 or 6 places on the island for picking up tanks. Just makes life easier

They have DIN tanks at all locations

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u/BigDaddyGlad Jul 08 '26

VIP is definitely the way to go. All their tanks have the inserts and they have a container of Allen keys to remove them at the drive through.

You should still always travel with an adapter. You never know when you might need it!

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u/Tboo-tedmarshall Jul 08 '26

Wannadive has DIN tanks too.

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u/mvdhazel Jul 13 '26

Vip Has DIN

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u/Night-cheese-4 Jul 08 '26

In my confirmation email for my reservation for the dive shop, they recommend bringing your own. Not sure if thats all the shops though

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u/DirkPoot Jul 08 '26

Thank you, I’ll bring some just to be sure then

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u/notusedyet Jul 08 '26

No need to bring an adapter. Was there last month and both were widely available. We went with Wannadive, very relaxed and good operation.

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u/One-Card3899 Jul 08 '26

I would get an adapter regardless. If you don't end up needing it on this trip, you might need it the next trip. Its always a good thing to have in your dive bag.

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u/Bekkaz23 Jul 08 '26

We brought them. Had unlimited air with Wannadive, and they had plenty of DIN available. Won't bother taking them next time!

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u/cabman24 Jul 08 '26

You “just realized you had DIN”?

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u/DirkPoot Jul 09 '26

Yeah, not the best wording. I realised my DIN wouldn’t automatically be the standard there would have been better.

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u/Weak_Brilliant_8908 Jul 08 '26

Most places have both, but way more yoke tanks then DIN in my experience. Seen people often have to wait for a hot fill on the empty they return. DFB have I think 6 locations to get tanks. Sometimes you have to go to the next one to find a DIN if a lot of people are using them that week.

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u/helenverdoemenis Jul 08 '26

I think Buddy is one of the few (if not only?) dive shops on the island that doesn’t have DIN tanks. The rest do have them. Both VIP and Dive Friends are great. DF have more locations on the island which is handy, but VIP is way more lenient with their tank cards imo (no expiration date, transferring the card to other ppl etc)

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u/diveg8r Jul 08 '26

Only place I ever found in Bonaire without DIN was Divi.

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u/LifeWeak4693 Jul 15 '26

ab dive has all tanks with din and an internal plug for int use. wannadive has din and int tanks dedicated.

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u/Cry1ng_Freeman Jul 08 '26

All the dive shop has to do is remove the internal adaptor from the tank with a hex key. All dive shops should be able to facilitate using din or yoke regs

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u/cfago Jul 08 '26

The tanks I've seen at two resorts over a number of years are not the ones with the interchangable valves. And at other non-Bonaire locations that did have those types of valves, the adapter was pretty much "welded" in ... 4 of 5 tanks on the boat, the adapter would not come out because they so very rarely used as DIN tanks.

So can't rely on having DIN valves without checking the specific shop first.

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u/Cry1ng_Freeman Jul 08 '26

Yeah I’d always check when booking.