How much do you spend each year?

[Umpire in Chief]

I just want to try to find out what the average person spends per year on uniforms & equipment. You don't need to itimize, just estimate what you spend on equipment every year/

[jnazz]

About $2000 CDN this year. I normally only spend about $100 per season on little things, but this season I made a full overhaul. New WV platinum, Wilson Titanium Mask, Wilson Charcoal SG, 6 pairs of GD pants, New Baseball Canada apparel (4 shirts, 2 hats, and 2 jackets), NB base shoes, 4 other jackets, Jim Evans Bag, New ball bags, 4 BCBUA hats, several undershirts, 6 Majestic Shirts, new leggings, and a few other little asscessories.

Like everyone on the site says --- pro gear is well worth the money. I'm seriously considering getting 2 pairs of Honig's poly-wools for next season.

[benrosen]

I spent about $250 this year. New CP & Shins , Smitty plate pants, NB base shoes, 5 shirts, 2 under shirts. That's the most I've spent in any given year and I doubt I will top that.

[kylejt]

I probably average $500 per year. I do give a lot of hand-me-downs to my Junior umpires, to justify to SWMBO my excess.

"How many umpire sport coats do you NEED?"

[blue32]

I spend somewhere in the neighborhood of $300-$500 each season. Usually about 10% of my earnings each year. Haven't had to purchase equipment this season other than plate and base shoes, but after 3 seasons, my shock FX is in need of a replacement. The foam padding is starting to peel away, so I am going to pick up a new one. Definitely going with the steel cage this time, I'm tired of replacing bent titanium cages.

[Umpire in Chief]

About $2000 CDN this year.

Holy cannoli Batman! We have a curve breaker here. And Canadian money isn't play money any more either.

Sorry all my friends from the great white north. :o

Edited August 9, 2010 by Umpire in Chief
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[jnazz]

Holy cannoli Batman! We have a curve breaker here. And Canadian money isn't play money any more either.

Sorry all my friends from the great white north.

The sad thing is that Baseball Canada apparel is manditory for working a national tournament, so they've got you held hostage ($90 per jacket, $50 per shirt, and $30 per hat plus shipping). Baseball Canada sells the rights to the logo to one company, so they've got a monopoly. My one Baseball Canada order was over $500. You can see what I mean at http://www.homerunsports.ca/category-s/86.htm

[Kevin Finnerty]

Here's the thing:

I don't smoke, drink, gamble, golf, ski, play tennis, or have any other terribly expensive habits. The only thing I do outside baseball for a hobby is drive my car or ride a motorcycle.

My wife has a few expensive hobbies/habits, so when I get a dose about my gear spending, I bring up how she spends when I don't.

[FVBump]

I spend somewhere in the neighborhood of $300-$500 each season. Usually about 10% of my earnings each year. Haven't had to purchase equipment this season other than plate and base shoes, but after 3 seasons, my shock FX is in need of a replacement. The foam padding is starting to peel away, so I am going to pick up a new one. Definitely going with the steel cage this time, I'm tired of replacing bent titanium cages.

blue32, can't the pads be replaced on the bucket? Or has the integrety of the cage been comprimised? Just curious....

[twjones]

I work 3 different sports. I spend on average about $200/sport. Most of the money goes towards shoes.

[Stan W.]

Im usually a $200 a year guy.......but only because I keep up on the status of my gear and unis.....if they start to fade, snag or go obsolete, I dump them...

Now I'm needing a new mask and shins for next year, and I will replace another pair of my pants with polywools......so next year will be more...

[Umpire in Chief]

I'm a $200-$300 per year guy.

[D62 blue]

I work 3 different sports. I spend on average about $200/sport. Most of the money goes towards shoes.

i spent about 350.00 this season . about a third of this was on the douglas cp . the rest was a couple pair pants , a pair of base shoes , some shirts and hats , and a second mask .

marc

[blue32]

blue32, can't the pads be replaced on the bucket? Or has the integrety of the cage been comprimised? Just curious....

No, it's starting to peel away from the shell. The coolmax fabric is peeling away from the foam in a few places as well. It's definitely useable for a couple or few more seasons, I just like to get new stuff, and then donate my old stuff to younger umpires starting out. I'm a gear junkie, what can I say? :rollinglaugh:

[sasmallen]

~$550, I buy a new pair of base and plate shoes every year and rotate the previous ones to the backup/muddy field position and I added two more pairs of poly-wools to lower the amount of washing they have to endure. The amount is a little higher this year with the addition of a new douglas (wife thought I was crazy because my gold is only 2yrs old), and a new set of hockey referee shin guards (my old ones were a little too lightweight for my tastes).

Oh yea, added a officials choice maroon shirt...j/k

[LMSANS]

I budget abot 5% of last year's earnings across all sports (about $600 this year). I will usually buy 1 - 2 pants (one plate, one base) and a navy and a light blue shirt and a hat. I also count on gifts from Santa for euipment (last year was a platinum CP and shin guards).

Football & wrestling are easier on the pocketbook. 2 or 3 whistles each and maybe a shirt each.

[dawg-man]

Between football, softball and baseball I spend about 400-500 a year. Baseball is by far the most expense but it bleeds over to softball ( shirts, pants and shoes ). I consider it a " love offering " because I love being outside and doing what I do.