Yep. NAUI certified and everything.
I didn't bring my scuba gear out to Cali and I've regretted it ever since I moved here, but when I was in New York, I did the trailer thing on trips to Sherkston Beach, etcetera, or I would just take my sailboat over Lake Ontario with my alternate gear on-board.
I might buy some gear soon, though I'm still pretty sure I'm going to move to Thailand later this year, so it might be best if I just waited until then and bought gear there.