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With summer just a few short months away, Scuba Divers are gearing up to go diving again. The harsh sun can be a divers worse enemy. Here are a few must carry along items to ensure you stay protected from the effects of the sun. Sunscreen Sunscreen, also commonly known as sun block, sun lotion [...]
There’s no better way for a diver to capture the memories of underwater experiences and all they see, than with underwater photography. Today, with the digital revolution in photography itself, he world of underwater photography too has opened up by allowing us to view the results of our shots immediately and share them very easily. [...]
Fins are those all so simple, but very useful pieces of Scuba diving gear that any water-lover should own. As we’ve seen in an earlier post, fins have evolved from the basic, simple stiff plastic, composite or rubber paddle blade fins, to a number of new and improved designs that offer different levels of efficiency [...]
When temperatures dip, there no reason to stop diving. All you need is better exposure protection suitable for cold water diving. Drysuits together with a hood, gloves and booties make the perfect gear kit that offers the best thermal protection when diving in frigid waters. No more shivers, chattering teeth, skin turning blue and the [...]
When diving in waters cooler than your body temperature, it brings down your temperature. In even the warmest, tropical waters, you tend to need a bit of thermal protection to keep warm on long dives. Hence, the need to wear exposure protection like a wetsuit or dry suit. Another plus of wearing a wet or [...]
Easily one of the most important pieces of scuba diving equipment today, the dive computer is an absolute necessity for any serious diver. Referred to as a diver’s best friend, dive computers are a tool for dive navigation, telling depth, decompression stop calculation, logging information and safe ascent rate indication. Dive computers are an indispensable [...]
In the first part of our buying guide on dive computers we saw the 2 main styles and the basic functions you’ll find in every dive computer (Click here if you missed it). Now here’s a closer look at some of the extra features you’ll find offered that differentiate dive computers from each other. By [...]
Scuba Reels aren’t your average fishing reels, but rather an important piece of scuba equipment especially in technical, wreck and cave diving. Reels and safety lines are a tried and true way for divers to return to their starting point. By simply anchoring a line to a point just outside the cave opening or at [...]
You’ve probably already heard divers everywhere debate the efficiency of Split Fins vs Paddle Fins. Some say the Splits are no good in currents but offer ease and good propulsion in calmer water whereas paddle fins offer greater propulsion and finer control and feel. While it all boils down to a matter of preference and [...]
Gone are the days when a snorkel could just be compared to a hollow reed to breathe through with your head in the water. With features like purge valves, flexible snorkels, dry, semi-dry snorkels and rotating mouth-pieces, whether you are just looking for a snorkel for when you dive or just for snorkeling there are [...]
