5 Must Have BCD Clip-On Scuba Diving Accessories

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We all have our favorite must-have scuba accessories that we love to have clipped onto our BCD jackets on every dive, and often have so many items clipped on, that we have no free rings left, and then stuff our pockets as well!  Each diver has their own preferences when it comes to what to [...]

Scuba Gear Buying Guide: Underwater Cameras

Sealife SL700 DC 1200 Digital Camera

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. [...]

Scuba Gear Buying Guide: Fins

Aqua Sphere Zip Fins

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 [...]

Scuba Gear Buying Guide: Exposure Protection (Cold Water Diving)

Bare 2010 D-6 Pro Drysuit

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 [...]

Scuba Gear Buying Guide: Exposure Protection (Warm Water Diving)

Neo Sport by Henderson Lycra Skin Suit

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 [...]

Scuba Gear Buying Guides: Dive Computers

Dive computers

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 [...]

Scuba Gear Buying Guides: Dive Computers (Special Features)

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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 Regulator Selection Guide – II

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Are you looking to purchase a Scuba Regulator? Choosing a Scuba Regulator is not as simple as it may seem, there are so many different types of regulators to choose from, that we decided to put together a few tips and explanations of commonly used terms in Scuba Regulators to make the selection process a [...]

Scuba Regulator Selection Guide – I

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Are you looking to purchase a Scuba Regulator? Choosing a Scuba Regulator is not as simple as it may seem, there are so many different types of regulators to choose from, that we decided to put together a few tips and explanations of commonly used terms in Scuba Regulators to make the selection process a [...]

A Guide To Full Face Scuba Masks

Ocean Reef Neptune Space with GSM Kit

Full face scuba masks aren’t often used in recreational diving, unless you’re diving in very cold waters.A lot of serious cold-water/professional divers use full-face masks to help keep warm.However, these types of masks are commonly used commercial diving and by underwater videographers and TV show hosts as they can be fitted with intercom radio units [...]