equipment

Hello all, As a quick introduction I got my open water cert back in 1992 at Notre Dame. I have been a vacation/cruise diver since then. I had a great cruise diving photography experience in April and I decided I wanted and needed to get more serious about diving to get the most out of it. I...

I just finished my certification (PADI open water) and did my first couple dives, and I am considering buying some pieces of gear. Due to a combination of cost, storage, transportation, etc, I'm leaning towards buying minimal gear for now and renting instead, but I wanted to at least consider...

I got this belt as a gift from a guy in Sevastopol in 1975 and found it digging through my Dad's junk. I used it for freediving only. It has a stainless steel quick-release buckle. The belt itself is nylon.

Hi folks, This is probably a more UK/European based question! What are the best sites for deals on equipment for a beginner? I am UK-based so will soon have to purchase a drysuit to enable me to dive more than a couple of weeks a year. I already have snorkel/mask and soon will be getting a...

My father in law was an avid diver, dive instructor, and former dive shop owner. When he passed away a couple of years ago, he left us with a ton of old dive equipment. This includes a hypres breathable air compressor, steel tanks, fins, masks, etc. All items are older (90's- early 2000's)...

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Hi, I just got my NAUI certification a month or two ago and though I have the mask, snorkel, booties, fins, and know which wetsuit I'll be getting formy local environment, I'm stuck on figuring out my BC, regulator, and dive computer. I'm only NAUI open water (60-feet) certified, but will do...

Hello Fellow Divers and Dive Professionals! Recently i've received this beautiful piece of equipment from my mentor. It came with a Scubapro 108 second stage. I've personally serviced both 1st and the 2nd stages. Found no major issues... Until i went to test it on a full tank. I seemed fine...

Hello, I’m relatively new to diving (14months or so certified) but am fairly proficient at photography and consider it a hobby as well. I recently completed my Rescue Diver cert and will soon start divemaster. Currently, my wife and I are talking about purchasing a setup for underwater still...

G´day Of course I made alrdy my research in this forum ;-) But did not get a 100% clear answer. In december I start my DM course for 3 month. I have my own gear, but in a tech set up. Harness with Donut from Finnfly, main regulator with 2m hose, backup with neck wrist (all in black) beuchat...

Hey, I'm Eva, newly certified DM and so incredibly excited to be in this industry (finally). Love cold water and warm water equally, and care a lot about adapting diving for less able bodied people and dive medicine generally. If anyone has any advice about good spots to practice in the city or...

So let me set the scene for you: You're on a liveaboard getting ready for a dive. You hook up your first stage to your tank, tighten down the yoke, slowly turn on the air. All of a sudden, you hear a pop and a slight hissing. Uh-oh! You turn the air off, slowly purge the system, loosen the yoke...

Greetings, I am a fairly experienced diver who has never owned his own gear. Can anyone make any recomendations as to how I should go about making this purchase? What sort of things should I look for or avoid? I don't really know where to start. I have a healthy budget and will need all of the...

Okay so I accidentally pulled the computer piece out from the compass so I could remove it from the boot & I am unable to get it back in. There’s a small hole with a huge ring and I don’t know the trick to fitting it in, I’ve tried everything.

Just got back from an amazing dive trip to "Wreck Country" USA Pensacola, FL. The wreck diving, as is most diving in Northern FL, was incredible. However, the performance of my personally owned HP80 singles was not. The reasons for purchasing an HP80 firstly, I was convinced these tanks have the...

We have something extra special planned for TEKDiveUSA.2018. This year will feature an exhibit of techncial diving history with equipment from US divers who pushed the envelope. At its heart, the “Technical Diving Revolution” (1987-1996) was about our genomic disposition to explore coupled with...

Hello All, I am a soon to be (within a week) certified newbie with PADI, 0 dives as of right now; though quite keen on all scuba literature I have come across. In a few days time I will be travelling to Cozumel to finish my required CWDs and OWDs, followed by 4 days of recreational diving. I...

Doing a search on the internet, it is quite easy to find Annual Reviews of the Top Ten Diving "Piece of Equipment" (Computers, regs, BC's, etc.) on various websites. To what extent are these reviews generally helpful to new divers, or are they simply misleading ?

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Hi everybody, I will be going on a variety of dives in Costa Rica next month and, due to the unique marine life, I would like to get a camera and take pictures of the amazing experience while down below. I'm open to recommendations. Like with anything else being purchased, I'm looking for a...