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Today I will be reviewing the Evolution 2 drysuit from Pinnacle. Out of all scuba diving equipment,  The EVO 2 as i call it is one of the most if not the most rugged built dry suit that i have ever seen. The Evo 2 is made of an extremely strong cordura material that is as tough as nails. So lets start with the construction of this suit. The first time i saw this suit i was impressed, just looking at the suit made me imagine what this thing co...

I will admit it, I am a wimpy scuba diver, in fact i may be in the running for president of the wimpy diver's association (heck i even wear my drysuit when teaching in the pool sometimes), now there really is not a wimpy diver's association it is something that divers refer to when talking about wearing exposure suits and who has more neoprene on their body. No matter what i always tend to get cold, that is until I discovered Pinnacle's secret we...

One of the most common scuba diving tanks used today is the aluminum 80 scuba tank, in fact most divers have probably only used this tank. The thing is, in scuba diving equipment, there are so many tanks out on the market today that it is tough to decide which is the correct tank for each person, i decide rather to use each situation as a way to decide the proper tanks to choose. Lets start with the two main materials that they make scuba divi...

I'll start off with a simple question, have you ever broken a fin strap? The next question is, did you have a replacement for the strap or and extra set of strap and buckles in your scuba diving equipment set? An extra strap should be carried in every diver's save a dive kit, yet many people break fin straps and cant dive due to not having an extra. I can recall a time diving on vacation, getting ready to get into the water and my strap buckles b...

Today I am going to talk about the rescue diver course. A few years ago I took the rescue course and after I completed it I felt i should have taken it much sooner than when I did. In the NAUI Open water course students are taught the basic principles of the scuba rescue, in the rescue course this simple rescue is expanded. It all starts with the pre-requisites, CPR, First Aid and O2 administration certification, if someone is going to truly c...

Every year, every single SCUBA equipment manufacturer tries to come up with the next big thing. Each company wants to have their own unique piece of gear on the market where they are the only ones that have something like that. Sometimes it gets tiring trying to keep up with all the new "toys" on the market but hey, its part of what makes this job unique. Ive picked 5 pieces of gear that I feel are on the cutting edge of the SCUBA world. First...

Many people always ask what is there to do after they finish their open water certification class. The simple answer is a lot. The not so simple answer involves all of the many different courses that are offered after certification. The next step in anyone's progression is the advanced diver course. Years ago the certification agencies used to call the advanced course Open water 2, to tell you the truth i like that name better than advanced, m...

As I sit here and write this Buffalo just got hit with another lake effect snow storm. Divers around WNY are searching for ways to get in and dive but most are prepared to head south for that to happen. I on the other hand start looking forward to the Freezing temperatures that January is sure to bring, sure I complain about it being cold but i also realize that the colder it is the better for ice formation over our local quarry, which means as l...

OK I finally got a chance to dive my new fusion, the only problem it was in a pool so it wasn't like a full dive. First thing i noticed in water was once again the flexibility, i could mover around very easy and did not have to worry about not being held back for the class i was teaching. Next thing i noticed with this suit is i did not have any limitations when it came to goofing around in the pool, floating upside down was really easy, in fa...

I have been a dive leader for 3 years, 2 as a dive master and 1 as an instructor and i could not be happier about going this route. People always ask why to go into dive leadership, some people look into it for the wrong reasons while others look into it for the right reasons. Dive leadership has many different certification but the two most commonly certified are dive master and instructor, if you choose to go for these levels you must be ready ...