Published on Monday, August 31, 2009 Dip ‘N Divers, Today we're going to look at Belize which is located on the Caribbean coast of Central America between Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula to the north and by Guatemala to the west and south. The country is rather small in size as it consists of approximately 9,000 square miles including its islands and a population of 230,000 people. Belize has inlan...

Published on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 In the world of wristwatch dive computers, the Suunto D9 may very well be at the top. The Suunto D9 has all the bells and whistles in a neat wristwatch. With a new look, the Suunto D9 now combines all gauges into one stylish and effective package. Standard Features: All of the standard features you'd expect in a diving wristwatch are here. The Suunto D9 will log d...

Published on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 The “Thousand Islands” are home to one of the most popular and beautiful SCUBA diving destinations in North America, “Brockville, Ontario”. This past weekend  Dip ‘N Dive sponsored an “All-inclusive” Dive trip to “Brockville” where we scheduled three Shipwreck dives on Saturday and three more dives on Sunday. Joe, Dave, Pat and Alex were the four In...

Published on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 As some of you know, Oceanic just came out with a new wrist dive computer called the OC1.  The Oceanic OC1 is an advanced all-in-one dive computer featuring Oceanic’s exclusive Dual Algorithm, wireless air-integration, digital compass, remote Buddy Pressure Check, and so much more.  All in a strong, lightweight titanium housing. Some of the features are as foll...

Published on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 Mares NEMO Air quick-disconnect o-rings the subject of this important notice. The following was issued by Mares Management yesterday afternoon: "Please be informed that we have discovered a quality issue on the O-ring assembled on the Nemo Air quick connector. Under certain circumstances, the O-ring can fail and consequently Nemo Air may start leaking through...

Published on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 I bought the Oceanic Probe LX BCD about 3-4 months ago after trying on several different types of BCD's.  I found that this BCD fit the requirements that I was looking for. One of the most important features that I was interested in a  BCD was that it had a Integrated Weight System.  I spread out all of my weights between the Dumpable Integrated Weight and the N...

Published on Monday, August 3, 2009 I've had these Vortex V-12 fins for several months now and have used them quite frequently.  I've found that out of all the fins that I've personally used, that these have worked the best for me.  The split fin helps me propel to an area fast than I could with the other fins I've used.  I've also noticed that I've been able to maneuver a bit better through the wate...