Published on Thursday, March 25, 2010 When leaving a dive boat the last person to check the diver over always makes sure that their air is on by grabbing the tank valve and turning back. What if all they had to do was look at the valve and could tell that it was on, well they finally have done it. XS Scuba recently sent out tanks with a new system built on it, this system has a colored ring next to the on...

Published on Monday, March 22, 2010 Divers are always trying to find the fin that works best for them. I use a variety of fins actually, i have paddle fins, split fins, full foot fins, tons of different fins for every occasion. Now there are many things that go into a fins efficiency, the type of material it is made out of, the design of the fin. The Oceanic V-6 is a split fin made up of an evaprene ...

Published on Monday, February 15, 2010 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 s...

Published on Friday, February 12, 2010 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...

Published on Thursday, January 28, 2010 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 tank...

Published on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 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...

Published on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Those with drysuits usually hate one thing the most about the suit and that is the suit's mobility, well say goodbye to mobility issues with the Fusion. The Whites Fusion is the newest innovation in scuba diving equipment and a drysuits particulary, it uses two layers to provide a sleek fit that not only keeps a diver dry but also increases the overall flexibility of ...

Published on Thursday, October 22, 2009 Hello Dip 'N Divers Here we are for part three of a four part series; today we are going to talk about the Hybrid BC Design. Currently there are only two companies that I can think of offhand that deal with the hybrid BC by name and one that makes what I would call a hybrid. Now the reason that this BC is called a hybrid is that it tries to take the plusses of a ja...

Published on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Hello Dip 'N Divers Ok we are back for part two of our reviews on BC Systems, Today we are gonna talk about the Back Inflation Style BC. Many manufacturers today make back inflation style BC's, some of them include, Oceanic, Aeris, Hollis Gear, Aqualung, Seaquest, Mares, Sherwood, Genesis and Zeagle. Zeagle actually only makes back inflation style BC's. Now onto...

Published on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 Good morning all, This week we're going to review the DC1000 by SeaLife.  This camera is a great compact camera that consists of 10 megapixel compact camera with a 6.9 cm LCD screen. The zoom lens has a range of 37-185mm (5x optical zoom). The camera works on a rechargeable Li-Ion battery. The battery life is 2+ hours or 200+ pictures.  SD and SDHC memory cards a...