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At the heart of this BCD system is an OMS Stainless Steel Backplate and IQ harness system (ML) with plenty of ‘D’ rings. It includes integrated weight pouches on the waist belt and a crotch strap with a tow ring for DPV use. This kit comes with both an OMS single tank mount and a DiveRite...

I'm interested in finding an old canister light battery housing for a project I'm working on. Many of the old vintage cave diving canister lights from the 1990s that used 50 watt HID lights had large enough battery packs that the housing might work for my project. If you have something you...

Correct weighting was #1 on a list of "DAN’s Top 10 Most Wanted Improvements in Scuba Diving" (#1) Correct Weighting Diving with the correct weights is critical for safe diving. We hear that over and over again yet it still frequently becomes one of the triggers for a diving mishap. If you...

I recently came across a thread about diving in a particular location with currents where a poster stated: Personally, I think negative entries are a bad idea, and especially when currents are involved. Using excessive weight for downward directed propulsion is going to be either ineffective...

What are the reasons that you took up diving, and what reasons have kept you diving? When I think about it, I find that I have had many different reasons over the years. My reasons have continually changed and evolved over time. It started with adventure and exploration. I wanted to see...

I'm presently using a US Divers SEA-4 regulator. The last time I had it serviced, I had asked the shop to adjust the reg for fast scooter diving, and a high cracking pressure is okay by me. However, in spite of this request, it starts to free-flow a little over 2 knots, and by 2.5 it is...

This came across my desk today; new solid state O2 sensors from Poseidon. I thought it was worth sharing. I've been impressed with this tech when I first saw it being developed/used by SeaBear (at least that is the first I place where I saw it). As far as I know, this is pretty new stuff, and...

Some here already know that I am very much interested in improving my swimming performance when scuba diving, and also sharing the information to help others achieve similar performance gains. I have mentioned before that I was working on an article on the subject and, after many weeks in the...

I'm wondering how far and or fast scuba divers can go. When I search online for things like "longest scuba swim", I only seem to find references to dives that were conducted with assistance (example - they had a boat tender and someone to bring down resupplies of scuba cylinders). I want to...

Check out this amazing swim. Scuba divers have never moved like this through the water before. It may be even better than monkey diving... James Bond Would Love this X-15 SCUBA Ready Monofin - YouTube Who thinks this looks like fun? :D What are the practical applications?

The Loop Snorkel is a clean-purging dual tube snorkel. Its unique design reduces salt-fog respiratory issues and the mouthpiece does not contact or rub the gum line. Therefore, it is a good snorkel design option for long endurance sea-hiking and swimming excursions. When not in use, the loop...

The Loop Snorkel is a clean-purging dual tube snorkel. Its unique design reduces salt-fog respiratory issues and the mouthpiece does not contact or rub the gum line. Therefore, it is a good snorkel design option for long endurance sea-hiking and swimming excursions. When not in use, the loop...

A few years ago I remember a bunch of chatter about DARPA developing (or redeveloping) a device called PowerSwim that was based on the old Aqueon concept. It was supposed to be a kind of foil-based human powered DPV replacement for combat swimmers. There was all this talk about how great it...