ScubaGadget - The Deep Background on Scuba

We did raise some eyebrows when we took our drysuits (see the companion sidebar article “Fusion is truly a Polar to Tropics drysuit”) to dive the in the “warm” waters around Grand Cayman. But we were in absolute comfort the whole trip and quickly found a lot of good reasons for diving dry in the [...]

Pete Naylor’s awe inspiring photo at the right does a better job than any words I can conjure up to illustrate why we are passionate about diving, more passionate about diving cold water, claim that B.C. diving is the best in world at any temperature, and why diving with Porpoise Bay Charters will likely be [...]

If you are Whites (or ScubaPro (Europe)) Fusion drysuit owner, you should watch this helpful video. It shows you how to avoid a fit problem that will make you suit feel uncomfortable. Thanks to Dive Rite In Scuba of Plainfield IL. for creating this video.

If you store your dive gear (kit for the rest of the world) in a garage or other cart accessible area, this rack, which we found at our local Costco ($89 US), can be a great convenience for you. The chrome rack comes with locking wheels and is very simple to assemble. It will easily hold [...]

We all learned in basic scuba that water filters out most colors at shallow depths. Yet under the sea you can come up close and personal with a phantasmagoric mix of animals of such colors and patterns that you will debate whether you are in a dream or on an alien world. Warm water divers [...]

Anyone who reads dive journals has seen many a dive magazine article on the interesting health emergencies that can befall us while diving. More recently dive journals seem to be printing more articles about why you need to get and stay fit to dive. So, I wondered if there was any research about how diving [...]

It is obvious that if you unscrew your (screw-to-turn-on/off-style) flashlight enough underwater it will flood. I was surprised to hear that you can also flood the light by tightening it down too much. Kalen Pascal our friendly Princeton Tec contact told us that it is common for divers to damage there lights by tightening them [...]