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NOTE: This is a companion our article, A least Six Good Reasons To Dive Dry in Tropical Waters) When we tested and reported on the Whites Fusion Dry suit (articles http://blog.wetcatscuba.com/?p=399 and http://blog.wetcatscuba.com/?p=373) we discussed Whites’ claim that you could dive this suit from tropical to polar waters. But we had no real proof at [...]

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 [...]

Some new dive products are just cool, some are just very practical, but for drysuit divers, the Integrated Silicone Seal System (I.S.S.S) | by WaterProof and Si Tech is a true revolution. For those who have silicon seals, it will change your experience of diving dry. We have shown the seals to dozens of other divers [...]

We dive cold waters on a regular basis.  When we dive these cold Northwest waters we don’t want to be wrapped up like a mummy to stay warm.  Our dive pals often joke about looking like the “Michelin Man” heading towards the water with undergarment layers. While we might be warm if we wear numerous [...]

DUI (Diving Unlimited International, Inc.) is offering to install their flexible wrist and neck ZipSeals free ($300 value) on any new DUI drysuit purchased from now through July 31, 2010 (from North American Dealers). The ZipSeals allow divers to change out any damaged seals in just minutes and save their dive. The promotion includes all [...]

Fourth Element, makers of our current favorite undergarment, the Arctic, is getting ready to launch glove liners for dry suit gloves.  We saw these at the DEMA show in Oct 2009., and are eager to try them out. Made using a soft neoprene foam which has a thermal bamboo/charcoal derived lining, these gloves are said [...]

Editors note: This year we chose to give two overall best in show awards. One for products now shipping and one for products coming soon. The main factor that we use for choosing best in show is our judgment that it the product is revolutionary and will make a change in the dive industry or [...]

We are reporting live from the DEMA SHOW via ScubaGadget, http://www.twitter.com/scubagadget. WE ARE BACK FROM THE 2009 DEMA SHOW. HERE ARE THE TIDBITS WITH MUCH MORE TO COME…. An amazing travel BCD that converts to a usable day pack. It is the JackPack from DiveSystems. Currently only in Europe. They also have a technical dive computer with a heads up [...]

Divers can soon sit around the fire and talk about the old days when we had to use those stiff and bulky rubber hoses on our regulators. With the introduction of the new Miflex Xtreme-hi (high pressure) hose there is no longer any reason to have dangly rubber on your reg. This product line is nothing less than amazing. First there was the [...]