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I had planned to write a review article stating how much I loved the DeepOutdoors Freedom Harness and back plate. The system is incredibly engineered and well built. Every feature is just a bit stronger than you find on most other harnesses. The laser-cut back plate has no sharp edges. The raised D-rings make it simple [...]

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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 [...]

At a recent dive club event, presenter Laura James introduced the new Halcyon Infinity BC with the “revolutionary cinch system” (harness). Not in the market for a new dive BC, I put on my game face and tried it on. I was impressed with the comfort of the cinch system harness. The “revolution” is that [...]

If you are a super dive geek you will already have noticed the BigBlue AFO lights look just like the underwater TV camera mounted on the bottom of Mike Nelson’s boat in some of the Sea Hunt episodes. The shape of this light is so eye catching that, even though all but a few of [...]

For those of you who dive the Pacific Northwest, or other cool climes, you know that even though you may be warm and cozy during the dive in your heavy undergarments and dry suits, before and after can get chilly.  Also, in the cold or crowded parking lot of the dive site, you may need [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 28, 2010 Release #10-208 – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Buoyancy Compensators used for Scuba Diving Units: About 20,000 Manufacturer: Ocean [...]

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 [...]