Apr 22, 2012 Posted by John McKenzie

Northwest Dive Show 2012: Day 1 Coverage

The following are the highlights from the show floor of the 2012 Pacific Northwest Dive & Travel Expo in Tacoma WA. Seasoft Booth: The new sales manager is really doing her job. She showed me some exciting new products from Seasoft including their “Raygun” dive light family. These are remarkably light and inexpensive 300 lumen lights starting at $99. They have wide and narrow beam versions as... read more

Nov 5, 2011 Posted by Chaela Sumner

DEMA Show 2011 Day 3 Coverage

Here is a summary of what we saw on day three of the 2011 DEMA Show in Orlando, Florida. We will have end of day coverage throughout the show as well as live tweets and facebook posts during the day. Atomic Aquatics was showing their ARC Technology masks which takes UltraClear masks to the next level. This mask transmits an incredible 98% of available light. Most masks with standard glass only transmit... read more

Oct 15, 2011 Posted by John McKenzie

DEMA SHOW BUZZ #1

The big DEMA SHOW (Dive Equipment and Marketing Association – @DEMA_show) is quickly approaching – November 2-5, 2011 in Orlando, Florida. The ScubaGadget team is preparing to again be on the show flow with full live coverage via Twitter (@scubagadget), Facebook (http://facebook.com/scubagadget) and daily summaries on the ScubaGadget website. As we prep we will also give you BUZZ REPORTS. Here is the... read more

Jan 14, 2011 Posted by Chaela Sumner

Whites Fusion Demo Days are Coming to Town

ScubaGadget testers raved about the White’s Fusion drysuits back in 2009 (see our review article) and became eager early adopters. We marveled at the attention we got with from divers who had never seen a drysuit like the Fusion. Since then, we notice that more and more divers are diving the White’s Fusion, enjoying the freedom and flexibility which the Fusion provides. Especially remarkable... read more

Nov 21, 2010 Posted by John McKenzie

DEMA SHOW 2010–LIVE–Day 4 and Wrap up

More than the last two years, we heard glowing reviews  about this years DEMA show from both vendors and attendees.  Many vendors reported doing much better this year; several reported record sales.  The overall mood was upbeat, smiles were frequent.  We left with a glow in our heart, feeling the success of the event, tired but happy.  Here’s our final day report and... read more