Scuba Diving Fins: What to Know Before You Buy
A professional diver's breakdown of what actually matters when buying scuba diving fins: foot pocket, blade, straps and stiffness.
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Dive Gear
The right gear does not make you a better diver. But the wrong gear makes you a worse one. These are honest, experience-driven guides to the equipment that matters: regulators, wetsuits, cameras, computers, and the small things that make a long dive day easier. Written by someone who actually uses it.
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Best Scuba Diving Wetsuits for Women
With women's scuba wetsuits, fit matters more than the logo. How to pick one, brand by brand, and where the thickness numbers mislead you.
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Best BCD for Recreational Diving: How to Choose
Jacket, wing, or travel BCD? Skip the mistake most divers make on their first one and pick the right design from the start.
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Underwater Macro Photography with the Olympus TG-6
The TG-6 is the macro setup most divers underestimate. Why buoyancy, and not the camera, is the thing that actually makes the shot.
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Buying Your Own Scuba Gear: The Ultimate Guide
The six pieces of dive gear worth owning, what to look for in each, and the mistakes that cost divers money, from a dive professional.
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Scuba Diving Earplugs: Do They Actually Work?
Chronic ear infections were costing me weeks of work at a time. Vented ear plugs stopped them, and I have not lost a day in the water since.
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How to Choose a Dive Computer: 5 Key Factors
A $250 and a $1600 dive computer do the same core job. Here's how to spend knowingly on the one that fits your diving.
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How to Choose a Dive Torch
A good torch shows you the colour and the marine life that daylight hides. What to look for, what to skip, and when to buy one.
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Building Your First Underwater Camera Setup
A camera makes you slow down and see what was always there. How to build your first underwater setup without wasting money on it.
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How to Choose the Best Scuba Diving Regulator
Your regulator is your lifeline. DIN or yoke, the brands worth the money, the costs nobody mentions, and what a professional looks for.
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