The Oceanic Excursion is a very good, workmanlike BC, aimed at the serious diver. Its ruggedness inspires confidence that it will survive a lot of hard diving. Read more...

Scubapro makes a lot of claims for the Hydros Pro and these are borne out by my experience of using it. Performance above and below the water can’t be faulted. Read more...

The Hollis HD200 delivers superb surface flotation and perfect underwater buoyancy control. Read more...

My only problem with it is the price. I can’t even find it in my fiscally motivated heart to describe it as “expensive but reasonably priced bearing in mind the performance and quality of build”. But I really wish I could. Read more...

If you’re properly weighted, it is as suitable for coldwater diving in thick dive-suits as it is for diving in the tropics in a skin. It will more than satisfy the wants of many recreational divers. Read more...

The Liberator is a very nice BC for single-tank diving. It meets the needs of lift, comfort, stability, safety and ease of use like a trooper. Read more...

X-Deep Stealth 2.0 Rec is a grand piece of kit, and if you’ve never dived sidemount it does indeed offer everything you need. Read more...

If you want a wing with dual bladders and high volume, you won’t regret buying the Scubapro X-Tek Pro System Extreme. Read more...

The X-Deep Ghost is a minimalist wing-style BC built around an aluminium skeleton backplate and intended to hold a single cylinder. Read more...

OMS has been making highly thought-of wings for a good while. Read more...