Swiss light-maker Keldan says it has updated its existing range, with its Video 8X model getting a makeover in the
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This all-black reel carries 100m of fluorescent yellow, 1.4mm-diameter polyester line with a 40kg breaking strain.
The Novalight range from Scubapro, now featuring the latest CREE XML LEDs, are hand-held underwater dive-lights said to offer 50%
These new fins feature TUSAâs Angled Blade Design and multi-compound foot-pockets, a combination claimed to increase both power transfer to
I CAN’T BELIEVE I’M REVIEWING A TOWEL, although it’s certainly a break from testing and writing about complicated electronic TTL
MULTI-TOOLS FOR DIVERS HAVE BEEN AROUND for a long time, and although Iâve never owned one I always seem to
WE KNOW THAT COLOURS DISAPPEAR as we descend through the water column – reds then magentas, oranges and yellows. To
In the not-too-distant past, regulator performance was almost a hit-and-miss affair. Some models could leave the user struggling to get
The Sea Dragon 1500 is an LED light with a claimed output of 1500 lumens delivered in a 120degree (80degree
This new handheld is powered by four AA alkaline batteries housed in an aluminium body impregnated with Teflon.
This cutting tool features a 70mm 6-4TI titanium serrated-edge, drop-point blade.
The LED Stingray from Ammonite Systems is a compact hand-held said to deliver 1000 lumens of light through a 16degree
The latest product from Swedish exposure-protection expert Waterproof is its H1 High Visibility hood, which has an orange-coloured surface with
Designed for freediving, Scubapro’s new S3 fin has a hydrodynamic, optimised foot-pocket that’s claimed to lower drag while being ultra-soft
Maresâ new range of tec dive-gear features the XR stainless backplate, a component in its modular wing BC system.
No sooner had Nikon launched its flagship pro D5 DSLR camera than Nauticam released an underwater housing for it.
SOME DIVE GROUPS HAVE ADOPTED a colour-coded system using delayed surface marker buoys, deploying a red buoy when everythingâs running
WITH EGYPT’S SOUTH SINAI ALL BUT CLOSED to British divers, most Red Sea regulars seem to have been looking for
IT SEEMS AGES SINCE I’VE HAD A NEW mask fix. This time I’ve got hold of a square-profile model, the
COMMUNICATION UNDER WATER can be limited, to say the least. To get their messages across to each other, some divers
IS IT JUST ME, OR DO YOU TOO HAVE A FEAR OF DROPPING SOMETHING EXPENSIVE and irreplaceable while you’re under water? The thought of seeing
When WW2 ended 70 years ago, an adapted gas-control regulator hit the market and recreational scuba got the boost it needed. And old-school twin-hose diving
BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS the sun could be splitting the skies, and you’re more than likely wearing shorts and a T-shirt and looking
BEING SEEN AT THE SURFACE is one of the most important factors in diver safety. Indeed, ascending away from a shotline can be a hazardous
Don’t sweat it – drysuits rarely come more expensive than this pair, but if you like the idea of underwater breathability, the buck pretty much
Do you have an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch? You may have been enjoying reading digital DIVER on your device, but Gavin Parsons has been
The fin-makers sent us what they considered to be their most efficient fins, and then John Bantin and his test-dive team set about establishing which
Pro diver and instructor, polar guide, mountaineer and yacht skipper, author, conservationist, TV personality and public speaker (catch him at Dive 2010 this month) –
The Sub Gear XP10 is a direct descendant of the Aladin Pro, an instrument that at one time was considered the acme of the diving-computer
THE BLADEFISH BF5000 is the top of the range of a distinctly new style of diver propulsion vehicle. I am often given DPVs to try
The new Uemis Zurich computer is different in many ways from anything else on the market. IT’S NOT OFTEN THAT I COME ACROSS a diving computer
Take 10 current diving computers equipped between them with seven different formulas to stop their owners getting bent. How cautious or devil-may-care would they prove
What’s makes good fins? Those you find comfortable and that perform the way you want them to! “Bring unto us 16 pairs of your very
HOW DO YOU CHOOSE A MASK? In the same way as you choose a pair of shoes. You get something with which you feel comfortable. There
When you’re looking for the best source of foot-mounted propulsion, do you get more by paying more? John Bantin and Colin Mac Andrias test 28
THE ITALIAN MANUFACTURER MARES HAS A PROBLEM. Some years ago, it introduced its Plana Avanti Quattro fins. Being so much better than anything else available
A score of drysuits from which to choose, ranging from less than £400 to nearly £900 – but which ones offer best value for money?
The Poseidon Jetstream ruled the roost for years, until a new generation of rival regulators threatened its supremacy. It still has its faithful admirers today,
It seems a very long time since the Dräger semi-closed circuit rebreather (SCR) was introduced to the leisure-diving market. Its infancy has not been without problems,
It seems a very long time since we announced the imminent arrival of the mini Oceanic Zeta regulator on the What’s Bubbling pages. I had been
The hundreds of fins on the market all have one thing in common – they exist to help you move through the water with ease.
No, there’s no mistake! Nick Herbert’s twinset (opposite) is meant to be worn upside down. It’s a little wrinkle he has borrowed from Royal Navy
SOME call them tanks, others call them bottles; the BSAC calls them cylinders and the HSE, in line with Euro-speak, now calls them transportable pressure
THE man who discovered that a freely pivoting magnet always swings magnetic north has long been forgotten, but that simple property has been essential to
THERE was a time when you were expected to share a regulator mouthpiece with your buddy if one of you ran out of air. Thankfully