Diver Tests

Oceanic Zeo

An exemplary performer. It’s easy to travel with, so comfortable it’s nearly unnoticeable and breathes beautifully. Highly recommended. Read more...

Mares Dual / Gold Skin Vest

In the right conditions, this is a wetsuit I’m very happy to recommend. 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...

Mares Ultra 72

It’s easy to be effusive about this modestly priced, highly specified and easy-breathing regulator. Read more...

Big Blue AL-450NM & AL-450WM Tail

Both lights impressed me, and I highly recommend them. Read more...

Akaso EK7000 Pro

I hadn’t heard of Akaso before the 7000 landed on my doormat, but on the strength of this £77 offering I’m impressed. Read more...

Scubapro Galileo HUD

Overall, judged purely as a dive-computer, the Galileo HUD is the business. Add the Head Up Display, and it’s genuinely the best dive-computer I’ve ever used. Read more...

Zeagle Scope

A really nice mask – extremely comfortable and a great field of view. Read more...

Oceanic Geo4

The Oceanic Geo4 is a fine computer. It does everything it needs to and nothing it doesn’t. Read more...

Scubapro Go Sock

Scubapro’s slip-on Go Sock is aimed at divers and snorkellers using open-back fins. Read more...

Waterproof W80 & W-Series Overvest

Easy to don and doff, very comfortable and seemingly rugged with its stand-out feature being the microcell construction. Highly recommended. Read more...

Hollis LX100 & LX200

I’d be tempted by the lower price of the LX100, but I really like the idea of the tougher coating on the LX200. Regardless of which you plump for, these are good regs. Read more...

Mares 72X / Loop

The Loop offers a good breathe, though the difference in ease of cracking effort between it and the pneumatically balanced Ultra Adj is apparent and to be expected, given the price difference. But if you want a budget recreational or stage regulator, the 72X and Loop combo is a winner. Recommended. Read more...

Tovatec Mera

The Tovatec Mera just might appeal to a certain sector of the diving fraternity, those of us who like a bit of wreck penetration. Combining primary light and video unit is a compact solution while swimming through dark passages. Read more...

Aqua Lung i770R

It seems to be built and to work well enough to deliver sufficient pride of ownership for that diver never to want anything else. It really is a cracking little unit. Read more...

Mares Coral Dive Skin

Getting sunburnt or stung by underwater no-see-ums takes the edge off that pleasure. The Mares Coral offers a practical solution to these annoyances in a comfortable, travel-friendly and well-made dive skin. Read more...

Deepblu COSMIQ+

I really think Deepblu is onto something with the COSMIQ+, and hope it will add to its range and encompass deco and tech diving. Read more...

Scubapro Mk11/C370

Head up, head down, inverted or in good trim the Mk11 and C370 worked very well, and passed my forget-about-the-kit-and-go-diving test within seconds. Read more...

Tusa BC0103B Liberator

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...

Apeks XL4+ Regulator

The XL4+ works really well as a reg, breathing smoothly and staying dry regardless of orientation or depth. Read more...

Finclip

I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see Finclip offered as an option by fin manufacturers worldwide in the near future, assuming that the necessary deals can be arranged. Read more...

Mares XR Training DSMB

The XR training DSMB is an excellent idea. I’d have liked one when I learned to launch a DSMB, and the hose-inflation method makes the bigger buoys very tempting indeed. Read more...

Scubapro Go Travel

For casual snorkelling I happily recommend the Go Travels, but for scuba-diving I would look elsewhere in Scubapro’s fin range. Read more...

Sea & Sea Orca D570

All in all, it’s a cracking unit, and I’m only holding back a single star because it costs £150, which is a not-insubstantial amount of money. Read more...

GoXtreme Rebel Action camera

You’re getting a video camera and housing for the price of a Friday night takeaway and a bottle of wine. Read more...

Suunto D5

The Suunto D5 is a very well thought-through dive computer for the users for whom it is designed. Read more...

Surfears 2.0 ear-plugs

Surfears are a very interesting development and could serve as a valuable preventive health measure in helping your ears to survive your next dive-trip. Read more...