Weight Up!
How versed are you in buoyancy control? Proper buoyancy is key to a successful dive and it is in part due to weighting. Read more about weighting yourself correctly .
Alert Diver Category: Gear
The Boat Left Without You: Now What?
Signaling gear is incredibly useful in a variety of situations — including when the boat leaves without you. Here’s how to purchase signaling gear and what to do.
Breaking into Backplates
Recreational divers are using highly customizable backplate-and-wing BCs to improve their trim and meet their needs in varying conditions.
Validation of Dive Computers
Dive computers have evolved rapidly since their inception, however, questions arose over the years over their safety. Read more about dive computers.
When Gas Goes Bad
Breathing gas is incredibly important to divers and just as important as quantity is quality. Do you know the signs of breathing gas contamination?
Invisible Crystals
Polymorphic crystallization inside hoses has recently emerged as a hazard divers should be aware of. Be sure to replace old hoses, limit hoses’ exposure to high temperatures, and follow manufacturers’ maintenance recommendations.
Redefining Performance
Diver propulsion vehicles are a handy tool that can redefine a diver’s performance. Read more about these vehicles and how to choose one for you.
Underwater Communications Systems
Communication systems are a niche product for recreational and tech divers. If you’re wondering whether your next diving project might benefit from vox (voice) communication, it’s worth learning a little about the technology, its implementation and use.
Oxygen Sensing in Rebreather Diving
Reliable measurement of oxygen is the technology that makes mixed-gas closed-circuit rebreathers (CCRs) possible. The first digital solid-state CCR sensor was made available in Spring 2017, and has greater accuracy and reliability.
It’s All About the Toys
Technological advances have greatly changed and improved the dive experience. Learn more about these advances.
