BC TUSA Voyager

IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A BC THAT WON’T PLAY HAVOC with your all-up packing weight, the TUSA BCJ 1800 Voyager should be in the frame. more...

Computer Oceanic BUD

THE OCEANIC BACK-UP DEVICE or BUD fulfills a need for something that I have always advocated – a second computer in case your primary ceases to function. more...

Drysuit Typhoon Fathom

THE TYPHOON FATHOM is a membrane-style suit, so its material offers little or no insulation against the cold, serving merely to keep your undersuit dry. more...

Undersuit Fourth Element HALO 3D

THE “WOOLLY BEAR” used to be standard issue for use with drysuits. It was an open-weave garment that provided insulation when encased in the suit, but I can affirm that the wind whistled through it when it was worn alone between dives. more...

Regulator DIVEX 960 MIL

THIS REGULATOR IS NOT INTENDED FOR YOU. Divex in Sweden makes professional diving equipment, and this unit is intended for working divers who may be on scuba.
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Light UK LIGHT CANNON eLED

The Californian diving lamp manufacturer headed up by Alan Ukay and known as Underwater Kinetics or UK (geddit?) has always eschewed the use of metal in its products... more...

Light Mares EOS 3

It’s often better to be a developer than an innovator. The latest EOS 3 lamp is unambitious, in that it uses what has become fairly standard technology. more...

Light Hollis LED5

It has a milled handgrip along its body, and a rubber insert around the shroud that encases the lamp front. It has that solid feel of something valuable. It is an undeniably tough lamp for the price. more...

Bag SEAC Flight Mate

The Flight Mate is made from tough 1600-denier polyester fabric in a simple rectangular shape measuring 75 x 42 x 32cm. It weighs 3.5kg empty, and internal volume is 100 litres. more...

Regulator Atomic Z2

The Atomic Z2 is a balanced piston-type design, with all the high flow-rate performance this implies. It has a high-pressure piston-seal system, in common with all Atomic regulators. more...

Light Frogman Lenser SLT & Lightake Shallow

The Shallow Light I was sent can evidently be purchased for one-fifth of the cost of a Frogman.
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Computer Cressi Leonardo

This computer is designed for use by those who enjoy being under water for reasons other than using the kit.
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Camera & housing Panasonic Lumix GF2/INON X2

WHAT A PALAVER! more...

Regulators SEAC X10 & X10 ICE

Seac broke into the British diving market with a BC, the Pro2000, which at the time had some unique features. Until then it had virtually no market share.
It has never really cracked the problem of convincing you that its regulators are worthy of consideration, and I don’t know why.
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BC Mares Hybrid MRS

The Hybrid looks like a standard inverted-T shape BC, except for the little winglets that rise either side of the tank. This is where all the compensating air tends to lodge when swimming horizontally, unless the diver is massively over-weighted. more...

LIGHT Fa & Mi Super LEDIUM 50

The Super Ledium 50 measures 22cm long, so it might fit into some BC pockets. It weighs about half a kilo in air, and half of that again under water, and comes in its own case. more...

Semi-dry suit Scubapro Nova Scotia

The term semi-dry is a misnomer. These are wetsuits but they avoid the flushing effect of cold water with a suit that might not be a snug fit by employing seals at wrists, ankles and neck. If you had a wetsuit of similar-weight material that fitted your contours exactly, you would enjoy the same effect. more...

Gloves Waterproof G1

The box in which the Waterproof G1 gloves arrives bears the challenging statement: “We would compare our glove to it’s (SIC) competition – if it had any. Try this glove and then buy our competitors, go ahead – we dare you.”
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