http://www.divernet.com en Sat, 25 May 2013 23:31 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1908277/bc_zeagle_stiletto.html Wed, 01 May 2013 09:27 +0000 That was a long time ago. Today, half the BCs available in the shops are wing-style.]]> http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1908278/light_beaver_quasar.html Wed, 01 May 2013 09:38 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1908280/drysuit_typhoon_evolution.html Wed, 01 May 2013 09:45 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1883792/computer_liquivision_kaon.html Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:16 +0000 ]]> http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1883795/sidemount_kit_dive_system_manta.html Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:27 +0000 ]]> http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1883796/light_kowalski_pico.html Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:36 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1840711/drysuit_bare_xcs2_tech_dry.html Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:06 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1840714/light_uk_aqualite_90_eled.html Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:35 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1840716/computer_shearwater_petrel.html Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:46 +0000 It begs the inevitable comparison. It’s smaller, lighter and less expensive to buy.]]> http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1840718/gloves_fourth_element_thermoflex_mitts.html Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:58 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1839243/apds_made_easy.html Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:14 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1800091/computerwatch_suunto_dx.html Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:47 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1800092/regulator_oceanic_alpha_9_cdx.html Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:58 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1800189/light_archon_d100.html Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:07 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1800191/camera_arms_hugyfot_float.html Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:16 +0000 This was before he slammed into me and pushed me out of the way to get a picture of the schooling barracuda at Ras Mohammed.
I commented later that I hoped he got a good picture, but it seems that his camera was on a lanyard and came loose as he climbed back into the RIB after the dive.]]> http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1800194/computer_dive_system_orca.html Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:26 +0000 As such, I’m told that it tests everything it makes multiple times to achieve 100% reliability.
The Orca computer is subject to this same testing. I got it out of its box and, by means of its two buttons, set it up to go diving. It was so easy that even I could use it.]]> http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1768108/regulator_dive_system_xtec_clv.html Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:04 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1768163/fins_cetatek_aqua_bionic_warp_1.html Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:15 +0000 ]]> http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1768166/regulator_seac_x5_ice.html Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:30 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1702689/bc_mares_hybrid_protec.html Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:05 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1702713/camera_mask_liquid_image_1080p_hd.html Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:18 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1702715/fins_seac_gp100_4x4.html Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:30 +0000 My biggest fear is of taking a new pair of fins on a dive trip to find that they are ineffective. There’s nothing worse than working your heart out and getting nowhere.]]> http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1702718/regulator_mares_instinct_125.html Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:39 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1674035/wing_halcyon_traveler.html Sun, 11 Nov 2012 10:09 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1674036/camera_housing_hugyfot_for_nikon_d800.html Sun, 11 Nov 2012 10:18 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1674037/boots_mares_flexa_ds_5mm.html Sun, 11 Nov 2012 10:28 +0000 So you can see why, when I discovered a boot brand that met my stringent requirements, I tended to stick with it.
]]> http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1674038/sidemount_wing_hollis_sms50.html Sun, 11 Nov 2012 10:35 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1674039/regulators_apeks_sidemount_regulator_kit.html Sun, 11 Nov 2012 10:44 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1615163/bc_beuchat_masterlift_pro.html Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:26 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1615166/light_atorch_at01h.html Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:38 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1615172/regulator_dive_rite_3100.html Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:48 +0000 It’s a safe bet that the latest Dive Rite 3100 originated in the Far East. ]]> http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1615173/fins_hollis_f2.html Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:56 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1615206/finstraps_mares_bungee.html Tue, 02 Oct 2012 09:01 +0000 However, I always add the rider that any fins can be infinitely improved with the addition of stainless-steel spring-straps. ]]> http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1593127/drysuit_seac_overdry_350.html Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:33 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1593129/flashgun_sea_sea_ysd1.html Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:41 +0000 So the challenge was to find a flashgun (or perhaps two) that would give plenty of oomph, yet be light to transport. ]]> http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1593132/computerwatch_mares_matrix.html Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:47 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1593134/video_camera_gopro_hd2.html Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:55 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1593196/undersuit_fourth_element_xerotherm.html Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:03 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1593241/computer_liquivision_xeo.html Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:11 +0000 http://www.divernet.com/Diving_Gear/diver_tests/1525618/computerwatch_oceanic_ocs.html Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:49 +0000