Earlier this summer, I was asked to try out a Whites Fusion dry suit. I have only owned Diving Concepts and DUI suits. My only experience with Whites was when I dove the Nexus suit for my dry suit certification course. My experience with that suit was so bad, I questioned if I wanted to dive dry or not. So I was more than reluctant to try out the Fusion suit. (more…)
One critical component of a good pre-dive plan is the equipment check. This is a time where the team goes over each one’s equipment. There are two reasons for this: 1) verify that all equipment is working properly before entering the water, and 2) review all available team resources (i.e. backup masks, cutting devices, SMB, etc.). This video will discuss how to perform an equipment check prior to gearing up and jumping in the water. (more…)
I get asked many times about what kind of doubles people should get when they want to move into technical diving. Should they get 130s, 100s, 120s, or aluminum 80s? There is no one right answer for selecting which size tanks. However, special consideration must be made in regards to selecting the manifold, valves, and bands to build that set of doubles. (more…)
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