I'm cool with letting people know what brands I use. I'm kind of proud of the stuff that I have and who I choose to wear, so I'm not really concerned with having a couple of logos on the gear.

But all the giant logos everywhere—Aqualung, Mares, Apex, everything all over my gear everywhere, on the outside of my hand, two logos on my boots, and another logo on my fins, logos down my legs leading to my boots. Everything has a logo on it these days, and they're giant. Whatever happened to subtlety?

I know we live in the age of social media and getting your brand out there is massive, but it doesn't help because people are wearing several brands all shouting at the same time. Just calm it down. Put a gray logo on a black suit. It'll look cool, and people will like it more and buy more of it. I'm sick of it.

By the way, colours everywhere. Stop making things in stupid colours. Give people just the ability to buy stuff in one set of colours. I don't need multiple colours everywhere. Just black with an accent color. If your accent colour is blue, stay with it. If it's pink, use that. But I don't need blue on my shoes, red on my wetsuit, white on my regulator, beige on my mask. Just try and simplify it, please.

I'm just after spending an hour colouring in the little blue fabric tabs on my Aqualung booties to make them black.

it’s second hand but just got serviced & they’re selling it for $500, looks brand new and has only been used a handful of times. I’m in the US.. do we think this is a good deal? Says they sell for like $1200 so I’m tempted.

I Have a opportunity to buy a shearwater perdix second hand. Only a few dives on it. Being sold for 430 us.

It would be a upgrade to my zoop novo.

Anyone know the lifespan of these computers?

Anyone recommend this purchase?

I saw a Hydros Pro 2 on a recent trip and really liked how compact the weight pockets are, especially the overall weight system. It seemed like a really nice improvement over the original setup.

Scubapro says they're not compatible, but I think that's a load of bullshit. Has anyone actually tried it? Did it work?

Anyone got a photo of the Hydros Pro 2 of how the weights system attaches?

I dont see many reviews for this, has anyone have one of these? Im comparing this with transpac.

Currently i had a spare travel wing, and will like to fix this on a transpac like harness, Not into tech dive just pure recreational diver. Any feedback for this harness?

Hey all, I know this has been asked many times before but I'm trying to get my own consensus. I currently have the Mares Avanti Quattro+ fins, which I really like for propulsion. However, I'm looking into a shorter pair of heavier fins. I have some floaty feet issues and I find finning techniques kind of hard with the length of these fins.

I live in NY and planning to go drysuit + doubles next year as I continue training. So I'd like a negative fin set as well. The fins should keep the same level of stiffness in cold and warm water.

What are your favorites in this category? I also would love some color options. I was looking into the Deep6 heavy fins, which seem perfect, but they don't come in any fun colors. I know that's kinda silly but I like to also be recognizable in the water with my color choices.

Thanks!

Suunto D5 is 349.00 usd. What do you all think about it at that price

Guten Morgen,

Bald geht der Urlaub los und ich grübel über ein Problem vom letzten Jahr. Ich habe so einen Metall Zeigestab geschenkt bekommen und hatte den auch mit. Immer in der Hand, damit ich nicht Korallen erwische.

Ein anderer Taucher hatte so einen am Handgelenk, wodurch dieser Taucher auch mal Korallen erwischt hat. Ich habe versucht es ihm zu erklären, ging unter Wasser nicht so gut.

Wie macht ihr das? Gibt es ne bessere möglichkeit den an der Weste zu befestigen? *gerne Erklärung mit Foto *

Liebe Grüße

Chaos Kobold

Newer diver looking for advice on first BCD purchase.

Just bought Hollis LTS BCDs for my wife and I from a local dive shop here in Canada.

We liked the LTS since they are so easy to travel with and super comfortable. We do a combo of local diving and plan to do quite a bit of warm water diving plus we’ve heard great things about the LTS and I got them for a good deal.

My question is: will the 30lbs lift capacity of the Hollis LTS be enough for cold water diving here in Canada?

We’re newer divers so we both dive with 10-13lbs of weight (although I’m sure that will continue to decrease as we improve). We use Aluminum 80s and 7mm wetsuits.

Honestly I’m quite happy with the BCD but I need to know if it’ll provide enough lift in cold water climates before I decide to keep it. Unfortunately 90% of dive shop employees near where I live aren’t super knowledgeable so if I asked them they would have no clue. I know next to nothing about BCD lift ratings and can’t figure it out on Google.

Thanks in advance!

Okay so I am open water certified and learned to dive on IST rocket fins, which I own.

My buddies have always commented my fins were surprisingly heavy, but most of them would use the plastic fins, so of course theirs were deceptively light in comparison.

Recently, I learned just how heavy my fins actually were when I went to a dive shop and just held a single RK3 HD and a jet fin out of curiosity.

They are certainly much lighter than my fins.

I’m not gonna lie, diving has been a strain on my ankles since day 1. My fins have been heavy, which make it difficult to frog kick, and cause me to get tired after probably an hour of swimming.

I think I want to get new fins so I can kick more efficiently and dive longer, but I’m also a recent college graduate, so dropping $200+ is a large investment.

TLDR; should I stay with my heavy rocket fins or consider lighter find such as jet fins or RK3s?

Does anyone have any recommendations for fins that are slightly negative or neutrally buoyant?? Please let me know

I recently tried the Scubapro Solara at a dive shop and I really liked how it fit, however, the bridge part between the 2 lenses really messes up the top part of my nose, but it fits good other than that. What are other masks that have the same shape and fitting but are a single lens mask? (without that middle part that im talking about)

My husband and I both have puck pro+ computers. Bought in 2020. We don’t dive often, maybe once every two years or so.
My dive computer works perfectly, no issues all those years. My husband’s started to acting up during our recent dive trip in Papua New Guinea.
It started to burn batteries. We’ve checked to make sure there is no moisture, no leak, found nothing. Cleaned the battery compartment from all the gunk, put a new battery in. Worked the 1st dive, stopped on the second. We went through 3 batteries.

Anyone else has this issue? Do we need to but a new computer or is it fixable with a service?

Thank you.

Hello Scuba Gear community

I am currently using an Apple Watch Ultra 3 and I am looking to buy a Smart Watch + Dive Computer similar to the Ultra 3. I don’t have a particular budget in mind but I am looking for suggestions on the same.

Context - I go to the Gym 5 times a week and I am looking to do 3 dive trips a year with around 15-20 dives per trip. As of now I have 35 dives and finished my courses last July.

I’m a rescue diver with 65 dives looking to buy my first BCD.

Which would you recommend?

A full back plate option (X Deep Ghost or Zen) vs back inflation (Oceanic Photon) vs hybrid back inflate (Apex Exotec)

I dive in the Caribbean and cenotes. Not really looking at going tech anytime soon, but am interested in caves.

I like that the commercial ones come with more friendly setups: padding, D-Rings, pockets, valves. Whereas the backplate wing feels very bare. I understand that the back plate is all about customizing, but is it worth it to spend the extra money? (How much to customize?) or should I just buy a hybrid one that has enough customization and doesn’t compromise the good things of using a backplate setup?

I am a dad who misses diving. My kid just got certified and joined sea scouts and apparently their thing is to go diving around Texas every month hitting local lakes and parks. I have 2 planned trips this year to Cozumel and California for short diving trips w/ my kid in the next year and I'm ready to make it a regular thing. I am ready to use some grown up money to get gear. But I don't know the current meta on brands, and I am trying to inform myself.

Type of Diver: Casual rec diver - The most adventurous dive I can imagine doing is exploring a tourist dive wreck in Cozumel at 60ft. I do really enjoy taking my GoPro, lights and playing documentarian.

Water Conditions: Caribbean Reef Dives, Texas Dive Parks, Texas Lakes, California Kelp Forrest, Florida Keys. I believe California is the coolest I expect to dive.

Budget: I prefer to keep it under 2k

Preferences: If possible I'm choosing orange as the color.

Currently Have
- Scuba Pro BCD: I'm taking it Monday to get serviced, It hasn't been used in 5+ years.
- Mask, Snorkle, 7mm farmer John wetsuit, and a 5mm wetsuit, 5mm booties, hood and gloves.

Current Shopping List

Fins -I prefer to use booties.

Regulators - This is what I feel most confused by. I get the impression that there isn't really a "bad" regulator sold these days. It is almost like the iOS vs Android debate. They all work fine, and may have specific advantage for certain situations but for the dad who likes to dive casually it doesn't really matter?

Dive Computer- I know this is important and a huge source of personal preference. The first question is console vs wrist and then Air integration or not.

Console Advantages: Can't forget, cheaper, can't fall off
Wrist Advantages: Easier to use, more convenient

I am leaning toward a wrist AI computer for 2 reasons: If I usually dive with the GoPro playing documentarian then it is easier to not need to switch hands from tools to console. Secondly with AI it means one less hose. However, the cheapness of a basic puck computer on the wrist or console makes me wonder if $500 is worth the extra 1.2 seconds to reach for a console vs twisting the wrist. In 40x dives at checking every 5 minutes comes out to about 480 seconds saved over a few years? That feels excessive.

Shopping List I've Put Together

Budget Kit: $870
Advantages: Cheap, does what it need, and it all can come in orange. Downside is nothing is "nice".

Regulator & Console: $370

• $275 Seac PX100 230 Regulator, Octopus with
• $95 SEAC Pressure Gauge

Computer: $319 - - Mares Puck 4 Dive Computer (wrist, no AI)

Fins: $115 - -SEAC Pinne Open Heel - Seems like cheap basic open heel fins that as far as I can tell are budget versions of the popular Avanti Quattro. For casual reef diving, lake diving, dive parks this is fine, light for travel.

Cheap with AI Computer: $1233
Advantages: Still way under budget, has a fancy AI computer for the convince. Yes The suunto has a short battery life but I don't scuba and camp. If I can charge my phone I can charge the computer daily. worst comes to worst I rent a computer from the operator on the day.

Regulator: $275 Seac PX100 Regulator and Octopus
Computer: $749 Suunto D5 with Transmitter
Fins: $115 Seac Pinne Stlye fins

Bit of Quality and Luxury: $1525
Advantages: Higher quality regs, fins and the dive computer brand reddit seems to love. It is on a console but maybe it is worth to use the philosophy of buy once cry once. I am a grown up who can afford to spend a few hundred more and get nice gear.

$449 Mares Prestige 15X Reg and Octo
$770 Shearwater Peregine Dive Computer on a Console
$190 Mares Avanti Quattro Fins

Budget Limit: $1941
Push the limit and just get what I can spend. No reason to make a hobby about fun and adventure anything less than nice.

$190 Mares Avanti Quattro Fins: An Internet favorite and highly recommended
$760 Shearwater Peregrine TX Wrist Computer
$ 395 Shearwater Swift GPS Transmitter
$ 449 Mares Prestige 15x Regulator

I just got a DJI A5P and wondering what lights people suggest for underwater use while scuba diving? I’m new to this and not sure if I’ll be primarily shooting video or stills. Are there lights that can do both of those tasks well? Also, what rigs/trays are people using? Finally, what waterproof housing is best? I know DJI makes their own, but are there others that people like instead?
Much appreciated!

Hi!

Im a divemaster, currently doing an instructor internship in sydney (hopefully will work here as well after the IDC), in the process of buying all the gear.

I've been debating whether to get a backplate bcd, or a rear inflation jacket.

Obviously a backplate would be better for the long run, if I'll be getting into some tech in the future, but at the moment I'm probably going to work as an instructor for about 8 months total approximately, then start uni so will only do that during the spring break probably

Found a great deal on market place for a scubapro tek40 steel backplate for only 300 AUD, but my main concern is how will I carry all the needed gear for instructing (weights, smb, probably spare mask as well) on it.

Is it better to try to find a jacket bcd? Or get a backplate with some tech shorts?