
Diving Aqaba
While I was doing the Cedar Pride entry I found myself fantasizing about going back to Jordan soon. Meanwhile i enjoy rewatching the trip of our video, If some of you didn´t saw it yet, here it is:

Divesites: Cedar Pride
This Lebanese registered general cargo was built by S. A Juliana Construcciones Gijonesa of Gijon and launched as the San Bruno in 1964. Her dimensions were 75.5m x 10.75m with a draught of 5.8m. She displaced 1,161 gross registered tonnes with two cargo holds and a central bridge castle. The ship

Dive log, going digital with Subsurface
When you get a dive computer your dive logging experience changes, A LOT. You get so much information and very well organized. How do we translate this to the paper? The answer is, you can´t without loosing some information in the process. The idea of having a software managing this

How to choose the right regulator?
What to consider with first stages First of all we have to distinguish between unbalanced and balanced first stages. Unbalanced first stages decrease the intermediate pressure (that affects the performance) while lowering the pressure in your cylinder during the dive. Balanced first stages are not affected of the pressure in

Divesites: 5 dives in Ibiza you can’t miss
You know for sure the lively island of Ibiza, with his famous Djs nightlife and party, maybe you knew about its hippy influenced culture, but there is much more. With a vibrant nature, his magnificent coast and his famous coves and islands hide underneath some of the finest dives of

Hands On: Hollis mask M4
Lately I had the chance of testing and diving the M4 model. Hollis have 2 models that are very popular M1 and M4. Both feature a soft, skin like touch silicone. Both are frameless, basically only the shape of the glass changes so you can maybe take some conclusions if

Hands on: Xdeep Black Dive Computer
There is a whole variety of dive computers out there, each one with its algorithm and different possibilities, pricetags and so on. But for some different reasons there is one dive computer that is getting a lot of attention lately. The Xdeep black is the new in the hood and

Altitude Diving
When it comes to the definition any dive 300m higher than sea level is considered as an altitude dive. However, living in an alpine country such as Switzerland we redefine this a bit.

Understanding Nitrox (EANx)
Nitrox is the common designation for every artificial mixture of air where certain amount of oxygen replaces that same amount of nitrogen, making it differently composed from the air we breathe. we call this mixes hyperoxic air mixes. Recreational use of nitrox is limited to 40% oxygen concentrations.

Understanding Air Consumption & SAC
Your actual air consumption is one knowledge that is never useless, while some dive computers can provide you with it if they have a pressure sensor, is very easy to get yours. Air consumption is often measured in liters per minute and for realistic measure you can apply different methods.
I disassembled the mine after reading your post. The situation was as bad as the yours, except with the one that I have used only one time (I have three…
My OrcaTorch D500V has dived about 15 times in some countries, and everything goes well. But seems my switch is glued, can't opend it. So don't know if the switch…
All the 5 fantastic dives! But my favourite is the Plataforma... So cool with so many Barrakudas. ...always love to go back there!
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Great review and very honest. I would agree with a lot of what is said here. The guys at XDeep have come a long way in a short time, producing…
Hey I finished my Nitrox course not long time ago and, thanks to this I understood the science behind the rule. Thanks
Danke Thanks for the information, me and my wife recently started diving and we want know to have our own equipment. We miss some more articles about gear. But the…