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  • Spare Air vs a Pony Bottle

    You may have seen it before, a small yellow canister hanging from a divers BCD or used by snorkelers who want to stay under a few seconds longer. Is Spare Air what its cracked up to be?

  • What is Nitrox

    Nitrox Enriched Air

    You may have seen tanks with markings like this and wondered what exactly is nitrox enriched air? The most common misconception is nitrox is a gas that makes your air last longer, it does not. Some think nitrox allows you to go deeper, this is definitely not true. Lets talk about what nitrox actually is.

  • Become a Dive Professional

    Being a dive professional

    There is nothing more fulfilling for a dive professional than to see a student who struggled with a skill finally get it or seeing someone they trained advancing up the qualifications ladder. Like a teacher in a school, a dive professional gives their students the skills needed to be successful in what they will do in the future.

  • How to Equalize your Ears

    Equalizing is something every diver does and what many divers have difficulty with when they are beginners as well as advanced. You may have equalized without even realizing it on a plane as it prepares for landing. I have had days when I had a hard time equalizing and there a a variety of reasons that can cause that. The first place to start is proper technique.

  • Buying Your First Set of regulators

    Buying your first set of regs can be time of excitement and a time of dread, there are so many brands and so many kinds, which do you choose? Balanced or unbalanced? Piston or diaphragm? Yoke or din? Will you be in cold water or diving in the Caribbean? Are you looking for something light and travel friendly or a tank that can withstand heavy use.

  • Mask Clearing

    Clearing your mask is a skill you do almost subconsciously during a dive. When we smile, frown, squint or make any dozens of other facial expressions, it is inevitable that we will get a bit of water in our mask. Clearing your mask is simple and these are the steps.

  • Get Certified to Dive

    discover scuba So you want to learn to dive and join the millions who experience a completely different world, I'll show you how! Learning to dive is not hard, but its not easy either. There are a lot of things you need to learn to ensure your safety. I like to have potential divers start with a discover scuba class, they can save you a lot of time an money should you decide diving is not for you.

  • Split Fins and Snorkel for Scuba?

    woman in split fins The split fin and snorkel debate can be heard in any dive group around the world with people who hate them and people who love them. Why is there a debate and who is right?

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