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Mares Dragon SLS Is It The Most Comfortable BCD Money can Buy

Mares Dragon I have dived various Mares BCDs over the years, and the Mares Dragon SLS has to be one of the most comfortable. This...

Mares Quad Air – It's CHEAP but is it GOOD

Mares Quad Air The Mares Quad Air has a monster display with jumbo-size digits, and features hoseless tank data integration for up to three transmitters....

Shearwater NERD 2 – Is it ULTIMATE Must Have Gadget?

Shearwater NERD 2 The world’s first near-eye remote display for scuba divers the Shearwater NERD has been redesigned for enhanced flexibility and reliability. In addition...

Suunto EON Core Review 6 Month Test

Suunto EON Core The Suunto EON Core is the ‘baby brother’ of the EON Steel, and shares the same vivid colour TFT screen, but where...
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2 Minute Scuba Review – Beuchat Maxlux S

Beuchat Maxlux S Review Mark Evans reviews the Beuchat Maxlux S mask which is super soft and a firm favourite of ours. From the manufacturers...
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Beuchat Voyager XL Dive Bag Reviewed

Beuchat Voyager XL RRP £189.00 Beuchat Voyager XL reviewed by Mark Evans. This was the bag that came to Aqaba and swallowed a full set...
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Mares Epic ADJ Regulator Reviewed

Scuba Diver Editor Mark Evans reviews the new Mares Epic ADJ regulator. Mares Epic ADJ Regulator RRP £533.00
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Latest Aqua Lung AquaFlex 5mm Wetsuit Reviewed, but will it keep you warm?

Mark Evans looks at the new Aqua Lung AquaFlex 5mm wetsuit. Make sure you subscribe to Scuba Diver Magazine youtube channel to get the...
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Storm Fins from Aqua Lung Storm

Aqua Lung Storm (SRP: £51) Mark Evans: When you are travelling abroad to dive, you are faced with that horrible battle to get all of...
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Suunto D5 Dive Computer Review

Scuba Diver is well known for it's product testing in the magazine, something that we're expanding to produce video content. Over the coming weeks you're...

Otter Watersports Drysuit Review – Ultralight Telescopic (SRP: £1,445)

Ultralight Telescopic Review Otter Watersports has carved itself a real niche when it comes to well-made, robustly constructed trilaminate drysuits, and this has been built...

Fourth Element Argonaut Stealth 2.0 Review (SRP: £1,895)

Fourth Element have carved out a niche for themselves in exposure protection, starting intially with undersuits, branching out into wetsuits, and then rounding out...

Reviewed – Aqua Lung Phazer Fins

Aqua Lung Phazer (SRP: £86) Mark Evans: The Aqua Lung Phazer are a robust pair of fins, which feel nice and solid. They are quite...

Christmas offer from Apeks – FREE octopus with selected regulators!

Christmas has come early for those looking to outfit themselves with an Apeks regulator! Buy an Apeks XL4, XL4+ or an MTX-R from participating...

Long Term Scuba Gear Test: Part Seven

Aqualung Outlaw (New arrival) Mark Evans: The new arrival this month is the Aqualung Outlaw, a back-inflation BCD with an interchangable bladder (12lbs or 25lbs...

Scuba Gears Tested over a six-month period

THERMALUTION RED GRADE ULTRA The Thermalution heated vest was a big hit with the Test Team when it was first released on to the market....

Dive into history – a visit to the Diving Museum in Gosport

While technological advances now allow divers to see and do more than ever before, we mustn’t lose sight of diving’s magnificent history. And what...

GEAR GUIDE: Group Test – Budget Masks

Each month, the SCUBA DIVER test team assembles to rate and review a selection of dive equipment from a range of manufacturers. Products are...

GEAR GUIDE: Group Test – Mid-range Fins from £75-£125

We continue our fin reviews with a look at the mid-range models. There are many types of fins available these days, and in this...

GEAR GUIDE: Group Test – Regulators under £275

APEKS ATX40 | SRP: £225 Apeks has been a firm favourite with British divers for over 40 years, and the ATX40 is the UK company’s...

KUBI embraces change with 100% plastic-free packaging

The award-winning KUBI dryglove system has been at the forefront of dive exploration for over seven years, enabling cutting-edge technical and cave divers across...

TEST EXTRA: FOURTH ELEMENT BIOMAP

In October 2015, progressive and innovative British company Fourth Element launched BIOMAP, a new imaging system designed to revolutionise the way drysuits are ordered...

TEST EXTRA: ROBIN HOOD WATERSPORTS KEVLAR DRYSUIT

Mark Evans tries out the Robin Hood Watersports Kevlar Drysuit. ROBIN HOOD WATERSPORTS KEVLAR DRYSUIT | SRP: FROM £1,199 Mark Evans: Kevlar is a material that...

TEST EXTRA: BARE X-Mission Drysuit

Mark Evans tries out the BARE X-Mission Drysuit. BARE X-Mission (SRP: £1,330) Mark Evans: The BARE X-Mission wins the ‘cool name for a drysuit’ competition hands...

Shearwater Showcases New Teric Dive Watch

The first dive watch from Shearwater Research has been unveiled this week - the Teric. Boasting a rich, full color AMOLED screen providing a highly...

TEST EXTRA: Santi E.Motion Plus Drysuit

Mark Evans tries out the Santi E.Motion Plus Standard. Santi E.Motion Plus Standard (SRP: £1,500) / Made to measure (SRP: £1,750)   Mark Evans: Polish-brand Santi Diving...

TEST EXTRA: Aqua Lung i200

Mark Evans tries out the i200 wristwatch dive computer from Aqua Lung. Aqua Lung i200 (SRP: £249) MARK EVANS: Wristwatch dive computers are becoming more affordable...

OTTER BRITANNIC II DRYSUIT Review

Mark Evans tries out the Otter Britannic II drysuit from Otter Watersports. OTTER BRITANNIC II | SRP: £1,445 MARK EVANS: Otter Watersports is celebrating 30 years...

FREEDIVING TEST EXTRA: Suunto D4f

DeeperBlue.com/Francesca Koe: The Suunto D4f Black is a specialised version of the popular Suunto D4i dive computer, that strictly focuses on essential features for...

9 Best Scuba Regulators in 2020 over £475

As many of our readers dive all year round, we always test scuba regulators in February and March, when water temperatures are at their...

GEAR GUIDE: Group Test – Wrist-mounted dive computers £399-£799

Each month, the Scuba Diver test team assembles to rate and review a selection of dive equipment from a range of manufacturers. Products are...

New Paragon Mask Revealed by TUSA

A new professional diver’s mask has been revealed by TUSA - the Paragon M2001SQB. The mask features TUSA’s new reinforced Tri-Mix frame, Freedom Technology with...

Huish Outdoors announces new distributor for Oceanic and Hollis in the UK and Ireland

Historically, the Oceanic and Hollis brands have been represented by Fathom Outdoors (previously Oceanic SW). Huish Outdoors would like to take this opportunity to...

GEAR GUIDE – GROUP TEST: High-end BCDs rated and reviewed

There are many types of BCD available these days, so this time we concentrated on traditional-style jackets, leaving back-inflate and backplate-and-wing set-ups for another...

Shearwater Research Adds Deepblu Connect Functionality to its Dive Computers

Shearwater Research is now the third brand, following Scubapro and TUSA, to add Deepblu Connect functionality to its dive computers. Shearwater users can now upload...

Dive Proof logbooks

MARK EVANS takes a closer look at a logbook that is claimed to be virtually indestructible - the Dive Proof logbook. The Dive Proof team...

Prepare for blast off – divers land on Planet Deepblu 

For the past two years, Deepblu has been forging a path to make itself known as the premier logging app for divers around the...

EXCLUSIVE FIRST TEST: Apeks XL4 regulator

Blackburn-based Apeks have redefined the regulator market, creating a lightweight travel-friendly unit that is also cold-water rated. Mark Evans took the XL4 for an...

Suunto launches compact but fully featured EON Core dive computer

Jason Brown reports on the launch of a brand-new computer from Finnish masters Suunto - the EON Core (SRP: £599) What do you do when you’ve...

Deepblu launches Dive Like A Pro campaign

Deepblu has announced a campaign, aptly called Dive Like a Pro, to share the benefits of their support features for dive pros. Through the...

BARE Velocity Ultra (5mm SRP: £338 / 7mm SRP: £358)

The BARE Velocity Ultra wetsuit, available in 5mm and 7mm, is a performance-driven wetsuit. It features BARE’s Progressive Full-Stretch construction (which utilises ergonomic design and...

Mavi introduces Roorka, the first audible freediving computer

What makes the Roorka truly unique is the way it conveys information to the diver. The computer will actually speak out dive information during the dive,...

Best Mid-range BCD for drysuit diving

Kicking off our Group Test BCD reviews, we take a look at the middle-of-the-range models for drysuit diving. There are many types of BCD available...

Apeks Hose Retainer (SRP: £15)

The Apeks Hose Retainer is used to retain the long hose when diving in a long hose configuration without the need for a canister...

Scubapro first major manufacturer to support Deepblu Connect

Since its launch in November 2016, Deepblu’s rapidly expanding online community has grown to include tens of thousands of divers and ocean enthusiasts. Today,...

O’Three clearance event announced – grab yourself a bargain!

Portland-based drysuit and wetsuit company O’Three has announced its annual clearance event will be held on Saturday 5 August and Sunday 6 August at...

Fly with the sharks in the Bahamas on a Stuart Cove SEABOB

So now that Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas has SEABOB water sleds for rent, one of the really cool things you can do is go...

Ashleigh Baird helps launch Snapchat dive mask

Florida-based Team USA freediver Ashleigh Baird recently took to Mexico’s cenote El Pit sinkhole to help launch the new SeaSeekers Snapchat diving mask. SeaSeekers, by cruise company Royal...

MARK EVANS: Scuba Diver Test Team on fin testing duty at Vivian Dive Centre

The Scuba Diver Test Team has been on duty today at Vivian Dive Centre in Llanberis, North Wales, for fin testing. The Snowdonia National...

WHAT'S NEW: Best Divers APN1000 Neck Weight (SRP: £55)

From the Best Divers Apnea product range, this Cordura neck weight has four compartments. Two are fixed with 500gm weight, and two are pockets where...

Product recall on all tank pressure transmitters from Suunto

Suunto has identified a potential safety risk affecting all Suunto Wireless Tank Pressure Transmitters and Suunto Tank PODs, which wirelessly transmit tank air pressure...

WHAT'S NEW: Fourth Element Argonaut Stealth (SRP: £1,875 made-to-measure)

The full Kevlar version of the Fourth Element Argonaut drysuit, and the Hybrid 2.0 version which blended this high-end material with the company’s Flex...

WHAT'S NEW: BECAM Deep Housing (SRP: £295)

  Designed to work with the BECAM Action Camera – and also, handily, the GoPro4 - this is a deep dive camera housing that is...

WHAT'S NEW: Scubapro Galileo G2 (SRP: £665-£899)

  In 2007, Scubapro’s ground-breaking design of its Galileo dive computers changed the diving world forever. The Galileo won awards for its design – and...

Pioneering wetsuit designer Jack O’Neill has died aged 94

Jack O’Neill, who opened a humble surf shop in San Francisco in 1952 that went on to spawn one of the world’s biggest surf...

WHAT'S NEW: Szanto dive watches (SRP: £224.95-£249.95)

Sea&Sea are now distributing Szanto dive watches, which hail from the USA and hark back to traditional designs of the past while being bang...

WHAT'S NEW: Scubapro Equalizer (SRP: £295)

The Scubapro Equalizer is a front-adjustable BCD that brings together all the best features you could ever want in a recreational diving BCD. The Scubapro...

MARK EVANS: Sun shines for BCD Group Test

Editor-in-chief Mark Evans and Art Director Matt Griffiths spent a day basking in the sunshine - and dipping into 8 degrees C water -...

WHAT'S NEW: Nautilus Lifeline Marine Rescue GPS (SRP: £195)

  The original Nautilus Lifeline was a nifty piece of kit, which acted as an emergency GPS device and a VHF radio, so heaven forbid...

WHAT'S NEW: Otter Watersports 30th Anniversary jacket (SRP: £110)

This special puffer jacket was designed to highlight the fact that Otter is celebrating 30 years in the diving industry. With a sleek, modern look,...

WHAT'S NEW: Fantasea Line housing – Sony a6500/a6300 (SRP: £1,099)

Fantasea introduces the stylish and rugged FA6500 housing for the Sony a6500 and a6300 mirrorless cameras. The Fantasea FA6500 housing was designed and manufactured specifically...

GEAR GUIDE: Group Test – Regulators from £275-£475

Regulators - Apeks XTX50 (SRP: £434) Apeks has  been a staple in the armoury of many British divers for over 40 years, and the XTX50...

DIVE LIKE A PRO: Packing for a dive trip

  Until someone produces ultra-light dive equipment, packing your gear for a trip away is always going to be a fraught process with ever-increasing baggage...

WHAT'S NEW: Fourth Element OceanPositive Core Collection

Fourth Element has launched its OceanPositive Core Collection, which incorporates a new rashguard for men and women, and a limited range of classic black...

WHAT'S NEW: Aqualung Reveal (SRP: £46)

The Aqualung Reveal's innovative features make this dive mask the company's most-comfortable and best-fitting mask. Created after years of research and testing, the Aqualung Reveal...

WHAT'S NEW: Typhoon Fathom drysuit (SRP: £849)

Used by professional and recreational divers around the world, Typhoon’s reputation for producing top-end dive suits is second to none. The Typhoon Fathom has been...

WHAT'S NEW: Apeks RK3 HD (SRP: £120)

The Apeks RK3 HD fin is the latest in the RK3 range. It is made from a higher-density material than the standard RK3, which...

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