Quick and Easy rEvo front mounted oxygen manual add valve (MAV)
May 7, 2010 – 2:33 pm | No Comment

I really like the rEvo, its sleek and clean design is well thought out, a pleasure to dive, and even easier to maintain. The one thing that bothers me is that the oxygen add valve. …

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What drains a scuba tank faster, cutting the low pressure hose or the high pressure hose
July 7, 2008 – 3:12 pm | No Comment
What drains a scuba tank faster, cutting the low pressure hose or the high pressure hose

That video answers the question but I think it would be different if it were this guy’s gear.

Closed Circuit Rebreather Course Review
June 20, 2008 – 1:53 pm | One Comment
Closed Circuit Rebreather Course Review

To whom it make concern, please consider me a “stroke” for this day forward.
About 7 years ago, I got into Tech Diving/Cave diving. I remember it vividly because my psycho-ex-wife tried to throw …

KISS Rebreather – Custom Modifications
June 18, 2008 – 1:22 pm | No Comment
KISS Rebreather – Custom Modifications

As I’m quickly learning, when you are a rebreather owner, you’re actually a hobbyist inbetween modifications.
This video is interesting as it shows some KISS modifications and aftermarket parts that make life easier for it’s owners. …

Inon Magnified Eye Piece
May 22, 2008 – 5:53 pm | No Comment
Inon Magnified Eye Piece

The problem with most underwater camera housings, besides potential flooding, is the eye piece. The standard viewfinders usually don’t magnify the image and usually reduce the image size so you can see the corners and …

Upcoming Mexico Cave Diving Trip
May 20, 2008 – 3:03 pm | No Comment
Upcoming Mexico Cave Diving Trip

It’s time again for my annual pilgramage to the centoes of Mexico to do a little cave diving. The group will be heading down for a week of underwater exploring in the freshwater caves in …

Cave Diver gets electrocuted underwater and survives to tell about it
May 18, 2008 – 10:41 am | One Comment
Cave Diver gets electrocuted underwater and survives to tell about it

Cave diver, Marc Laukien, was diving Madison Blue Cave system in Florida when we was electrocuted underwater. He was able to complete his dive and make it to the surface where they exited the water …

Divesigns – Custom waterproof stickers for your dive gear
May 15, 2008 – 12:54 pm | One Comment
Divesigns – Custom waterproof stickers for your dive gear

Divesigns, a UK company, has a line of stock and custom stickers for your dive gear. They range from MOD stickers, Rebreather specific decals and custom name decals. They also have a light visible sticker …

Hugh Bradner, UC’s inventor of wetsuit, dies
May 12, 2008 – 9:14 am | No Comment
Hugh Bradner, UC’s inventor of wetsuit, dies

Hugh Bradner, a UC physicist whose love of the ocean and curiosity about everything in it led him to revolutionize diving by inventing the neoprene wetsuit, died at his home in San Diego at the …

OxyCheq “Raider” 3 Watt Back-Up Torch
May 8, 2008 – 8:48 am | No Comment
OxyCheq “Raider” 3 Watt Back-Up Torch

Just got two of these Oxycheq Raider 3W LED backup lights to replace my current ones. Mainly, I got these to replace my older backup lights that were a bit too big on my dive …

Aquatic Life Break: Thai Freshwater Giant Stingray
May 2, 2008 – 1:17 pm | No Comment
Aquatic Life Break: Thai Freshwater Giant Stingray

This 14ft monster was caught in a Thai river after an extensive search by a biologist looking to study them. They have a 15inch arrow-shaped barb on their tail that can penetrate thru bone. They …