Why are recreational divers choosing backplate and wing systems in 2026? Explore modular BCDs, Hogarthian principles, streamlining, and serviceability.
Why Recreational Divers Are Switching to Backplate and Wing Systems in 2026 Read More »
University of Minnesota researchers built an AI system that estimates a scuba diver’s breathing rate from exhaled bubbles, offering a contactless safety monitor for divers.
New AI System Reads Divers’ Bubbles to Estimate Breathing Rate Read More »
Huish Outdoors has issued a voluntary recall of roughly 7,200 Hollis 200LX Second Stage scuba regulators sold in the United States, along with 370 units sold in Canada, after identifying a defect that can cause the regulator to fail underwater.
Hollis Recalls 7,200 Scuba Regulators Over Inlet Tube Failure Risk Read More »
A global product safety recall is underway for a range of Apeks second-stage regulators after testing revealed a manufacturing flaw that could restrict a diver’s air supply at depth. HEAD Watersports, the parent distributor of Apeks, confirmed the recall in
Apeks Recalls XL4, XL4+ and OCEA Regulators Worldwide Over Gas-Flow Defect Read More »
A practical guide to drysuit maintenance, from leak detection to valve and seal repair Diving exposes the body to conditions it cannot survive unprotected. Water pulls heat away from the body far faster than air does, so the right exposure
How to Find and Fix a Leaking Drysuit Read More »
For decades, technical and recreational divers have relied on the same fundamental math to stay safe: theoretical decompression models. We plug our depth and time into algorithms like Buhlmann ZHL-16C, throw on some generic “Gradient Factors” to add a safety
Safety & The “Smart” Diver Era: The Rise of Biometric Decompression Read More »
For decades, scuba innovation has focused on going deeper, staying longer, and carrying more advanced technology underwater. But Swiss cave explorer and inventor Olivier Isler pursued a different dream entirely: creating a diving system so streamlined and natural that it
The Quest for Symbiosis: How the Hydrophilis Could Redefine Lightweight Diving Read More »
For many divers, the question arrives sooner than expected. After a handful of dives, rental equipment starts to feel less like a convenience and more like a compromise. A mask leaks during descent, fins feel awkward in current, or a
Buy or Rent Scuba Gear? How Divers Can Make the Right Investment Read More »
Artificial gills promise underwater breathing without tanks, but science says otherwise. We break down the myths, real research, and why scuba gear is still essential.
Artificial Gills and Underwater Breathing: Where Science Ends and Science Fiction Begins Read More »
A working-diver view on full-face mask underwater comms after Avramar adopted an ultrasound system to improve diver safety and reduce repeated depth changes.
Underwater Communication in Dive Equipment: A Working-Diver Change Read More »
