Yes, no joke. There is a long history of divers, particularly freshwater divers in "cave country", having used Converse brand Chuck Taylor Classic All-Star basketball shoes as alternative to expensive drysuit rock boots and dive booties. Because they can be laced up for a good fit and they ...
Unlike hamburgers where you can order exactly what you want, the diving equipment manufacturers generally supply their regulators in one or two basic configurations intended as the foundation for integration in the ubiquitous sport diving 'octopus'. Unfortunately experienced divers rarely need ...
Diving watches have traditionally been perceived as being less capable or having poorer information display as a result of compromises for size; that's no longer true with the introduction of the Shearwater Teric dive computer.
Other than the obvious difference of the wrist-watch form factor, ...
The original specification for dimensions of the O-ring groove in the nose of the DIN connector for compressed air has an inside dimension of 12 mm and an outside dimension of 17 mm with a depth of 1.9 mm. The original specification for the sealing O-ring itself is an inside diameter of ...
The most common technical objections to the use of ordinary SCUBA valves with pure oxygen are: (1) too rapid a speed of opening and (2) chrome plating of the surfaces in contact with high pressure oxygen that are subject to friction or impact, plus (3) improper lubrication. The DGX Premium O2 ...
Rebreather divers and purchasing agents new to carbon dioxide absorbent are rightfully mystified by some of the terminology. As for the terms aDsorbent vs aBsorbent, that is a debate for another day, call it what ever you like... most experienced rebreather divers just call it "sorb". There ...
The Petrel was introduced in September 2012 and received a minor update as the Petrel2 in October 2014 to add the electronic compass. The Petrel2 received another minor update in September 2019 to add a titanium bezel. In June of 2022 the Petrel 3 was introduced. The Perdix, introduced in ...
OmniSwivel International (originally named “M&J Engineering”) is one of the first specialty manufacturers for the diving industry. The company focus is to research and develop reliable products for the recreational scuba, technical and re-breather diving industry to make their tasks ...
