Category Archives: SCUBA Gear Reviews

SubGear Cayman SCUBA Regulator Review

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Joe Ross

About a month ago, I decided it was time to think about replacing my old Poseidon Cyklon 300 regulator with something a little more up to date. About the same time, I learned that the SubGear Cayman is actually one … Continue reading →

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Fourth Element Halo 3D Review

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Joe Ross

Over the weekend, I taught two classes, a PADI Drysuit Specialty Course and a PADI Altitude Diving Specialty Course. Being near Lake Tahoe, both are popular courses, so I spend a lot of time in Tahoe’s frigid water. On Saturday’s … Continue reading →

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Apeks Tek 3 Review

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Joe Ross

About six months ago, I made a regulator change on my technical rig from Poseidon to Apeks. My Poseidon regs (Cyklon 300′s) are close to 25 years old, and while they’re still exceptionally good regulators, the hose routing sucks, and … Continue reading →

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Scubapro 330M Digital Gauge

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Joe Ross

I recently had a conversation with a technical diver who explained that his “backup” depth gauge and timing device was his older sport diving computer in gauge mode, but that the screen would occasionally “go dark” during a dive. A … Continue reading →

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DUI Dry Gloves, Zip Glove Review

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Joe Ross

Last week, after literally thousands of dives in drysuits, I decided to buy myself a little something for my birthday; dry gloves. Specifically, I bought DUI Zip Gloves in the standard, heavy duty (blue) version. I know DUI was/is changing … Continue reading →

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Top 5 SCUBA Regulators Under $200

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Joe Ross

Top 5 SCUBA Regulators Under $200 People have been asking me to rate low-priced regulators for a while, so I’ve gathered up a few of my favorites and listed them here. Keep in mind that these or other good, low … Continue reading →

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My New Apeks TEK3 Regulators!

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Joe Ross

These are my new Apeks Tek3 regulators fresh from the dive shop on the front seat of my truck! They’ve been tuned but the zip tie on the long hose hasn’t even been cut yet. I have been planning to … Continue reading →

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OMS BC117-K 94lb Lift BCD/Wing Review

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Joe Ross

I have been using the OMS BC117, 94 pound-lift BCD (wing) for technical diving for quite some time. I’m not very active in tech diving forums, but I do haunt them from time to time, or read a thread or … Continue reading →

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Join JoeScuba

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Joe Ross

When I originally created the JoeScuba blog, I had several informal goals. First, managing a blog is a fun way to stay connected between dive days. Secondly, I want to grow JoeScuba into a large online forum where divers from … Continue reading →

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Fourth Element 5mm Dive Gloves Review

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Ross

For a long time, I have been complaining about my dive gloves. For starters, I wore holes in the fingertips of my old Deep See gloves years ago, but have been diving with them anyway. For cold water, I have … Continue reading →

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