Tag Archives: tech gear

Deep See Pulse Dive Fin Review

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Joe Ross

Dive fins have undergone a revolution in recent years. In addition to countless designs using every material imaginable, split fins, fins with hinges, unique venting options, spring straps and every shape imaginable dot scuba diving self propulsion landscape. Despite the … Continue reading →

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New Free SCUBA Classified Ad Website

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Joe Ross

I’m not sure if the world needed another free classifieds website or not, but here’s one more. I mostly created joeuw.com as a test related to another project, but now that it’s finished and live, I really like the site and … 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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PADI Tec40 Course, Lake Tahoe

Posted on January 17, 2012 by admin

If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to push your diving to the next level, PADI Tec40 is the first step beyond recreational diving. The PADI Tec40 course offers an introduction to diving with redundant systems, double SCUBA cylinders, lift … 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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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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SCUBA Regulators: DIN vs. Yoke?

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Joe Ross

The subject comes up in every class we teach, at dive sites and on boats. That is, which regulator to tank fitting should I choose? There are basically two that we use in SCUBA; DIN and yoke. DIN valves (Deutsches … Continue reading →

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Aqualung Black Diamond BCD Review

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Joe Ross

I had a chance to get in the water with the new version of the Aqualung Black Diamond BCD. I’ve mentioned elsewhere here, that I dived the original Seaquest Black Diamond BCD for many years and liked it a lot. … Continue reading →

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