Scuba diving regulators play a vital role in ensuring that the diver receives air at the appropriate pressure while diving. One of the most common questions about choosing a scuba diving regulator is, “Do I want a piston first stage or a diaphragm first stage regulator for diving?”

So what is best when

When a new diver asks what equipment they should purchase first they often get a myriad of answers. Beyond a well fitting mask and comfortable and effective fins, a solid BCD and dependable set of regulators usually rounds out the initial purchase recommendations. Of course there is another consideration.

Most often divers overlook the need to replace their wetsuit when getting equipment ready for a new dive trip or season. The common thinking is that if it isn’t ripped or has huge gaping holes in it that it’s still in condition to be used for effective exposure protection. Of course, there is more to

As I wipe the crumbs from the last of the Girl Scout cookies off of my keyboard and flowers are beginning to bloom, let’s dive(no pun intended) into a quick discussion about fitness for diving. While there are some who are lucky enough to have a year round dive season, most of us have a long and dry

Update: June 2024

While the Dive Rite Nomad LTZ is no longer being sold, we recommend checking out the Nomad Ray Sidemount BC. It has the Dive Right In Scuba stamp of approval!

Our original unboxing review follows:

I have been a huge fan of sidemount diving ever since I saw someone years ago at a quarry

One piece of dive equipment that is important to correctly select and fit but is often purchased quickly in the few minutes before the first pool session of the basic open water class is a set of fins. While most will pick what looks cool and happens to be in stock at their local dive shop in a particular

It’s the problem that almost every new diver wrestles with, If you’re in this group I once also felt your pain. You look around at the other divers in the water with their great air consumption rates, nice hour long dives surfacing with a comfortable amount of reserve air and just looking chilled out

The size and type of cylinder you use for diving is one decision most divers wrestle over, and with a good reason. The diver’s cylinder most often determines what type of BCD, regulator first stage, weighting, and exposure protection a diver uses. Heck, it even defines what kind of diver you are and

So, you’ve become certified as an open water diver and perhaps taken an advanced open water course? Well, I’m sure that at this point in your diving adventures the local dive shop that you regularly walked into has made at least one, if not multiple attempts to get you to sign up for a Rescue Diver

If you’re anything like me you’re probably looking at the snow banks outside, wondering if your pipes will freeze and your car will start in the morning. One heck of a time to be dreaming about dive season isn’t it? Well, there is no better time of the year to pull that dive equipment out of storage