Have you been glued to updates about the Paris Olympics recently? I know I have been. And then I’ve been looking up some of the life stories of those athletes. Many of them have a few things in common: commitment – often over years – and time dedicated to targeted practice, for example. What’s it […]
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Transitioning from recreational to technical diving can be daunting, and it’s not always easy to know where to start. A course named Intro to Tech sounds like a logical way to start, right? But do you even need a TDI Intro to Tech, or could you just start with a combination like Advanced Nitrox and
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Tell a recreational or even a technical open circuit diver that you’re diving CCR, and one of the first questions they are likely to ask is which rebreather you bought. And then comes the big question: ‘What is the best CCR rebreather?’ Fair question, and here is an attempt at an answer. Tl;dr – still
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Have you found yourself at a dive site watching CCR divers prepare for a dive and wondered what it would be like to join them? Perhaps some of your dive buddies have recently gone over to (more) silent, bubble-free diving, and you wonder if you can still join them? Or maybe you’re the one CCR
Have you heard of the drysuit clock? Don’t worry if not, Google doesn’t turn up much of an answer following a search either. But it’s an expression that comes up on dive sites from Bali to Mexico to the Mediterranean – and I’m sure divers talk about it in other places, too. Whenever you dive
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Sidemount or backmount – is there a wrong way to start technical diving? The answer is no. There is no such thing as wasted tech diving training. However, there are a few caveats. Where Does The Question Come From? The question came from a recent sidemount course graduate. Having completed the course and a few
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Whether you dive twinsets, sidemount or CCR rebreather, choosing between tank rigging options or hose retainers is part of your equipment considerations. This blog post will give you a few pointers to help decide between bungee cord, rubber straps and custom straps. If you’re looking for a definitive answer, I’m afraid we won’t have that.
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When it’s winter in Europe and North America or summer in Australia and New Zealand, it’s rainy season in Bali. And whilst it does cool down a bit, it doesn’t stop us from rainy season tech diving. If you have not yet experienced a rainy season in Indonesia, let us reassure you: it doesn’t rain all
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If there is one constant this year, it is the fact that everything is different, and life in many ways has been turned upside down. For divers, dive shows are a part of our life. They are fixtures in our annual calendar, and many of us travel far and wide to attend. Not so in
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This post wasn’t my idea. The inspiration for a blog on our Sidemount workshop came from two sides – number 1 was my friend Jon M. Piepkorn, whom I also have to thank for the picture on the right here. Two years ago, Jon came along on a workshop and took a series of candid photographs,
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