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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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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The idea of this post is to compliment the equipment page of our website’s transitioning section – and to share a few thoughts on tech equipment. Some of these are part of the different blog posts that are linked from the page. However, it seemed like a good idea to summarise things. Where to start?
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Our May newsletter 2020 is now available. If it’s not in your inbox yet, please check your spam folder. Or, if you haven’t signed up yet, you can do that on our News & Blog page or by dropping us an email here. Dark Horizon Diving newsletters are usually sent every 4-6 weeks – or more frequently
What are you up to these days? Here at Dark Horizon Diving, daily activities have distinctly shifted but we stay connected to diving still. Why was diving forbidden in Bali? Because it is considered a tourist activity. Those have been mostly shut down to minimise larger gatherings. As a consequence, we’ve taken a look at
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What’s best way to start tech diving – in twinsets, sidemount or rebreather? Good question! As is so often the case, there is no ‘one size fits all’ answer. And the good news is you don’t even need to decide before you give tech diving a try – just like Marie did recently with us,
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Have you seen our series of Sidemount skills demo videos on YouTube? Between January and June 2020, we’ve added new videos regularly on Sundays, #sidemountsunday, if you wish. Mainly made for our Sidemount and Sidemount Plus students, they may also come in useful if you are looking to refresh your skills. If you have never dived Sidemount
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Sidemount diving beyond the basics: in our courses section you find our Sidemount and Sidemount Plus programmes. So, what is Sidemount Plus? First things first – the TDI Sidemount Diver course offers great foundation training for those discovering sidemount diving. It covers basics as well as a few challenging skills that further develop a diver’s understanding and knowledge
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