A successful decompression schedule is the key to successful (technical) diving, but too often that schedule relies on hypothetical guidelines. The O’Dive is here to change that and help you take decompression personally. Here’s how. *First of all, a disclaimer: this blog post is to introduce you to this concept. It cannot provide exhaustive information. […]
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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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Yes, you read that right. This blog post is going to talk about rehydration and eating underwater. During the dive. Can that be done? Read on and find out. As (budding) technical divers we all know that hydration before and after dives as well as during diving days is important. But what about the time
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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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Since we started Dark Horizon Diving, we’ve been recommending our students and divers take the microclass offered by The Human Diver as pre-learning. Now, we’ve got a new deal on the microclass for you! As of August 2020, if you sign up for the microclass using this link you can redeem 20% of the cost of the
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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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Our Truk Lagoon brochure has now been uploaded – if you’re keen to know more about our 2021 trip, click here to browse and download it. What’s stopping you? There are more than 60 WWII wrecks to be discovered here, ranging in depth from 12 to 60+ metres. Because of the depth range of the wrecks,
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