Tag: Scuba Diving
Scuba Diving - Choosing A Face Mask
Regulators and tanks are critical to scuba diving, that’s obvious. But if you want to get any enjoyment out of the adventure, a good face mask is essential.
The very last thing you want spoiling a dive is an ill fitting or uncomfortable mask , as from experience of diving with a buddy we literally [...]
Posted: September 4th, 2008 under Scuba Gear.
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Scuba Diving - The Dive Computer
Technology has come on leaps and bounds since Jacques Cousteau invented the aqualung an Scuba divers have benefited enormously from the electronics and miniaturization advances. The prime example of this is the dive computer.
A dive computer is a wristwatch-like device that measures time and ambient pressure, temperature and sometimes other variables. Its primary purpose [...]
Posted: September 3rd, 2008 under Scuba Gear.
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Scuba Diving - How to Choose Fins
Choosing a fin is a surprisingly complicated business for such an apparently simple device. But the seeming simplicity of fins is deceptive.
If you pop into your local scuba diving shop these days you will be amazed at the sheer variety of fins there are to choose from
There’s a lot that goes into engineering a great [...]
Posted: September 2nd, 2008 under Scuba Gear.
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Scuba Diving - The Dangers of Dehydration
We are always being told to drink plenty of water as being dehydrated can have a severe effect of your health , and the onset of problems can come on very quickly.
Dehydration occurs when a diver has inadequate water throughout the body. But why is this a problem? Because, as every Freshman biology major learns, [...]
Posted: September 1st, 2008 under Scuba Diving.
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