Diving equipment articles
Diving equipment articles
There used to be very limited choice when it came to technical diving equipment. Nowadays many brands have their own version of a wing and the options for sidemount harnesses are increasing every year. There is little point in adding any articles that review diving equipment, as there are just so many clickbait “diving” websites out there that pretend to be involved in diving.
With technical diving equipment, there are a few companies that put all their energy into producing well-designed products. That list is slowly growing and there is now a lot of choice when it comes to choosing robust and reliable equipment. Of course, brand loyalty is very strong and no two tech divers will agree on what the best regulator or wing is. For example, all the drysuit manufacturers go out of their way to add new features and styles to their suits in order to be ahead of the competition. But all drysuits have one main job, to keep you dry, and at some point, every single one of them will leak.
When it comes to manuals, where do you start, there are so many. If you just think of the number of regulator and drysuit manufacturers out there, it would be an impossibly long list. So only the most popular technical diving product manuals are listed.
I would like to start reviewing equipment, but there are two problems with that. One, there are so many and companies are constantly bringing new products out. Two, I wouldn’t want to review something that I haven’t tried, and I don’t have the money (or space) to buy 30 or more drysuits. Instead, I will at some point just outline what each piece of equipment does, and offer up the pros and cons of each type.
If you know of any articles that discuss equipment configurations that are missing but should be in here, please let me know.
Equipment articles
Getting sidemount tanks to behave themselves and sit where they should- Doppler’s tech diving blog
The “weighting test:” are technical divers absolved for some reason I don’t know about- Doppler’s tech diving blog
How to set up a stage cylinder- RectoTec
How to rig your stage/deco bottles- Frogkick Diving
DIR stage rigging in detail- Maggie Owens
Deco cylinder markings- Frogkick Diving
Deco cylinder leash- Frogkick Diving
Understanding oxygen sensors- Advanced Diver Magazine
Technical diving equipment- X-ray Mag, Mark Powell
Do you DIR?- Dive in Diving
Back Plate Configuration vs. Jacket-style Configuration- GUE
Oxygen Cleaning of Dive Gear: Part 1: When to Oxygen Clean- Alert Diver
Oxygen Cleaning of Dive Gear: Part 2: The Essential Steps in Oxygen Cleaning High-Pressure Scuba Equipment- Alert Diver
Heated garments- Alert Diver
High-pressure hoses- Alert Diver
User manuals
Razor harness manual- Go Sidemount
Perdix AI manual- Shearwater research
Teric manual- Shearwater research
Perdix manual- Shearwater research
Nerd 2 manual- Shearwater research
Petrel manual- Shearwater research
Predator manual- Shearwater research
Argonaut handbook- Fourth element
Drysuit users manual- Waterproof
Ultima dryglove system manual- Waterproof
