Suunto D Series Dive Computers by Anna Clague As a female diver I have found in the past that Dive Watches and Dive Computers can be too big. I know many divers love huge instruments and find these easy to read etc. However this is not the case for me as I don’t have a [...]
Whenever we are asked to try a new product, it is natural to be a little skeptical, especially if the product in question is a little different from the norm. This was just the case here when Scubapro launched the Seawing Nova fin back at the start of 2010. Initial feedback was very good, but [...]
Global Dive has always prided itself on only stocking the best dive equipment available. High performance exposure wear is no exception. However, recently we have been made aware of a couple of new products to hit the market. They claim to be “cheap versions of sharkskin” so we decided to check this out and decide [...]
Global Dive is pleased to announce that we are now an authorised dealer for Shearwater computers. These high tech dive computers have steadily become the first choice for serious technical divers all over the world. I (Andrew) was lucky enough to test dive a Predator late last year when New Zealand Shearwater representative Paul Trainor [...]
As more and more divers take up technical diving, a question we are often asked is how do we store and travel with all those regs? There are many regulator bags available in a host of colours and brands, but the bag that has caught our eye was the Scubapro tech bag. This bag is [...]
The same dive, in the same suit, does not always create the same end result for different divers… we are all unique and consequently, we all have different needs. Waterproof, producer of award winning high quality diving suits and accessories. Waterproof was established in Göteborg, Sweden 1984. The most common complaints from drysuit wearers are: stomach, [...]
The new design in diving hoses. How do you redesign a regulator hose I hear you ask? Well the guys at Miflex have, and here is what they have produced. The Miflex Extreme-Hi high pressure hoses are one quarter the diameter of a standard high pressure hose. This helps keep them very flexible when the [...]
We all know common brand names for Hard protective cases, but there is a new kid on the Block. NANUK. I test drove a couple of different sizes of these in different applications and found both of them to be outstanding. The first was to transport mobile radios and headsets for Motorsport teams. This was [...]
Tara has been trying out the new Fusion Dry Suit from Scubapro and has just completed a review: Over the past month or so, I have been trying out the new Fusion Dry Suit from Scubapro. And I was so impressed that I treated myself and bought one! When Andrew first showed me the new [...]
Apeks regulators have always been at the top of their game, being popular with both sport and technical divers. Their regulators are widely used internationally for extremely demanding dives due to their unprecedented reliability. Many twin tank divers including myself regularly trust them with our lives. Apeks regulators always offered good options with hose routing [...]
