Mounting a GoPro to Scuba Gear recently got my hands on a GoPro Hero video camera. I honestly never gave GoPro much thought since I…
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Author: Joe Ross
PADI Altitude, Drysuit and Enriched Air Specialties
Scuba diving specialty certifications every mountain diver should have. As much as we all love to get into the deep blue, warm water of the…
View More PADI Altitude, Drysuit and Enriched Air SpecialtiesDeep See Pulse Dive Fin Review
Dive fins have undergone a revolution in recent years. In addition to countless designs using every material imaginable, split fins, fins with hinges, unique venting…
View More Deep See Pulse Dive Fin ReviewSubGear Cayman SCUBA Regulator Review
About a month ago, I decided it was time to think about replacing my old Poseidon Cyklon 300 regulator with something a little more up…
View More SubGear Cayman SCUBA Regulator ReviewNew Free SCUBA Classified Ad Website
I’m not sure if the world needed another free classifieds website or not, but here’s one more. I mostly created joeuw.com as a test related to…
View More New Free SCUBA Classified Ad WebsiteFourth Element Halo 3D Review
Over the weekend, I taught two classes, a PADI Drysuit Specialty Course and a PADI Altitude Diving Specialty Course. Being near Lake Tahoe, both are…
View More Fourth Element Halo 3D ReviewApeks Tek 3 Review
Apeks Tek 3 About six months ago, I made a regulator change on my technical rig from Poseidon to Apeks. My Poseidon regs (Cyklon 300’s)…
View More Apeks Tek 3 ReviewScubapro 330M Digital Gauge
I recently had a conversation with a technical diver who explained that his “backup” depth gauge and timing device was his older sport diving computer…
View More Scubapro 330M Digital GaugePADI Tec40 Course, Lake Tahoe
If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to push your diving to the next level, PADI Tec40 is the first step beyond recreational diving. The…
View More PADI Tec40 Course, Lake TahoePADI Deep Adventure Dive, Lake Tahoe
Any time of year, Lake Tahoe is a great place to dive. We brave the cold water to experience Lake Tahoe’s amazing visibility, and fabulous…
View More PADI Deep Adventure Dive, Lake TahoeKona SCUBA Diving Trip 2011
I finally found 5 minutes to upload 30 seconds of video from last month’s Kona dive trip. I’ll eventually find time to put up something…
View More Kona SCUBA Diving Trip 2011DUI Dry Gloves, Zip Glove Review
Last week, after literally thousands of dives in drysuits, I decided to buy myself a little something for my birthday; dry gloves. Specifically, I bought…
View More DUI Dry Gloves, Zip Glove ReviewKona SCUBA Diving Video
The first time I planned a dive trip to Hawaii, I had divers saying things like, “Well, the diving’s not that great in Hawaii,” or…
View More Kona SCUBA Diving VideoUnderwater Pumpkin Carving – SCUBA Diving Patton Beach, Lake Tahoe
This is Sierra Diving Center’s 2011 pumpkin carving dive in Lake Tahoe, CA. The dive took place as October’s fun dive. It is something on an…
View More Underwater Pumpkin Carving – SCUBA Diving Patton Beach, Lake TahoePADI Altitude Specialty Course, Lake Tahoe
SCUBA diving in Lake Tahoe is very popular. The water is clear and generally calm, although it’s a very big lake and can be pretty…
View More PADI Altitude Specialty Course, Lake TahoeSCUBA Divers Left Behind in Florida
http://news.yahoo.com/scuba-divers-left-behind-florida-172315719.html Scuba divers left behind in Florida It seems like every other year or so, we read this headline about SCUBA divers somewhere in the…
View More SCUBA Divers Left Behind in FloridaCold Water Diving Tips
For many, Fall means hanging up the swim fins until warmer months next Spring. Sure, you can always take a vacation, but even that leaves…
View More Cold Water Diving TipsTop 5 SCUBA Regulators Under $200
Top 5 SCUBA Regulators Under $200 People have been asking me to rate low-priced regulators for a while, so I’ve gathered up a few of…
View More Top 5 SCUBA Regulators Under $200PADI Altitude Specialty Certification, Lake Tahoe
I just finished with a PADI Altitude Specialty Course in Lake Tahoe earlier today. It was a spectacular day at the lake. The water…
View More PADI Altitude Specialty Certification, Lake TahoeAlameda Man Killed in Monterey Diving Accident
http://www.montereyherald.com/news/ci_18738019 Another diver lost his life in Monterey last Saturday. This time it was a 65 year old Alameda man who’d “recently gotten back…
View More Alameda Man Killed in Monterey Diving AccidentJack’s Diving Locker
Not long ago, I made a post about dive industry people not responding to customer inquiries. Specifically, I named SubGear and Jack’s diving Locker because…
View More Jack’s Diving LockerEradicating Invasive Lionfish Destroying Caribbean Reefs
Of all the environmental tragedies that I can be upset about, one stands out as unique and potentially more devastating than many that are much…
View More Eradicating Invasive Lionfish Destroying Caribbean ReefsDive Industry, Listen Up… Then Respond!
In an earlier post, I indicated that I’ve used the SubGear XP10 Dive Computer with my MacBook Pro, which was true at the time; however,…
View More Dive Industry, Listen Up… Then Respond!Monterey SCUBA Diving: Sierra Diving Center Fun Dive
I’ve been meaning to comment on the fun dives in Monterey last weekend ever since I’ve been back. The short version is it was great.…
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