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 to date. About the same time, I learned that the SubGear Cayman is actually one of Scubapro’s most popular and reliable regulators, but with a different cover. As a side […]
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 another project, but now that it’s finished and live, I really like the site and would like to see people use it–especially after looking around at the few scuba gear […]
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) are close to 25 years old, and while they’re still exceptionally good regulators, the hose routing sucks, and getting parts has become a hassle. For sport diving I use an […]
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 my favorites and listed them here. Keep in mind that these or other good, low cost SCUBA regulators are likely to be available at your local dive shop. Please support […]
These are my new Apeks Tek3 regulators fresh from the dive shop on the front seat of my truck! They’ve been tuned but the zip tie on the long hose hasn’t even been cut yet. I have been planning to get my hands on Tek3’s for several weeks so I am pretty excited to get […]
The subject comes up in every class we teach, at dive sites and on boats. That is, which regulator to tank fitting should I choose? There are basically two that we use in SCUBA; DIN and yoke. If you are new to this then check out what is a regulator. DIN valves (Deutsches Institut für […]
Every once in a while a product comes along that is so simple and so right, you wonder how you got along without it. In diving, a lot gear comes and goes without ever really having stood a chance in the market. My guess is that we as divers have a natural tendency to seek new and […]
For recreational diving, I’m a big fan of what’s becoming known as the “safe second” stage BCD inflator/alternate air source. I very recently switched from the original SeaQuest Air Source, to the Aqualung Airsource 3. I mentioned in another post that I like the original better. I made two more dives with it today, his […]
This is one of my double hose regulators. It is one of only three that I know of but I’m sure there are more like it. What makes it so unusual is that it labeled (view the gallery here to see the label) as an Aqualung Mistral, but more closely resembles the J. C. Higgins […]
http://www.inspired-training.com/DIR%20-%20Whats%20its%20not.htm I’m not sure just what to think about DIR. There are aspects that I most certainly agree with. Gear standardization, for example, I believe makes sense. The idea that every reef diver should be carrying a 7 foot hose? I’m not so sure. Like a lot of people, I am interested in learning why […]
