Battling Galvanic Corrosion
Saltwater is harsh on metals like aluminum, but there is solution to keeping Galvanic Corrosion at Bay. Place two dissimilar[…]
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Category: Dive Gear
The Underwater Journal will often take a look at particular piece of diving equipment’s features and functions that catch our eye. These articles will often include information and tips for the travel savvy diver.
Dive Rite’s O2PTIMA CM Rebreather
“Incredibly versatile, self-contained, and travel ready.” That’s how Dive Rite describes their O2ptima CM rebreather. It is an electronic, fully-closed system,[…]
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Dive Rite Hydro Lite BCD
Traveling divers know that small and light is good when it comes to packing the gear. Nowhere does this come[…]
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Rebreather Diving: To BOV or not to BOV?
The general rationale to a having bailout valve (BOV) on your rebreather is to have the option of rapidly switching[…]
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Rebreather Diving: The Caustic Cocktail
A cautionary tale of my personal experience with the dreaded mixture.
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Rebreather Diving: CCR Diver Lingo
Users guide to understanding those confusing acronyms commonly used by Rebreather Divers. I’ve never considered myself to be a “tech[…]
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The Cutting Edge
A realistic look at why most of us don’t really need or bother to carry a traditional dive knife when[…]
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Dive Rite XT Wing with SuperFabric
Hands On Review – Putting a Dive Rite XT CCR wing to work on a KISS Classic Explorer Rebreather to[…]
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