Scuba Gear - Scuba Equipment

okay i love swimming, but i wear shirts, so if i go scuba diving, i have to wear a wetsuit/drysuit that is really really tight. i want to learn, but im fat, and you are going to see me all tight and stuff….help You don’t HAVE to wear a wet suit when you scuba dive. [...]

What I mean is can I wear the BC without any rash guards or anything, basically shirtless or should I wear a shirt. I don’t have a wetsuit or anything like that. I will be diving in tropical waters. you can do whatever you want..

I will be in anchorage mid-july and would like to try snorkeling in the safest, warmest water possible, what are water temperatures like in the nearby lakes and rivers, and are there any good bays close to anchorage? I do have a thick wetsuit. I won’t have much time so the closer to anchorage the [...]

I am doing my PADI Open Water Dive Course next week and the week after in Gildenburgh Water lake in the UK. I will be diving with a drysuit as the water temparature is around 4oC! I did my Discover Scuba in Thailand in a wetsuit. I would like to know if it is more [...]

How was designed the wetsuit for scuba diving of Leonardo Da Vinci? this is basically what I found on it it gives a little detail into it and shows pictures, http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/leonardo/diving.html hope it helps

I am going on a trip to the British Virgin Islands and don’t want to get a wetsuit if i don’t have to. I would rather just dive in my swimsuit. Do I need a wetsuit?? I dive in a swimsuit all the time. If you are diving in the ocean the water is about [...]

Looking for somewhere that I can wear up to a 4mm wetsuit Cozumel, Belize or Honduras. Cheap everything and you’re diving the second largest barrier reef in the world

I you take care of it, and don’t tear it up on rocks, it can last more than ten years. I have two that are older than that.

The wetsuit I have covers up the spot where I am going to get the tattoo. Is that still ok to get it while I am in the scuba class? No it is not OK! at least not at that time. Either pool dives or ocean dives are both bad and you can get infection. [...]

I am a full time diver in north FL. I wear a full body wetsuit, a hood, and booties but the only place not covered is my lips. Is there anything I can do to keep them warm or cover them up as its quite painful when diving lately. Any tips are welcome! You just [...]