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👋 I’m Austin Tuwiner, a PADI Divemaster based in South Florida, and your new dive buddy for scuba gear and liveaboard reviews, dive site spotlights, and so much more.
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Dive Gear Product Reviews
https://youtu.be/u5Y1zJX_548 Scuba diving tanks are one of the last pieces of equipment most divers …
Dive gloves are an optional accessory for scuba divers seeking exposure protection, dexterity, and …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUj91zp34qE Scuba diving computers have completely revolutionized the way divers plan and execute their …
Scuba fins greatly enhance a diver’s maneuverability and speed underwater. Depending on what type …
Regardless of whether you’re planning to spearfish on a scuba tank or freediving, it’s …
https://youtu.be/edwpWsUVrRs The right buoyancy control device (BCD) provides divers with the ability to fine-tune …
Scuba Diving Liveaboard Reviews
Palau is at the top of everyone’s bucket list of dive sites and countries …
The Solomon Islands are diverse and uncrowded. The Solomon Islands offer a lot of …
This is a great cruise ship for those that live in the states and …
It’s true. Belize has some of the best shore diving in the world. But …
Today, we will review and share my experience with the Blackbeard Liveaboard Duo – …
With some of the best scuba diving in the world, Galapagos liveaboards are in a league …
Embarking on a liveaboard in Komodo is a breathtaking way to experience everything the …
Going on a scuba diving liveaboard is something every scuba diver should check off …
Mexico has pelagics like hammerhead sharks, giant mantas, and humpback whales, and the epic …
Scuba Diving Destinations
Sea lions and seals are both amazing creatures that if you get a chance …
Blue Heron bridge is a shore dive that every Floridian or tourist should try …
There are a lot of reasons why everyone wants to dive and visit Thailand …
People around the world have always been fascinated with shipwrecks. There is something about …
Today, we will review and share my experience with the Blackbeard Liveaboard Duo – …
Miami is one of South Florida’s best dive locations and a little bit of …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp8V4_8tmvI Scuba diving in Socorro is a parade of the world’s most exciting marine …
A liveaboard cruise is one of the best ways to get around and see …
Scuba diving the Bahamas via a liveaboard is an incredible opportunity. Between the different …
Learn Safety and Technique
A large portion of divers rent their tanks from dive shops and charters, so …
As a Divemaster working in the South Florida Scuba Diving industry, one of the …
Scuba diving is an incredible experience that in my opinion, every single person should …
One question that many scuba divers ask is whether it is safe to scuba …
As a Florida man, I am not a fan of being cold either. But …
Sea lions and seals are both amazing creatures that if you get a chance …
The definition of deep diving will change on the person that you ask and …
Putting it simply tech diving is a more advanced type of diving that normally …
Sidemount and diving with twin tanks are gaining popularity. This leads to longer dives …
Scuba Diving Calculators
Sometimes scuba diving requires some complicated calculations to be done.
Rather than get a headache trying to them all in your head, we’ve made some for you!
So the question is how much weight do you need for scuba diving? While the answer is different for every diver, the goal is to have just enough weight to dive safely and efficiently but not an ounce more.
We’ve created this calculator to help you figure out the right amount of weight you need for diving. (and you can read more about weight and buoyancy here).
About You:
Your Equipment:
Your Environment:
So the question is how much weight do you need for scuba diving? While the answer is different for every diver, the goal is to have just enough weight to dive safely and efficiently but not an ounce more.
We’ve created this calculator to help you figure out the right amount of weight you need for diving. (and you can read more about weight and buoyancy here).
About You:
Your Equipment:
Your Environment:
Your surface air consumption is a figure that can be really helpful for your development as a diver. One of the best ways to improve your scuba diving is to look at your SAC rate – or Surface Air Consumption Rate.
We’ve created this calculator to make your SAC calculations super easy. (and you can read more bout SAC here).
Both PSI and bar are measurements of pressure, which is defined as “the amount of force applied per unit of area”. 1 ATM is roughly equivalent to 1 Bar: 1.013 bar = 1 ATM. As a result, it is much easier to measure atmospheric pressure in Bars than PSI, which is around 14.7 PSI to 1 ATM.
Don’t worry, you don’t have to do it all in your head. We’ve created this Bar to PSI converter for you to make things easy (and you can read more bout Bar and PSI here).
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