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Skills and Tips

There are some things you just learn from experience – and we’ve got tons of that! Our experts provide skills and tips to help keep you safe and best enjoy your underwater adventures.
Scuba Diver ready to inflate their SMB underwater
Scuba Diving
Austin Tuwiner

10 Mistakes That New Divers Make

Your first scuba diving course is packed full of new information and skills to learn and remember. Completing your open water course doesn’t necessarily make

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Scuba Diving
Austin Tuwiner

5 Cave Diving Horror Stories

Scuba diving is a safe sport. That being said, cave diving comes with heightened risk. According to CaveDivers.com.au, 368 cave divers died between 1969 and 2007.

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Scuba Diving
Austin Tuwiner

Scuba Diving Bar And PSI Converter

For beginner scuba divers, it might seem like there’s so much new information to learn. SPGs and SMBs, first stages and second stages, convert bar to

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thermoclines
Scuba Diving
Rachel Thannhauser

What Are Thermoclines?

Whether you’re new to scuba diving or a seasoned pro, chances are that you’ve come across the term “thermocline”. But have you ever wondered exactly what it

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  • Welcome

    My name’s Austin Tuwiner, a PADI Divemaster based in South Florida. With nearly 10 years of diving under my belt, I’ve accumulated the knowledge to help readers become better divers, buy their next piece of gear, and plan their dream dive vacation! Please contact me if you have any questions.