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Scuba Diving Blog

Archive for May, 2009

by Paul Garnett

Even if summer is over, you do not need to worry about not enjoying a surfing adventure with friends. And even if it means not being on your comfortable board shorts, surfing or wakeboarding can still be fun, and of course, it starts with choosing your wetsuit.

So when exactly is the best time to find great deals and discounts on wetsuits? When the waters start to get warm, and many are ready to put on their board shorts and bikinis, the wetsuit shops may also be thinking of giving out great discounts to get a sale on their products.

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by Paul Garnett

You may be curious about the differences of wetsuits and drysuits, or you may be someone who is looking for some protective garments for your water sports, or you are probably planning to go to a scuba diving adventure in some vacation spots and torn between getting a wetsuit or a drysuit. Whatever it is, you might want to check how they differ from each other.

Here are some of their differences that may help you identify what to choose.

● Wetsuits are flexible. Drysuits are not.

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by Sam Njihia

The Southern coast of Tanzania is a favorite travel destination among Tanzania safari enthusiasts especially those looking to avoid the tourist crowds in the northern national parks and game reserves. Mtwara, a small Swahili town, and the surrounding beaches, together with the tranquil Mnazi Bay Marine Park make for quiet alternative to larger beach destinations to the country’s north.

If you are an adventure travel enthusiast, you can have lots of fun in Southern Tanzania. The experience of traveling in the African country without the usual tourist crowds is in itself very rewarding. You get to explore such sites as unspoilt beaches on the Indian ocean coast, a number of swahili ruins, among other attractions.

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by Will Kerfoot

There are a number of dive sites that can only be accessed with the excitement of a drift dive. These dives need to be planned out and everyone involved needs to know the plan and stick to it otherwise there could well be lives at risk. Unfortunately many of the divers and dive operators that participate in mild drift dives feel that this type of dive should not be taken as serious as it actually is and in a number of cases they relax the planning stage that really should be a requirement. Newspaper headlines regarding missing divers are in a number of occasions the result of a lack of planning. Most of these are because the diver had drifted from the spot they were expected to surface and did not have the appropriate scuba equipment to signal the boat.

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by Paul Garnett

Wetsuits are one of the essentials of water sports. Especially during cold seasons, the enjoyment of the game relies mostly on how you are protected from the cold and how you are comfortable as well on your sports gear.

Wetsuits are often black-colored suits made from stretchable material and fit snugly on the body. They may come in different designs and style, as wetsuits may be in the form of a vest, a whole body suit covering the arms and legs or a long john which covers the body and the legs but exposed the arms, or even a shorty wetsuit. Theses designs are made to fit to the needs of the wearer’s body.

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2009
22
May

Diving Tanks

by Ed J Price

The diving tank, originally known as the cylindrical pressure vessel, is one of the most important components of your diving equipment. The main purpose of this diving tank is to store and transport high pressure breathing gas to the diver. The reason the diver stays alive and keeps breathing while underwater is because of this piece of diving equipment. Gas is provided through the part of the diving regulator called the demand valve which the diver puts in their mouth. The most commonly used dive tanks are those which measure up to 80cu. ft. and they are usually worn by average adults whereas other smaller sized scuba tanks are used by teens and petite women depending on their lung size, fitness, and other health factors.

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