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Best Backplate and Wing BCDs Review

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Best BCD for Travel Review

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Best BCD for Women Review

If you are an avid diver and a woman, you have no doubt experienced what it is like to wear ...

Best Watch Dive Computer for Everyday Wear

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Oceanic Geo 4.0 Dive Computer Review

Next in the line of the Geo models of dive computers is the 4.0, which is a major upgrade thanks ...

Scubapro G2 Dive Computer Review

The Scubapro G2 (or Galileo 2) is next in the Galileo line of computers. It retains all of the good ...

Shearwater Perdix AI Dive Computer Review

Ever since Shearwater was founded in 2004, they have been consistently producing some of the most advanced technical diving computers ...

Suunto D5 Dive Computer Review

The Suunto D5 is a powerful recreational dive computer from the Suunto D-series line of products. Despite being numbered lower ...

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Suunto Vyper Novo Dive Computer Review

The Suunto Vyper Novo is an excellent mid-range dive computer for recreational scuba divers. It is the newest model from ...

Oceanic OCi Dive Computer Review

If you’ve been diving for a while and you still haven’t heard of the Oceanic OCi, well, today’s your lucky ...

If you are looking to get started with scuba diving, you should first try out snorkeling. Snorkeling is a fun and cheap way to the ocean without much investment. Just rent a snorkel, mask, and fins and you can start snorkeling without any certifications.

Scuba diving, on the other hand, requires much more equipment, knowledge, and a 4-day certification course. Beginner divers are limited to shallow depths of just 16-32 feet below sea level, but with more practice and training can reach greater depths.

Once you have more certifications, you will be able to go to more places, and of course, attempt to reach deeper depths when you dive. Generally speaking, the further down you go, the more the aquatic flora and fauna changes. Scuba diving is best done with a group, because any equipment malfunctions or accidents are deadly without anyone watching your back.