Freedive Gear

The 10 Best Freediving Masks (2020): A Buyer’s Guide

A freediving mask is one of the most essential pieces of freediving gear that a diver can have during a breath hold. If your mask leaks, has too much volume, or is a challenge to equalize, you'll struggle to ...

The Best Freediving Computer 2020: Buyer’s Guide

No matter where you are in your freediving journey, having a reliable freediving computer (watch) is one of the best things you can do to become a better diver. An accurate freediving computer will tell you how...

4.6Mares Star Liquidskin Review

Freedive Mask Review: Mares Star Liquidskin

This Mares Star Liquidskin freediving mask review was first reviewed in July 2017 and updated May 2020. How has this freediving mask held up after over two years of heavy use? As someone with a medium-sized/ro...

The Best Mermaid Tails for Kids: A Buyer’s Guide

Whether you were to be spellbound by Disney’s the Little Mermaid when it first came out, or enjoyed Hollywood’s various mermaid films, mythical mermaids have been influencing us since time immemorial. Serious...

The Best Dry Bags for Scuba Divers of 2020

Tired of worrying about your electronics and valuables on each surf and dive trip? No matter how safe you think you're belongings are--tucked away on some hard-to-reach crevice of a boat--all it takes is one ...

COSMIQ+ Dive Computer and DeepBlu App Review

COSMIQ+ has just released the newest version of this dive computer called COSMIQ+ Gen 5. We've updated this review to reflect the features for COSMIQ+ Gen 5. The COSMIQ+ dive computer is unlike any other on ...

The Best Dive Knife 2019: Buyer’s Guide

You and I are not stabbing anyone underwater. That’s a fact. In scuba diving, a dive knife is considered a tool used to cut a line especially when you are entangled or pound an object like a scuba tank to get y...

The Best Gifts for Freedivers

Freedivers are often minimalists in spirit. Instead of entering the water with a slew of scuba gear, they prefer to explore the sea with a set of fins and a mask. If you're looking for a gift for a special fr...

Freedive Book Review: Glass and Water: The Essential Guide to Freediving for Underwater Photography

In this review, I’ll cover the key chapters and tell you about the points I found most helpful. Goal of the book: Glass and Water by Mark Harris teaches freedivers basic skills of freediving including th...

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Wetsuit Review: O’Neill Bahia 2mm LS Springsuit

Gone are the days of springsuits that make your arms and legs look like gnawed off tree-stumps. For the past few years, a new trend in wetsuits have been emerging with surf companies finally catering to the tec...