Gotta have the right Scuba Diving Gear

You can’t be a poet without passion. You can’t play baseball without a baseball. You can’t go sky diving without a parachute. You can’t look at Amy Winehouse without throwing up. And you especially can’t go scuba diving without scuba gear.

The scuba diver doesn’t want to over-pack his equipment, and he sure doesn’t want to under-pack either.  But what items should be his priority, and what items can he leave behind? This post will be simple and short, but by the end of it, the scuba diver should know the unnecessary and mandatory equipments in this underwater sport.

To Buy

Wetsuits- I mentioned this first because never have I seen a sane diver dive without wearing a wetsuit. Also, make sure that you buy a wetsuit made from superior neoprene. Neoprene basically means rubber. But say “neoprene” to the store clerk anyway so you would sound cool. That’s what I would do.

Fins- Seeing a scuba diver without fins is like seeing a zebra without stripes or seeing Lindsay Lohan’s album without a mug shot. Without fins, the scuba diver is immediately handicapped once he submerges underwater. Twice the energy is used, but only half the distance is traveled in the absence of the aid of fins.

Choose your Scuba Gears wisely

Regulators- This is the thing connecting your SCUBA tank to your mouth. The tank contains the air you need to survive. Your mouth is where that life-saving air needs to enter. So why do we need a regulator? Go figure.

SCUBA Tank- “Insert Common Sense Here.”

Other than the equipment already mentioned above, the scuba diver must also acquire the following: Masks, snorkels, buoyancy compensator, dive computers, dive lights, and those ever-awesome safety sausages.

What NOT To Buy

The Cheap Stuff- Would you charge into war with a rusty rifle? Would you climb Mt. Everest with busted boots? The moment the scuba diver jumps to the water and starts immersing deeper in the seas, his life becomes totally dependent upon the competence of his diving equipment. No one wants to end up in a hospital bed or in the bottom of the ocean because his Buy 1 Take 1 equipment broke down in the middle of a dive.

The Fancy Stuff- If you’re a simple diver, you really won’t need anything more beyond the list above to have a safe and fun dive. But there are companies out there that create new things that wants you to “Buy this!” because it will “Enhance that!” or “Improve your…” These products are not really necessities for diving, but if you have the extra cash, then why not?

This is NOT a scuba gear

The best gears can of course, be found in your local scuba diving store. We recommend ScubaWorld as the best scuba diving equipment resource store. They also have scuba diving classes and courses to help you jumpstart your scuba diving experiences. And if you’re ready to go deep diving, then just hop on board to Expedition Fleet and we’ll be happy to take you all over the Philippines and Palau in the best live aboard cruises there is.

For the experienced scuba divers who are reading this, I am pretty much certain that the information I have included here is nothing new. In fact, they may even think I have missed a few points. If I did, please do tell, and it will be greatly appreciated. But for the upcoming scuba divers eager for their first dive, I say, “Go do some shopping.”